Quiz Show

Aug 25, 1994

2h 13m

★ 7.3

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.

Genres

History

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

Baltimore Pictures

Wildwood Enterprises

Hollywood Pictures

Quiz Show Trailers

Cast

Charles Van Doren

Ralph Fiennes

Richard Goodwin

Rob Morrow

Herbert 'Herb' Stempel

John Turturro

Mark Van Doren

Paul Scofield

Dan Enright

David Paymer

Albert Freedman

Hank Azaria

Jack Barry

Christopher McDonald

Toby Stempel

Johann Carlo

Dorothy Van Doren

Elizabeth Wilson

Robert Kintner

Allan Rich

Sandra Goodwin

Mira Sorvino

Chairman Harris

George Martin

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