Film

Quiz Show

1994 · 2h 13m · History · Drama

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

IMDb

7.5

Rotten Tomatoes

97%

Metacritic

92

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.

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

• Robert RedfordDirector · Producer
• Paul AttanasioScreenplay
• Michael JacobsProducer
• Michael NozikProducer
• Julian KraininProducer
• Richard DreyfussExecutive Producer
• Judith JamesExecutive Producer
• Frederick ZolloExecutive Producer
• Michael BallhausDirector of Photography
• Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer

Trailer - Quiz Show (1994)

Release date

August 25, 1994

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$31,000,000

Revenue

$24,822,619

Genres

History, Drama

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