Country
United Kingdom
Date
Aug 25, 1994
Certification
15
Fifty million people watched but no one saw a thing.
2h 13min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 | Don Quixote 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) |
| John D. Bair | Grad Student (uncredited) |
| Thomas Callahan | Press Photographer (uncredited) |
| Skip Rose | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Billy Marshall Thompson | Student (uncredited) |
Genres
HistoryDrama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Quiz Show |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Baltimore Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Hollywood Pictures, Michael Jacobs Productions |
| Data di uscita | 25 agosto 1994 |
| Exec. Producer | Richard Dreyfuss, Judith James, Frederick Zollo |
| Producer | Michael Jacobs, Gail Mutrux, Susan Moore, Richard N. Goodwin, Jeff McCracken, Michael Nozik, Robert Redford, Julian Krainin |
| Writer | Paul Attanasio, Richard N. Goodwin |
| Casting | Bonnie Timmermann |
| Editors | Stu Linder, Blair Daily, Mark Daily, Dale E. Grahn, David Hamme |
| Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus, Florian Ballhaus, Bruce Atwater, Brian Fitzsimons, Dennis Gamiello, John Lowry, Bobby Mancuso, Anastas N. Michos, Heather Norton, Wayne Paull, Susan Starr, Barry Wetcher, Dick Fisher, David Hausen, Gábor Kövér |
| Asst. Directors | Joseph P. Reidy, Joe Burns, Robert Redford, Susan E. Fiore, Sheila Paige |
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| Lighting | Jerry DeBlau, Michael Finnerty, Kenneth Fundus, Arthur Moshlak, Fred Muller, Louis Petraglia, Peter John Petraglia, Ronald Plant, Lance Shepherd, Bobby Vercruse |
| Camera Operators | Florian Ballhaus, Anastas N. Michos, Wayne Paull, Dick Fisher, Michael Ballhaus, Bruce Atwater, Brian Fitzsimons, Dennis Gamiello, John Lowry, Bobby Mancuso, Heather Norton, Susan Starr, Barry Wetcher, David Hausen, Gábor Kövér |
| Add. Photography | David Hausen, Gábor Kövér, Michael Ballhaus, Florian Ballhaus, Bruce Atwater, Brian Fitzsimons, Dennis Gamiello, John Lowry, Bobby Mancuso, Anastas N. Michos, Heather Norton, Wayne Paull, Susan Starr, Barry Wetcher, Dick Fisher |
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| Budget | 31.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 24.822.619 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
Sep 16, 1994
Certification
PG-13
Country
Canada
Date
Sep 23, 1994
Country
Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1994
Certification
M
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Country
Germany
Date
Feb 15, 1995
Certification
6
Country
Italy
Date
Feb 16, 1995
Country
Portugal
Date
Feb 17, 1995
Certification
M/12
Country
Sweden
Date
Feb 17, 1995
Certification
Btl
Country
Netherlands
Date
Feb 23, 1995
Certification
AL
Country
South Korea
Date
Mar 04, 1995
Certification
15
Country
Czechia
Date
Mar 09, 1995
Certification
12+
Physical media
Country
Netherlands
Date
Mar 31, 1999
Certification
AL
Note
DVD
TV
Country
Netherlands
Date
Mar 20, 2006
Certification
AL
Note
Net 5
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