Fresh
Robert Redford's best and richest directorial effort...
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Quiz Show
Fifty million people watched but no one saw a thing.
1994 · 2h 13m · PG-13
Drama, History
Directed by
Robert Redford
,
Dave Wilson
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Robert Redford Director
- Dave Wilson Director
- John Turturro as Herbie 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 Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
97%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Redford turns a dry subject into high art, matching the achievements of his other directing efforts in Ordinary People and A River Runs Through It.
Michael Booth, Denver Post
Fresh
Perfectly pitched, the film brims with insight and wit. Highly recommended.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
Mr. Redford has made a rich, handsome, articulate film about a subject truly worth talking about.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
What Redford is saying isn't new, but it has rarely been said in a mainstream movie with this kind of passion.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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