
Quiz Show (1994)
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- PG-13
- 2h 13min
- Biography, Drama
- 07 Oct 1994 (USA)
- Movie
A young lawyer, Richard Goodwin, investigates a potentially fixed game show. Charles Van Doren, a big time show winner, is under Goodwin's investigation.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 32 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
John Turturro | ... |
Herbie Stempel
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Rob Morrow | ... |
Dick Goodwin
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Ralph Fiennes | ... |
Charles Van Doren
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Paul Scofield | ... |
Mark Van Doren
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David Paymer | ... |
Dan Enright
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Hank Azaria | ... |
Albert Freedman
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Christopher McDonald | ... |
Jack Barry
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Johann Carlo | ... |
Toby Stempel
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Elizabeth Wilson | ... |
Dorothy Van Doren
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Allan Rich | ... |
Robert Kintner
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Mira Sorvino | ... |
Sandra Goodwin
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George Martin | ... |
Chairman
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Paul Guilfoyle | ... |
Lishman
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Griffin Dunne | ... |
Account Guy
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Michael Mantell | ... |
Pennebaker
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Byron Jennings | ... |
Moomaw
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Ben Shenkman | ... |
Childress
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Timothy Busfield | ... |
Fred
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Jack Gilpin | ... |
Jack
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Bruce Altman | ... |
Gene
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Martin Scorsese | ... |
Martin Rittenhome
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Joseph Blaire | ... |
Lester Stempel
(as Joda Hershman)
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Ernie Sabella | ... |
Car Salesman
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Barry Levinson | ... |
Dave Garroway
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Debra Monk | ... |
Kintner's Secretary
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Mario Cantone | ... |
Passerby
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Timothy Britten Parker | ... |
Researcher
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Grace Phillips | ... |
Mrs. Nearing
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Jerry Grayson | ... |
Limo Driver
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Scott Lucy | ... |
NBC Page
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Matt Keeslar | ... |
NBC Page
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Ron Scott Bertozzi | ... |
NBC Page
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Harriet Sansom Harris | ... |
Enright's Secretary
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Mary Shultz | ... |
Freedman's Secretary
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Dave Wilson | ... |
Director
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Robert Caminiti | ... |
Associate Director
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Eddie Korbich | ... |
Lighting Director
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Le Clanché du Rand | ... |
Cornwall Neighbor
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Carole Shelley | ... |
Cornwall Aunt
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Shawn Batten | ... |
Cornwall Cousin
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Cornelia Ryan | ... |
Cornwall Cousin
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Jeffrey Nordling | ... |
John Van Doren
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Gina Rice | ... |
Mrs. John Van Doren
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Vince O'Brien | ... |
Bunny Wilson
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Adam Kilgour | ... |
Thomas Merton - The Monk
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Richard Seff | ... |
Congressman Devine
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Bill Moor | ... |
Congressman Rogers
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Nicholas Kepros | ... |
Congressman Flynt
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Barry Snider | ... |
Congressman Springer
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Chuck Adamson | ... |
Congressman Mack
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Joseph Attanasio | ... |
Congressman Derounian
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Dan Wakefield | ... |
Professors at Book Party
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Hamilton Fish | ... |
Professor at Book Party
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Merwin Goldsmith | ... |
Writer at Book Party
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Illeana Douglas | ... |
Woman at Book Party
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Gretchen Egolf | ... |
Student at Book Party
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Stephen Pearlman | ... |
Judge Schweitzer
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Anthony Fusco | ... |
Librarian
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Douglas McGrath | ... |
Snodgrass
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Calista Flockhart | ... |
Barnard Girls
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Alysa Shwedel | ... |
Barnard Girls
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Kelly Coffield Park | ... |
Queens Neighbor
(as Kelly Coffield)
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Dede Pochos | ... |
Queens Neighbor
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Maria Radman | ... |
Queens Neighbor
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David Stepkin | ... |
Queens Neighbor
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Steve Roland | ... |
Today Announcer
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Bernie Sheredy | ... |
Reporter
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Joe Lisi | ... |
Reporter
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Greg Martin | ... |
Reporter
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Reno | ... |
Woman at Door
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Neil Leifer | ... |
Psychoanalyst
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Caryn Krooth | ... |
Blonde
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Mario Contacessi | ... |
Waiter
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Patricia Geri Russell | ... |
NBC Secretary
(as Pat Russell)
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Bill Cwikowski | ... |
Challenger
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William Fichtner | ... |
Stage Manager
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Vincent J. Burns | ... |
Crew Member
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Katherine Borowitz | ... |
#1 Mom
(as Katherine Turturro)
