Quiz Show
Quiz Show
Release: 1994-08-25
·Runtime: 133m
·★ 7.3
History
Drama
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 Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Baltimore Pictures
Wildwood Enterprises
Hollywood Pictures
Cast
John Turturro
as Herb Stempel
Rob Morrow
as Dick Goodwin
Ralph Fiennes
as Charles Van Doren
Paul Scofield
as Mark Van Doren
David Paymer
as Dan Enright
Hank Azaria
as Albert Freedman
Christopher McDonald
as Jack Barry
Johann Carlo
as Toby Stempel
Elizabeth Wilson
as Dorothy Van Doren
Allan Rich
as Robert Kintner
Mira Sorvino
as Sandra Goodwin
George Martin
as Chairman
Paul Guilfoyle
as Lishman
Griffin Dunne
as Account Guy
Michael Mantell
as Pennebaker
Byron Jennings
as Moomaw
Ben Shenkman
as Childress
Timothy Busfield
as Fred
Jack Gilpin
as Jack
Bruce Altman
as Gene
Martin Scorsese
as Sponsor
Ernie Sabella
as Car Salesman
Barry Levinson
as Dave Garroway
Debra Monk
as Kintner's Secretary
Mario Cantone
as Passerby
Timothy Britten Parker
as Researcher
Grace Phillips
as Mrs. Nearing
Jerry Grayson
as Limo Driver
Matt Keeslar
as NBC Page
Harriet Sansom Harris
as Enright's Secretary
Mary Shultz
as Freedman's Secretary
Le Clanché du Rand
as Cornwall Neighbor
Carole Shelley
as Cornwall Aunt
Jeffrey Nordling
as John Van Doren
Bill Moor
as Congressman Rogers
Chuck Adamson
as Congressman Mack
Merwin Goldsmith
as Writer at Book Party
Illeana Douglas
as Woman at Book Party
Gretchen Egolf
as Student at Book Party
Stephen Pearlman
as Judge Schweitzer
Anthony Fusco
as Librarian
Douglas McGrath
as Snodgrass
Calista Flockhart
as Barnard Girl
Kelly Coffield Park
as Queens Neighbor
Steve Roland
as Today Announcer (voice)
Bernie Sheredy
as Reporter
Joe Lisi
as Reporter
Bill Cwikowski
as Challenger
William Fichtner
as Stage Manager
Katherine Borowitz
as #1 Mom
Michael J. Burg
as Student (Uncredited)
Hélène Cardona
as Student (Uncredited)
Richard Council
as Reporter #1 (Uncredited)
Ethan Hawke
as Columbia Student (uncredited)
Gerald McCullouch
as Bus Boy (Uncredited)
Ron Ostrow
as Photographer (Uncredited)
John Ponzio
as NBC Page (Uncredited)
James Prendergast
as Lawyer (Uncredited)
Steve Ryan
as NBC Employee (Uncredited)
Jonathan Marc Sherman
as Don Quixote Student #2 (Uncredited)
Nick Taylor
as Herbie's Neighbor (Uncredited)
Crew
Robert Redford
Director
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
Paul Attanasio
Screenplay
Michael Ballhaus
Director of Photography
Richard Dreyfuss
Executive Producer
Frederick Zollo
Executive Producer
Florian Ballhaus
Camera Operator
Christopher Boyes
Assistant Sound Designer
Joseph P. Reidy
First Assistant Director
Jeff McCracken
Co-Producer
Robert Redford
Producer
Jon Hutman
Production Design
Miriam Schapiro
Art Department Coordinator
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
Richard Hymns
Supervising Sound Editor
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Designer
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Re-Recording Mixer