Quiz Show
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.
Crew and Cast
Robert RedfordDirector
John TurturroHerb Stempel
Rob MorrowDick Goodwin
Ralph FiennesCharles Van Doren
Paul ScofieldMark Van Doren
David PaymerDan Enright
Hank AzariaAlbert Freedman
Christopher McDonaldJack Barry
Johann CarloToby Stempel
Elizabeth WilsonDorothy Van Doren
Allan RichRobert Kintner
Mira SorvinoSandra Goodwin
George MartinChairman
Paul GuilfoyleLishman
Griffin DunneAccount Guy
Michael MantellPennebaker
Byron JenningsMoomaw
Ben ShenkmanChildress
Timothy BusfieldFred
Jack GilpinJack
Bruce AltmanGene
Martin ScorseseSponsorJoseph BlaireLester Stempel
Ernie SabellaCar Salesman
Barry LevinsonDave Garroway
Debra MonkKintner's Secretary
Mario CantonePasserby
Timothy Britten ParkerResearcher
Grace PhillipsMrs. Nearing
Jerry GraysonLimo DriverScott LucyNBC Page
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Info
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 25 August 1994
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Rating
- PG-13
- TMDB score
- 7.2 / 10 (1,033 votes)
Production
- Director
- Robert Redford
- Writers
- Paul Attanasio
- Studios
- Baltimore Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Hollywood Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
Box Office
- Budget
- $31.0M
- Revenue
- $24.8M
- Profit
- $6.2M loss
- Return
- 0.8×
Languages
- Original
- English
- Spoken
- English