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Writing, source access, hostile reactions, a journalist cameo and the decision to limit smoking
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- The original title is reported as Man of the People.
- Roth and Mann reportedly wrote the first draft at the Broadway deli, with the bar-versus-table detail questioned.
- Crow could not discuss the events with Wigand because the confidentiality restriction still applied outside court. — Bill Simmons
- Wallace reportedly disliked the film; a Mann account describes a hostile Hewitt elevator encounter that turns into criticism of Bergman. — Bill Simmons
- Bergman’s Berkeley and Frontline roles are reported, and Pete Hamill is identified as the journalist cameo receiving the leak. — Bill Simmons
- Wigand reportedly did not want cigarettes shown, though Middle East smoking is noted; more smoke is argued to suit Pacino and the atmosphere. — Chris Ryan
- The effect of smoking imagery is acknowledged while discussing convincing and awkward screen smokers, including television Don Johnson and Goodfellas De Niro. — Chris Ryan