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Quiz Show

19947.3 / 10133 min

History, Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

John Turturro

Herb Stempel

Rob Morrow

Dick Goodwin

Ralph Fiennes

Charles Van Doren

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

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

Sponsor

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

Mrs. 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

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

Patricia Geri Russell

Challenger

Bill Cwikowski

Challenger

William Fichtner

Stage Manager

Vincent J. Burns

Crew Member

Katherine Borowitz

#1 Mom

Ray Abbott

Photographer (Uncredited)

Ted Brunson

Reporter (Uncredited)

Michael J. Burg

Student (Uncredited)

Hélène Cardona

Student (Uncredited)

Richard Council

Reporter #1 (Uncredited)

Jerry Griffin

Doorman (uncredited)

David Hausen

Camera Operator (Uncredited)

Ethan Hawke

Columbia Student (uncredited)

Christopher King

Congressional Hearing Reporter (Uncredited)

Stas Kmiec

Man in Glasses (Uncredited)

Michael Luceri

Student (Uncredited)

Owen Lund

Techincal Director (Uncredited)

Gerald McCullouch

Bus Boy (Uncredited)

Peter Morse

Student (Uncredited)

Ron Ostrow

Photographer (Uncredited)

John Ponzio

NBC Page (Uncredited)

James Prendergast

Lawyer (Uncredited)

Steve Ryan

NBC Employee (Uncredited)

Jonathan Marc Sherman

Don Quixote Student #2 (Uncredited)

Nick Taylor

Herbie's Neighbor (Uncredited)

Glenn Zarr

Press Phtographer (Uncredited)

Crew

Michael Jacobs

Producer

Robert Redford

Director

Mark Isham

Original Music Composer

Stu Linder

Editor

Paul Attanasio

Screenplay

Michael Ballhaus

Director of Photography

Richard Dreyfuss

Executive Producer

Judith James

Executive Producer

Gail Mutrux

Co-Producer

Paul Buboltz

Wardrobe Supervisor

Kevin Rose-Williams

Assistant Sound Editor

Frederick Zollo

Executive Producer

Susan Moore

Associate Producer

Diane D'Addio

Assistant Set Decoration

Richard N. Goodwin

Co-Producer

Joseph R. Burns

Second Assistant Director

Francesca Paris

Hairstylist

Kymbra Callaghan

Makeup Artist

Susan E. Fiore

Second Second Assistant Director

Donna Hamilton

Assistant Set Decoration

Tod A. Maitland

Sound Mixer

Florian Ballhaus

Camera Operator

Sharon Ilson

Key Makeup Artist

Christopher Boyes

Assistant Sound Designer

Patricia Eiben

Wardrobe Supervisor

Angel De Angelis

Hairstylist

Susan Sanford

Assistant Sound Editor

Richard N. Goodwin

Book

Lydia Dean Pilcher

Production Manager

Andre Fenley

Assistant Sound Editor

Katherine Quittner

Music Supervisor

Joseph P. Reidy

First Assistant Director

Bernadette Mazur

Makeup Artist

Jeff McCracken

Co-Producer

Donna Jaffe

Assistant Sound Editor

Alyssa Winter

Assistant Set Decoration

Karen Tenkhoff

Assistant Sound Editor

J.R. Grubbs

Assistant Sound Editor

Samara Schaffer

Set Decoration

Michael Nozik

Producer

Kathy O'Rear

Costume Design

Tony Fanning

Assistant Art Director

Robert Redford

Producer

Ed Check

Assistant Art Director

Julian Krainin

Producer

Tim Galvin

Art Direction

Jon Hutman

Production Design

Miriam Schapiro

Art Department Coordinator

Bob Shaw

Assistant Art Director

Bonnie Timmermann

Casting

Sheila Paige

Script Supervisor

Ken Nelson

Construction Coordinator

Sharon Ilson

Makeup Artist

Dan Bronson

Assistant Costume Designer

Bunny Parker

Key Hair Stylist

Beulah Jones-Black

Assistant Costume Designer

Richard Hymns

Supervising Sound Editor

Gary Rydstrom

Sound Designer

Tom Johnson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gary Rydstrom

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Alysa Shwedel

Assistant Production Coordinator