Quiz Show
1994 · ★ 7.3 · Dir. Robert Redford
Fifty million people watched but no one saw a thing.
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.
- Released
- 1994-08-25
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $31M
- Box office
- $24.8M
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Rob Morrow
Richard Goodwin
Ralph Fiennes
Charles Van Doren
John Turturro
Herbert 'Herb' Stempel
Paul Scofield
Mark Van Doren
David Paymer
Dan Enright
Hank Azaria
Albert Freedman
Christopher McDonald
Jack Barry
Johann Carlo
Toby Stempel
Elizabeth Wilson
Dorothy Van Doren
Allan Rich
Robert Kintner
Mira Sorvino
Sandra Goodwin
George Martin
Chairman Harris
Keywords
Based on a true storyInvestigation1950sLawyerManipulationProduct placementTelevisionIdealismManipulation of the mediaGame showQuiz showTv ratingsIdealistQuizFighting the systemBased on true story
