Quiz Show
# 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.
💵 Budget: USD
31,000,000
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1994-08-25
⌚ Running Time:
133 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.3
Beloved 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
Lishman
Paul Guilfoyle
Account Guy
Griffin Dunne
Pennebaker
Michael Mantell
Moomaw
Byron Jennings
Childress
Ben Shenkman
Fred
Timothy Busfield
Jack
Jack Gilpin
Gene
Bruce Altman
Martin Rittenhome
Martin Scorsese
Lester Stempel
Joseph Blaire
Car Salesman
Ernie Sabella
Dave Garroway
Barry Levinson
Kintner's Secretary
Debra Monk
Passerby
Mario Cantone
Researcher
Timothy Britten Parker
Vivienne Nearing
Grace Phillips
Limo Driver
Jerry Grayson
NBC Page
Scott Lucy
NBC Page
Matt Keeslar
NBC Page
Ron Scott Bertozzi
Enright's Secretary
Harriet Sansom Harris
Freedman's Secretary
Mary Shultz
Director
Dave Wilson
Associate Director
Robert Caminiti
Lighting Director
Eddie Korbich
Cornwall Neighbor
Le Clanché du Rand
Cornwall Aunt
Carole Shelley
Cornwall Cousin
Shawn Batten
Cornwall Cousin
Cornelia Ryan
John Van Doren
Jeffrey Nordling
Mrs. John Van Doren
Gina Rice
Bunny Wilson
Vince O'Brien
Thomas Merton, The Monk
Adam Kilgour
Congressman Devine
Richard Seff
Congressman Rogers
Bill Moor
Congressman Flynt
Nicholas Kepros
Congressman Springer
Barry Snider
Congressman Mack
Chuck Adamson
Congressman Derounian
Joseph Attanasio
Professor at Book Party
Dan Wakefield
Professor at Book Party
Hamilton Fish
Writer at Book Party
Merwin Goldsmith
Woman at Book Party
Illeana Douglas
Student at Book Party
Gretchen Egolf
Judge Schweitzer
Stephen Pearlman
Librarian
Anthony Fusco
Snodgrass
Douglas McGrath
Barnard Girl
Calista Flockhart
Barnard Girl
Alysa Shwedel
Queens Neighbor
Kelly Coffield Park
Queens Neighbor
Dede Pochos
Queens Neighbor
Maria Radman
Queens Neighbor
David Stepkin
Today Announcer (voice)
Steve Roland
Reporter
Bernie Sheredy
Reporter
Joe Lisi
Reporter
Greg Martin
Woman at Door
Reno
Psychoanalyst
Neil Leifer
Blonde
Caryn Krooth
Waiter
Mario Contacessi
Challenger
Patricia Geri Russell
Challenger
Bill Cwikowski
Stage Manager
William Fichtner
Crew Member
Vincent J. Burns
#1 Mom
Katherine Borowitz
Photographer (Uncredited)
Ray Abbott
Grad Student (Uncredited)
John D. Bair
Reporter (Uncredited)
Ted Brunson
Student (Uncredited)
Michael J. Burg
Student (Uncredited)
Hélène Cardona
Susan - Pete's Wife (Uncredited)
Susan Janet Cooper
Reporter #1 (Uncredited)
Richard Council
Secretary (Uncredited)
Toni Downey
NBC Staff (Uncredited)
Matthew T. Gitkin
Doorman (uncredited)
Jerry Griffin
Camera Operator (Uncredited)
David Hausen
Columbia Student (uncredited)
Ethan Hawke
Congressional Hearing Reporter (Uncredited)
Christopher King
Man in Glasses (Uncredited)
Stas Kmiec
Student (Uncredited)
Michael Luceri
Techincal Director (Uncredited)
Owen Lund
Bus Boy (Uncredited)
Gerald McCullouch
Student (Uncredited)
Peter Morse
Photographer (Uncredited)
Ron Ostrow
NBC Page (Uncredited)
John Ponzio
Lawyer (Uncredited)
James Prendergast
Courtroom Attendee (Uncredited)
Paul Vincent Rapisarda
NBC Employee (Uncredited)
Steve Ryan
Don Quixote Student #2 (Uncredited)
Jonathan Marc Sherman
Herbie's Neighbor (Uncredited)
Nick Taylor
Student (Uncredited)
Billy Marshall Thompson
Press Phtographer (Uncredited)
Glenn Zarr
