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1994-08-25 • 2h 13m

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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

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  1. Ralph Fiennes

    Ralph Fiennes

    Charles Van Doren

  2. Rob Morrow

    Rob Morrow

    Richard Goodwin

  3. John Turturro

    John Turturro

    Herbert 'Herb' Stempel

  4. Paul Scofield

    Paul Scofield

    Mark Van Doren

  5. David Paymer

    David Paymer

    Dan Enright

  6. Hank Azaria

    Hank Azaria

    Albert Freedman

  7. Christopher McDonald

    Christopher McDonald

    Jack Barry

  8. Johann Carlo

    Johann Carlo

    Toby Stempel

  9. Elizabeth Wilson

    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