Quiz Show
Fifty million people watched, but no one saw a thing.
' 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
- Robert Redford
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $25M
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Quiz Show returned 0.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $31M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $25M
- Release date
- Aug 25, 1994
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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