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Quiz Show
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.
1994 · Directed by Robert Redford · 133 min · History · Drama · 10 frames
Tagline
Fifty million people watched, but no one saw a thing.
Crew
- Screenplay: Paul Attanasio
- Cinematography: Michael Ballhaus
- Edited by: Stu Linder
- Music: Mark Isham
- Production design: Jon Hutman
- Produced by: Michael Jacobs, Julian Krainin, Michael Nozik, Robert Redford
Cast
- John Turturro as Herb Stempel
- Rob Morrow as Dick Goodwin
- Ralph Fiennes as Charles Van Doren
- Paul Scofield as Mark Van Doren
- David Paymer as Dan Enright
- Hank Azaria as Albert Freedman
- Christopher McDonald as Jack Barry
- Johann Carlo as Toby Stempel
- Elizabeth Wilson as Dorothy Van Doren
- Allan Rich as Robert Kintner
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Baltimore Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Hollywood Pictures, Michael Jacobs Productions
- Budget: $31,000,000
- Box office: $24,822,619
- Themes: investigation, manipulation, manipulation of the media, game show, idealism, tv ratings, based on true story, quiz, idealist, product placement
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