Quiz Show

Name: Quiz Show
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1994-08-25
Duration: 7980 min
Rating: 7.3

7.3 1994 2h 13m United States of America

History Drama

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.

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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.

Details

Directors

Robert Redford

Writers

Paul Attanasio, Richard N. Goodwin

Cast

John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer, Hank Azaria, Christopher McDonald, Johann Carlo, Elizabeth Wilson, Allan Rich, Mira Sorvino, George Martin, Paul Guilfoyle, Griffin Dunne, Michael Mantell

Production

Baltimore Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Hollywood Pictures, Michael Jacobs Productions

Languages

English

Countries

United States of America