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Quiz Show

Fifty million people watched, but no one saw a thing.

1994 · PG-13 · 2h 13m

Directed by Robert Redford

7.2

TMDB audience score
1,039 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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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

  • Mira Sorvino
    Sandra Goodwin

  • George Martin
    Chairman

  • Paul Guilfoyle
    Lishman

  • Griffin Dunne
    Account Guy

  • Michael Mantell
    Pennebaker

  • Byron Jennings
    Moomaw

  • Ben Shenkman
    Childress

  • Timothy Busfield
    Fred