Directed by:
Robert RedfordScreenplay:
Paul AttanasioCinematography:
Michael BallhausComposer:
Mark IshamCast:
John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer, Hank Azaria, Christopher McDonald, Mira Sorvino, George Martin, Elizabeth Wilson (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
In 1958 when television quiz shows ruled the airwaves, Charles Van Doren was the wildly popular champion of a successful TV show called "Twenty-One." A national celebrity who appeared on the covers of both "Time" and "Life" magazines, Van Doren was an American folk hero--the intellectual's answer to Elvis Presley. Week after week audiences tuned in to watch as Van Doren, a popular English instructor at Columbia University and the product of one of America's most renowned literary families, seemed to draw from his vast knowledge the correct answers to obscure questions. His charming presence seduced 50 million people into believing him. But the truth is, viewers were fooled and saw only what the network and program's producers wanted them to see. Then someone pulled the plug. When disgruntled contestant Herbie Stempel charged that the quiz game was a fraud, Congressional investigator Richard Goodwin uncovered the facts that exposed the deception, and sent shock waves reverberating across America. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Kelly Coffield Park
USA
Best movies:
Quiz Show (1994)
Field of Dreams (1989)
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Dan Wakefield
USA
Best movies:
Quiz Show (1994)
Going All the Way (1997)
![Barry Snider](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/134/162134241_b6e3d9.jpg)
Barry Snider
USA
Best movies:
Quiz Show (1994)
Klute (1971)
I, the Jury (1982)
Joe Lisi
USA
Best movies:
Happiness (1998)
The Company (2007) (series)
Quiz Show (1994)
![Ernie Sabella](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/626/162626363_799516.jpg)
Ernie Sabella
USA
Best movies:
The Lion King (1994)
Quiz Show (1994)
On Holiday with Timon & Pumbaa (2004)
![Byron Jennings](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/760/162760112_15ebe6.png)
Byron Jennings
Best movies:
A Time to Kill (1996)
The Greatest Showman (2017)
The Ice Storm (1997)
![Carole Shelley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/894/162894820_3184b5.jpg)
Carole Shelley
UK
Best movies:
Hercules (1997)
Quiz Show (1994)
The Odd Couple (1968)
John Ponzio
Best movies:
Quiz Show (1994)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Election (1999)
Nicholas Kepros
USA
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Quiz Show (1994)
Witness to the Mob (1998) (TV movie)
![Steve Ryan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/130/164130294_e340f3.jpg)
Steve Ryan
USA
Best movies:
Quiz Show (1994)
Attica (1980) (TV movie)
Night of the Juggler (1980)
Ron Ostrow
Best movies:
Quiz Show (1994)
A Few Good Men (1992)
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020) (TV movie)
Neil Leifer
Best movies:
Quiz Show (1994)
Richard Seff
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
Quiz Show (1994)
A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
Nick Taylor
USA
Best movies:
Reign Over Me (2007)
Quiz Show (1994)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Matthew T. Gitkin
USA
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Quiz Show (1994)
Jonathan Marc Sherman
USA
Best movies:
Quiz Show (1994)
tick, tick...BOOM! (2021)
Blaze (2018)
Chuck Adamson
USA
Best movies:
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Quiz Show (1994)
A River Runs Through It (1992)
Grace Phillips
Best movies:
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Quiz Show (1994)
All the Vermeers in New York (1990)
Mary Shultz
Best movies:
Quiz Show (1994)
Janet Planet (2023)
Eddie Korbich
USA
Best movies:
Quiz Show (1994)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Jennifer Eight (1992)