description The Informant! Overview
The Informant! is a 2009 biographical drama focusing on Mark Whitacre, an agricultural executive who became an FBI informant. The film details his involvement in a price-fixing scheme within the polypropylene industry, with a cast including Matt Damon and Scott Bakula. It was directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Scott Z.
Burns.
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info The Informant! Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 2009 |
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Who directed The Informant! starring Matt Damon?
Steven Soderbergh directed The Informant!, which was released in 2009. Soderbergh is known for films including the Ocean's trilogy, Erin Brockovich, and Traffic.
Is The Informant! based on a true story?
Yes, the film is based on the true story of Mark Whitacre, an executive at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) who became an FBI informant in the early 1990s. The screenplay by Scott Z. Burns was adapted from Kurt Eichenwald's 2000 nonfiction book.
What price-fixing scheme is depicted in The Informant!?
The film depicts a lysine price-fixing conspiracy in the agricultural industry led by Archer Daniels Midland, a major food processing corporation. The FBI investigation resulted in criminal convictions and hundreds of millions of dollars in fines for ADM.
Did Mark Whitacre go to prison after being an FBI informant?
Yes, despite cooperating with the FBI, Mark Whitacre was convicted of embezzling approximately $9.5 million from ADM while serving as an informant. He spent over eight years in federal prison, a longer sentence than some of the executives he helped expose.
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