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Quiz Show

Quiz Show

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 25, 1994

Runtime

2h 13m

Genres

History, Drama, Mystery

User Score

73%

Original Title

Quiz Show

Production Companies

Baltimore Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Hollywood Pictures

Director

Robert Redford

Budget

$31,000,000

Revenue

$24,822,619

Description

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.