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.
- Year: 1994
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: History, Drama, Mystery
- Studio: Baltimore Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Hollywood Pictures
- Keyword: investigation, manipulation, manipulation of the media, game show, idealism, tv ratings, based on true story, quiz, idealist, product placement, lawyer, 1950s, wistful, fighting the system, amused, audacious, awestruck, cruel, exuberant, frustrated
- Director: Robert Redford
- Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Rob Morrow, John Turturro, Paul Scofield, David Paymer, Hank Azaria