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The Man Inside

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Investigative reporter Gunter Wallraff (Jürgen Prochnow) makes enemies in the media when his reports reveal a disturbing connection between the West German government and Portuguese fascists. When his reputation is threatened by a newspaper's smear campaign, the intrepid reporter decides to go under cover as one of its journalists. But Wallraff begins to buckle under the pressure of the paper's megalomaniacal editor, Leonard Schroeter (Dieter Laser).

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Caryn James New York Times The Man Inside is meant to be a journalistic thriller in the mold of All the President's Men. Instead, it unwittingly reflects the idea that even the most daring reporter is just a dull guy who goes out to his job every day. Aug 30, 2004 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Here is one of the most inexplicable exposes ever filmed, wrapped in a package that sometimes is intriguing, sometimes so howlingly overacted that all we can do is watch in disbelief. Rated: 2/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Hal Hinson Washington Post As a political thriller, it has virtually nothing to say, and what it does say is laughable. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Bill Cosford Miami Herald As a kind of All the President 's Men turned inside out, The Man Inside has its moments, but they don't add up to much. Rated: 2/4 Aug 17, 2021 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 13, 2005 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 3/5 Aug 22, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Investigative reporter Gunter Wallraff (Jürgen Prochnow) makes enemies in the media when his reports reveal a disturbing connection between the West German government and Portuguese fascists. When his reputation is threatened by a newspaper's smear campaign, the intrepid reporter decides to go under cover as one of its journalists. But Wallraff begins to buckle under the pressure of the paper's megalomaniacal editor, Leonard Schroeter (Dieter Laser).
Director
Bobby Roth
Producer
Philippe Diaz
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$30.5K
Runtime
1h 33m