Quiz Show (1994)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $31,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $24,822,619.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 10.624 |
Directed By
Robert Redford
Crew
Paul Attanasio
Michael Ballhaus
Robert Redford
Mark Isham
Stu Linder
Michael Jacobs
Richard N. Goodwin
Patricia Eiben
Kymbra Callaghan
Florian Ballhaus
Francesca Paris
Diane D'Addio
Donna Jaffe
Jeff McCracken
Katherine Quittner
Frederick Zollo
Tod A. Maitland
Sharon Ilson
Joseph P. Reidy
Bernadette Mazur
Judith James
Gail Mutrux
Paul Buboltz
Kevin Rose-Williams
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Joseph R. Burns
Richard Dreyfuss
Susan Moore
Angel De Angelis
Karen Tenkhoff
Susan Sanford
Susan E. Fiore
Donna Hamilton
J.R. Grubbs
Alyssa Winter
Christopher Boyes
Andre Fenley
Miriam Schapiro
Jon Hutman
Robert Redford
Tim Galvin
Bonnie Timmermann
Kathy O'Rear
Tony Fanning
Julian Krainin
Samara Schaffer
Ed Check
Michael Nozik
Bob Shaw
Dan Bronson
Ken Nelson
Sharon Ilson
Sheila Paige
Bunny Parker
Beulah Jones-Black
Gary Rydstrom
Richard Hymns
Gary Rydstrom
Tom Johnson
Alysa Shwedel
TOP CAST
Ralph 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
Allan Rich
Robert Kintner
Mira Sorvino
Sandra Goodwin
George Martin
Chairman Harris
Paul Guilfoyle
Lishman
Griffin Dunne
Account Guy
Michael Mantell
Pennebaker
Byron Jennings
Moomaw
Ben Shenkman
Childress
Timothy Busfield
Fred
Jack Gilpin
Jack
Bruce Altman
Gene
Martin Scorsese
Martin Rittenhome
Joseph Blaire
Lester Stempel
Ernie Sabella
Car Salesman
Barry Levinson
Dave Garroway
Debra Monk
Kintner's Secretary
Mario Cantone
Passerby
Timothy Britten Parker
Researcher
Grace Phillips
Vivienne Nearing
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
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