Quiz Show (1994)
Fifty million people watched, but no one saw a thing.
133 min
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.
- Release date
- September 14, 1994
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $31,000,000
- Box office
- $24,822,619
Trailer
Cast
- Ralph Fiennes as Charles Van Doren
- John Turturro as Herbie Stempel
- Rob Morrow as Dick Goodwin
- Paul Scofield as Mark Van Doren
- David Paymer as Dan Enright
- Hank Azaria as Albert Freedman
- Christopher McDonald as Jack Barry
- Johann Carlo as Toby Stempel
- Elizabeth Wilson as Dorothy Van Doren
- Allan Rich as Robert Kintner
Crew
- Robert Redford · Director
- Paul Attanasio · Writer
- Richard N. Goodwin · Writer
- Michael Jacobs · Producer
- Julian Krainin · Producer
- Michael Nozik · Producer
- Robert Redford · Producer
- Mark Isham · Composer
- Michael Ballhaus · Cinematographer
- Stu Linder · Editor
- Bonnie Timmermann · Casting director
- Jon Hutman · Production designer