Quiz Show
“Fifty million people watched, but no one saw a thing.”
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
103 people
John Turturro
Herb Stempel
Known for
Severance
The Night Of
Rob Morrow
Dick Goodwin
Known for
Numb3rs
The Bucket List
Ralph Fiennes
Charles Van Doren
Known for
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Schindler's List
Paul Scofield
Mark Van Doren
Known for
A Man for All Seasons
The Train
David Paymer
Dan Enright
Known for
Drag Me to Hell
Payback
Hank Azaria
Albert Freedman
Known for
The Simpsons
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Christopher McDonald
Jack Barry
Known for
Secret Invasion
Requiem for a Dream
Johann Carlo
Toby Stempel
Known for
Crime Story
Fair Game
Elizabeth Wilson
Dorothy Van Doren
Known for
The Addams Family
The Graduate
Allan Rich
Robert Kintner
Known for
Serpico
Jack
Mira Sorvino
Sandra Goodwin
Known for
Sound of Freedom
Mimic
George Martin
Chairman
Known for
Dead Poets Society
Awakenings
Robert Redford Director · Paul Attanasio Screenplay Richard N. Goodwin Author
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $31M · United States release September 16, 1994
Box office
Budget
$31,000,000
Worldwide gross
$24,822,619
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Baltimore Pictures
Production
Wildwood Enterprises
Production
Hollywood Pictures
Production
Michael Jacobs Productions
Production
Buena Vista Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 25, 1994
Theatrical
United States · September 16, 1994
Theatrical
Australia
December 16, 1994 · Theatrical
Canada
September 23, 1994 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 9, 1995 · Theatrical
Germany
February 15, 1995 · Theatrical
Italy
February 16, 1995 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 23, 1995 · Theatrical
March 31, 1999 · Physical · DVD
March 20, 2006 · TV · Net 5
Portugal
February 17, 1995 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 4, 1995 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 17, 1995 · Theatrical
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