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Synopsis
It's 1958, and the producers of the quiz show 21 have a problem. Their current champ, Herbert Stempel (John Turturro), has a phenomenal memory and a broad range of knowledge. He's also a pudgy loudmouth with a grating personality, so Herbert is encouraged to "take a dive" and allow Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), a handsome and charming college professor, to become the show's new champion. Audiences like Van Doren, and he's certainly not averse to the money he's winning, but the ethics of the situation begin to trouble him, especially when the show's producers begin to give him the questions in advance. Director Robert Redford and writer Paul Attanasio paint a telling portrait of how the network heads and advertising men who manipulated the quiz shows were also able to manipulate the responsibility for the scandal away from themselves. While on the surface a story about the scandal itself, Quiz Show is just as importantly about a turning point in the 1950s when TV and advertising began to change American character and culture. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Hank Azaria Albert Freedman
Johann Carlo Toby Stempel
Ralph Fiennes Charles Van Doren
George Martin Chairman
Christopher McDonald Jack Barry
Rob Morrow Dick Goodwin
David Paymer Dan Enright
Paul Scofield Mark Van Doren
Griffin Dunne Account Guy
Barry Levinson Dave Garroway
Allan Rich Robert Kintner
Martin Scorsese Sponsor
John Turturro Herbie Stempel
Elizabeth Wilson Dorothy Van Doren
Mira Sorvino Sandra Goodwin
Paul Guilfoyle Lishman

Production Crew

Sue Moore Associate Producer
Richard N. Goodwin Book Author
Florian Ballhaus Camera Operator
Bonnie Timmermann Casting
Michael Ballhaus Cinematographer
Gail Mutrux Co-producer
Jeff McCracken Co-producer
Richard N. Goodwin Co-producer
Mark Isham Composer (Music Score)
Kathy O'Rear Costume Designer
Robert Redford Director
Stu Linder Editor
Frederick Zollo Executive Producer
Judith James Executive Producer
Richard Dreyfuss Executive Producer
Bernadette Mazur Makeup
Sharon Ilson Makeup
Gary Rydstrom Musical Direction/Supervision
Joseph P. Reidy Producer
Julian Krainin Producer
Michael Jacobs Producer
Michael Nozik Producer
Robert Redford Producer
Jon Hutman Production Designer
Tim Galvin Production Designer
Lydia Dean Pilcher Production Manager
Paul Attanasio Screenwriter
Samara Schaffer Set Designer
Tod A. Mailand Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1994
Runtime: 130
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
for some strong language
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Color type
Technicolor prints

Sound
Dolby

Produced by
Buena Vista

Awards
1993 - Best Film - New York Film Critics Circle
1994 - Best Film (Drama) - Golden Globe
1994 - Best Picture - Academy
1994 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1994 - Best Picture - New York Film Critics Circle
1994 - Best Picture - Academy
1994 - Best Picture - Academy
1994 - Best Picture - Academy
1994 - Best Picture - Academy
1994 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
1994 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1994 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1994 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1994 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1994 - Best Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association