Quiz Show
72.67999999999999 %|Aug 25, 1994|History, Drama, Mystery
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.
Featured Crew
Michael Jacobs
Producer
Paul Attanasio
Screenplay
Robert Redford
Director
Michael Ballhaus
Director of Photography
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
Stu Linder
Editor
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
Ken Nelson
Construction Coordinator
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Cast
Ralph Fiennes
Charles Van Doren
Rob Morrow
Richard Goodwin
John Turturro
Herbert 'Herb' Stempel
David Paymer
Dan Enright
Hank Azaria
Albert Freedman
Paul Scofield
Mark Van Doren
Christopher McDonald
Jack Barry
Allan Rich
Robert Kintner
Martin Scorsese
Martin Rittenhome
Elizabeth Wilson
Dorothy Van Doren
Mira Sorvino
Sandra Goodwin
George Martin
Chairman Harris
Johann Carlo
Toby Stempel
Grace Phillips
Vivienne Nearing
Griffin Dunne
Account Guy
Paul Guilfoyle
Lishman
Michael Mantell
Pennebaker
Byron Jennings
Moomaw
Ben Shenkman
Childress
Timothy Busfield
Fred
Jack Gilpin
Jack
Bruce Altman
Gene
Joseph Blaire
Lester Stempel
Ernie Sabella
Car Salesman
Barry Levinson
Dave Garroway
Debra Monk
Kintner's Secretary
Mario Cantone
Passerby
Timothy Britten Parker
Researcher
Jerry Grayson
Limo Driver
Scott Lucy
NBC Page
Matt Keeslar
NBC Page
Ron Scott Bertozzi
NBC Page
Harriet Sansom Harris
Enright's Secretary
Mary Shultz
Freedman's Secretary
Dave Wilson
Director
Robert Caminiti
Associate Director
Eddie Korbich
Lighting Director
Le Clanché du Rand
Cornwall Neighbor
Carole Shelley
Cornwall Aunt
Shawn Batten
Cornwall Cousin
Cornelia Ryan
Cornwall Cousin
Jeffrey Nordling
John Van Doren
Gina Rice
Mrs. John Van Doren
Vince O'Brien
Bunny Wilson
Adam Kilgour
Thomas Merton, The Monk
Richard Seff
Congressman Devine
Bill Moor
Congressman Rogers
Nicholas Kepros
Congressman Flynt
Barry Snider
Congressman Springer
Chuck Adamson
Congressman Mack
Joseph Attanasio
Congressman Derounian
Dan Wakefield
Professor at Book Party
Hamilton Fish
Professor at Book Party
Merwin Goldsmith
Writer at Book Party
Illeana Douglas
Woman at Book Party
Gretchen Egolf
Student at Book Party
Stephen Pearlman
Judge Schweitzer
Anthony Fusco
Librarian
Douglas McGrath
Snodgrass
Calista Flockhart
Barnard Girl
Alysa Shwedel
Barnard Girl
Kelly Coffield Park
Queens Neighbor
Dede Pochos
Queens Neighbor
Maria Radman
Queens Neighbor
David Stepkin
Queens Neighbor
Steve Roland
Today Announcer (voice)
Bernie Sheredy
Reporter
Joe Lisi
Reporter
Greg Martin
Reporter
Reno
Woman at Door
Neil Leifer
Psychoanalyst
Caryn Krooth
Blonde
Mario Contacessi
Waiter
Richard Council
Reporter
Pat Russell
Challenger
William Fichtner
Stage Manager
Vincent J. Burns
Crew Member
Katherine Borowitz
#1 Mom
Jerry Griffin
Doorman
Ethan Hawke
Columbia Student