---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Informant! (2009) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: The Informant! Genre: Biographical Black Comedy Directed By: Steven Soderbergh Screenplay By: Scott Z. Burns Starring: Matt Damon as Mark Whitacre, Archer Daniels Midland executive Scott Bakula as FBI Special Agent Brian Shepard Joel McHale as FBI Special Agent Robert Herndon Melanie Lynskey as Ginger Whitacre Ann Cusack as Robin Mann Ann Dowd as FBI Special Agent Kate Medford Thomas F. Wilson as Mark Cheviron Tom Papa as Mick Andreas Rick Overton as Terry Wilson Allan Havey as FBI Supervisor Dean Paisley Patton Oswalt as Ed Herbst Craig Ricci Shaynak as Discouraged Foreman Scott Adsit as Sid Hulse Eddie Jemison as Kirk Schmidt Clancy Brown as Aubrey Daniel, ADM attorney Arden Myrin as Sarah Scott Tony Hale as James Epstein, Whitacre's attorney Andy Daly as Marty Allison, ADM vice-president Frank Welker as Mr. Whitacre Candy Clark as Mrs. Whitacre Dick Smothers as Judge Harold Baker Tom Smothers as Dwayne Andreas Richard Steven Horvitz as Bob Zaiderman Bob Zany as John Dowd, attorney Paul F. Tompkins as FBI Agent Anthony D'Angelo Lucas McHugh Carroll as Alexander Whitacre Music By: Marvin Hamlisch Country: United States Released: 2009 Duration: 01:48:11 Quality: 4K UHD 2160p Blu-ray Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Specs: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video: MPEG-H HEVC Video / 65000 kbps / 2160p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / Main 10 @ Level 5.1 @ High / 10 bits / HDR10 / BT.2020 *MPEG-H HEVC Video / 113 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / Main 10 @ Level 5.1 @ High / 10 bits / Dolby Vision / BT.2020 Audio: 1: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3137 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) 2: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -31dB Subtitles: English / 53.581 kbps ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Informant! is a 2009 American biographical black comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Scott Z. Burns, the film stars Matt Damon as the titular informant named Mark Whitacre, as well as Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and Melanie Lynskey. It depicts Whitacre's involvement as a whistleblower in the lysine price-fixing conspiracy of the mid-1990s, and his embezzlement of millions of dollars from his employer. The film is based on the 2000 nonfiction book The Informant, by journalist Kurt Eichenwald. Released on September 18, 2009, The Informant! received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for Matt Damon's performance, although the film's comedic yet ironic tone received mixed reviews. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoy !