Quiz Show (1994)
15
25/08/1994 (GB)
History, Drama
2h 13m
- 73% (955 votes)
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Fifty million people watched but no one saw a thing.
Overview
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.
- Robert RedfordDirector
- Paul AttanasioScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$31,000,000
Revenue
$24,822,619
Keywords
- investigation
- manipulation
- manipulation of the media
- game show
- idealism
- tv ratings
- based on true story
- quiz
- idealist
- product placement
- lawyer
- 1950s
- fighting the system
- audacious
- awestruck
- cruel
- frustrated
Top Billed Cast
John Turturro
Herb Stempel
Rob Morrow
Dick Goodwin
Ralph Fiennes
Charles Van Doren
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
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