Inside the Tobacco Deal
Brief Synopsis
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Special relates how a group of small-town lawyers from Mississippi brought the tobacco industry to the bargaining table to settle claims on behalf of taxpayers for the Medicaid costs of smoking-related illnesses. Follows the trail of confidential Brown & Williamson documents that were leaked, examin
Cast & Crew
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Richard Scruggs
Hubert Humphrey Iii
Dick Morris
Ron Motley
Henry Waxman
John Mccain
Film Details
Also Known As
Frontline (05/12/98)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1998
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Special relates how a group of small-town lawyers from Mississippi brought the tobacco industry to the bargaining table to settle claims on behalf of taxpayers for the Medicaid costs of smoking-related illnesses. Follows the trail of confidential Brown & Williamson documents that were leaked, examines the role of former presidential advisor Dick Morris in shaping Clinton's stance on tobacco and reveals new information about the government's criminal case against the tobacco industry.
Cast
Richard Scruggs
Hubert Humphrey Iii
Dick Morris
Ron Motley
Henry Waxman
John Mccain
Jeffrey Wigand
Lowell Bergman
Mike Moore
Steven Parrish
Crew
Colin Allison
Photography
Frances Arnaud
Assistant
Steve Audette
Avid Editor
Stephanie Ault
Production Coordinator
Sam Bailey
Producer
Denise Barsky
Other
Lowell Bergman
Writer
Mary C Brockmyre
Associate Producer
Martin Brody
Music
Richard Byrne
Technical Operations Manager
Marrie Campbell
Editor
Cheryl Motta Couto
Post-Production
Odilon Couzin
Researcher
June Cross
Producer
Dale Cuffel
Sound
Mason Daring
Music
Oriana Zill De Granados
Associate Producer
Jeff Dills
Photography
Neil Docherty
Writer
Neil Docherty
Producer
John Dollison
Researcher
Lee Ann Donner
Other
Charlotte Fadipe
Researcher
Mark Falstad
Camera
David Fanning
Executive Producer
Cathy Feister
Sound
Emily Gallagher
Other
Shady Hartshorne
On-Line Editor
Shady Hartshorne
Avid Editor
Heidi Hesse
Sound
Rick Juliano
Sound
Norman M Lloyd
Photography
Tracy Loskowski
Research Assistant
Tim Mangini
Post-Production
Jim Mulligan
Photography
Megan Mylan
Researcher
Robert O'connell
Unit Manager
Karen O'conner
Story By
Valerie E Opara
Unit Manager
Tony Pagano
Photography
Julie A Parker
Production Assistant
Robin Parmelee
Line Producer
Joe Passaretti
Sound
Sheila Pin
Field Producer
Sophia Ray
Researcher
Jeff Saunders
Photography
Camille Servan-schreiber
Photography
Camille Servan-schreiber
Researcher
Jim Sullivan
Sound Mixer
Michael Sullivan
Executive Producer
Sharon Tiller
Segment Producer
Sharon Tiller
Producer
Wendy Wank
Editor
Chris Wilson
Sound
Leigh Wilson
Photography
Film Details
Also Known As
Frontline (05/12/98)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1998
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
