Summary:
An idealistic young lawyer working for a Congressional subcommittee in the late 1950s discovers that TV quiz shows are being fixed. His investigation focuses on two contestants on the show "Twenty-One": Herbert Stempel, a brash working-class Jew from Queens, and Charles Van Doren, the patrician scion of one of America's leading literary families. Based on a true story.
| Runtime: | 133 min |
|---|---|
| Production: | Hollywood Pictures |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Jan 29, 2002 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Robert Redford | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Paul Attanasio | Screenplay |
| Richard N. Goodwin | Book "Remembering America: A Voice From The Sixties" |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| John Turturro | Herbie Stempel |
| Ralph Fiennes | Charles Van Doren |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Allan Rich | Robert Kintner |
| Christopher McDonald | Jack Barry |
| David Paymer | Dan Enright |
| Elizabeth Wilson | Dorothy Van Doren |
| George Martin | Chairman |
| Griffin Dunne | Account Guy |
| Hank Azaria | Albert Freedman |
| Johann Carlo | Toby Stempel |
| Michael Mantell | Pennebaker |
| Mira Sorvino | Sandra Goodwin |
| Paul Guilfoyle | Lishman |
| Paul Scofield | Mark Van Doren |
| Rob Morrow | Dick Goodwin |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Frederick Zollo | Executive Producer |
| Gail Mutrux | Co-Producer |
| Jeff McCracken | Co-Producer |
| Judith James | Executive Producer |
| Julian Krainin | Producer |
| Michael D. Jacobs | Producer |
| Michael Nozik | Producer |
| Richard Dreyfuss | Executive Producer |
| Richard N. Goodwin | Co-Producer |
| Robert Redford | Producer |
| Susan Moore | Associate Producer |
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