Quiz Show

– Quiz Show is a 1994 American historical drama film which tells the true story of the Twenty One quiz..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.50 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 13 Minutes
Release Year:
1994
Quiz Show (1994)

Quiz Show is a 1994 American historical drama film which tells the true story of the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:

Quiz Show (1994) - Trailer

Release Date:

07 Oct 1994

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Robert Redford

Writer:

Paul Attanasio (screenplay), Richard N. Goodwin (book)

Main Actors:

John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield

Plot:

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.

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 28 nominations.

Production:

Buena Vista Internationa

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
Metacritic:
88%