The Infiltrator (2016 film)

The Infiltrator
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrad Furman
Screenplay byEllen Brown Furman
Based onThe Infiltrator
by Robert Mazur
Produced by
  • Paul Brennan
  • Miriam Segal
  • Brad Furman
  • Don Sikorski
Starring
CinematographyJoshua Reis
Edited by
Music byChris Hajian
Production
companies
Good Films
Lipsync
Distributed byBroad Green Pictures
Release dates
  • July 6, 2016 (2016-07-06) (Tampa Theatre)
  • July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13) (United States)
Running time
127 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$28–47.5 million[2][3]
Box office$22.2 million[3]

The Infiltrator is a 2016 American biographical crime drama thriller film directed by Brad Furman and written by his mother Ellen Brown Furman. The film is based on the eponymous autobiography by Robert Mazur, a U.S. Customs special agent, who in the 1980s helped bust Pablo Escobar's money-laundering organization by going undercover as a corrupt businessman.[4] The film stars Bryan Cranston as Mazur, with Diane Kruger, Benjamin Bratt, John Leguizamo, Saïd Taghmaoui, Joe Gilgun and Amy Ryan in supporting roles.

Filming began on February 23, 2015, in London. Both Mazur and Cranston received executive producer credits. The film premiered at the Tampa Theatre on July 6, 2016 and was released the following week in theaters. The film received a generally positive response from critics, but a poor response from audiences, as it grossed $22 million against a budget of between $28 and $47 million.

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  4. ^ Hasan, Saad (April 12, 2015). "Robert Mazur: The man behind the downfall of a Pakistani's greatest commercial achievement: Former US customs agent, Robert Mazur, reflects on the past; says it wasn't personal". The Express Tribune. Pakistan. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2021.