

Quiz Show
Visit website7.3/10 • 921
1994-08-25 • 2h 13m
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.
- Directors
- Robert Redford
- Editors
- Stu Linder

Quiz Show
Visit website1994-08-25 • 2h 13m
7.3/10 • 921
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.
- Directors
- Robert Redford
- Editors
- Stu Linder
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsRalph Fiennes
Charles Van Doren
Rob Morrow
Richard Goodwin
John Turturro
Herbert 'Herb' Stempel
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
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $31,000,000.00
- Revenue
- $24,822,619.00
- Keywords
- investigationmanipulationmanipulation of the mediagame showidealismtv ratingsbased on true storyquizidealistproduct placementlawyer1950sfighting the systemaudaciousawestruckcruelfrustrated