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Ray Abbott | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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John D. Bair | ... |
Grad Student (uncredited)
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Ted Brunson | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Michael J. Burg | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Thomas Callahan | ... |
Press Photographer (uncredited)
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Hélène Cardona | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Susan Janet Cooper | ... |
Susan - Pete's wife (uncredited)
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Richard Council | ... |
Reporter #1 (uncredited)
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Toni Downey | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Matthew T. Gitkin | ... |
NBC Staff (uncredited)
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Jerry Griffin | ... |
Doorman (uncredited)
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David Hausen | ... |
Camera Operator (uncredited)
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Ethan Hawke | ... |
Don Quixote Student (uncredited)
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Christopher King | ... |
Congressional Hearing Reporter (uncredited)
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Stas Kmiec | ... |
Man in Glasses (uncredited)
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Michael Luceri | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Owen Lund | ... |
Technical Director (uncredited)
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Gerald McCullouch | ... |
Bus boy (uncredited)
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Peter Morse | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Ron Ostrow | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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John Ponzio | ... |
NBC Page (uncredited)
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James Prendergast | ... |
Lawyer (uncredited)
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Paul Vincent Rapisarda | ... |
Courtroom Attendee (uncredited)
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Steve Ryan | ... |
NBC Employee (uncredited)
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Jonathan Marc Sherman | ... |
Don Quixote Student #2 (uncredited)
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Nick Taylor | ... |
Herbie's Neighbor (uncredited)
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Billy Marshall Thompson | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Glenn Zarr | ... |
Press Photographer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Robert Redford |
Written by
Paul Attanasio | ... | (screenplay) |
Richard N. Goodwin | ... | (book "Remembering America: A Voice From the Sixties") |
Produced by
Richard Dreyfuss | ... | executive producer |
Richard N. Goodwin | ... | co-producer |
Michael Jacobs | ... | producer |
Judith James | ... | executive producer |
Julian Krainin | ... | producer |
Jeff McCracken | ... | co-producer |
Susan Moore | ... | associate producer |
Gail Mutrux | ... | co-producer |
Michael Nozik | ... | producer |
Robert Redford | ... | producer |
Frederick Zollo | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Mark Isham |
Cinematography by
Michael Ballhaus | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Stu Linder |
Editorial Department
Blair Daily | ... | associate editor |
Mark Daily | ... | assistant editor |
Dale E. Grahn | ... | color timer |
David Hamme | ... | assistant colorist (uncredited) |
Casting By
Bonnie Timmermann |
Production Design by
Jon Hutman |
Art Direction by
Tim Galvin |
Set Decoration by
Samara Schaffer |
Costume Design by
Kathy O'Rear |
Makeup Department
Kymbra Callaghan | ... | additional makeup artist |
Angel De Angelis | ... | additional hair stylist (as Angelina De Angelis) |
Sharon Ilson | ... | key makeup artist |
Bernadette Mazur | ... | additional makeup artist |
Francesca Paris | ... | additional hair stylist |
Bunny Parker | ... | key hair stylist (as Bunny Parker-Adamson) |
Linda Lazar | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Gabriella Pollino | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Jovan Vitagliano | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Lydia Dean Pilcher | ... | production manager |
Miguel Ángel Poveda | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joe Burns | ... | second assistant director (as Joseph Burns) |
Stuart Feldman | ... | dga trainee |
Susan E. Fiore | ... | second second assistant director |
Joseph P. Reidy | ... | first assistant director (as Joseph Reidy) |
Art Department
Troy R. Adee | ... | set dresser |
Tommy Allen | ... | property master |
Dimitri Apletchef | ... | assistant property master |
Jeff Balsmeyer | ... | storyboard artist |
Stephen Barth | ... | scenic artist |
Joe Bird | ... | set dresser (as Joseph L. Bird) |
Conrad V. Brink Jr. | ... | set dresser (as Conrad Brink) |
Jeff Brink | ... | set dresser (as Jeffrey S. Brink) |
Ed Check | ... | assistant art director |
Diane D'Addio | ... | assistant set decorator |
Tony Fanning | ... | assistant art director |
Gilbert H. Gertsen | ... | set dresser |
Gordon Gertsen | ... | set dresser (as Gordon H. Gertsen) |
Donna Hamilton | ... | assistant set decorator (as Donna F. Hamilton) |
Sandy Hamilton | ... | assistant property master |
Brent Haywood | ... | carpenter foreman |
Mark Horstmann | ... | carpenter foreman |
Kalina Ivanov | ... | storyboard artist |
Gary Levitsky | ... | set dresser |
Kevin McCarthy | ... | lead man (as Kevin B. McCarthy) |
Matthew McCarthy | ... | set dresser |
Ken Nelson | ... | construction coordinator (as Kenneth D. Nelson) |
John Oates Jr. | ... | set dresser |
Charlotte Palmer-lane | ... | design assistant |
Joseph Proscia | ... | set dresser (as Joseph F. Proscia) |
Miriam Schapiro | ... | art department coordinator |
Bob Shaw | ... | assistant art director (as Robert K. Shaw Jr.) |
Robert Topol | ... | master scenic artist |
M. Tony Trotta | ... | camera scenic artist |
Paul Wardwell | ... | key construction grip |
Alyssa Winter | ... | assistant set decorator |
Paul Camarro | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Deni Holl | ... | set painter (uncredited) |
John Merrick | ... | construction grip (uncredited) |
Silvija L. Moess | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Louis J. Porzio | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
Mary Prlain | ... | assistant set decorator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Sandina Bailo-Lape | ... | foley editor |
Tom Barwick | ... | foley artist |
Sara Bolder | ... | dialogue editor |
Christopher Boyes | ... | assistant sound designer (as Chris Boyes) |
Tony Eckert | ... | foley mixer |
Andre Fenley | ... | assistant sound editor |
Ken Fischer | ... | sound effects editor |
Rob Fruchtman | ... | adr editor |
J.R. Grubbs | ... | assistant sound editor |
Joel Holland | ... | sound recordist |
Richard Hymns | ... | supervising sound editor |
Donna Jaffe | ... | assistant sound editor |
Tom Johnson | ... | re-recording mixer |
Tod A. Maitland | ... | sound mixer |
David Platt | ... | boom operator |
Kevin Rose-Williams | ... | assistant sound editor |
Gary Rydstrom | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer |
Susan Sanford | ... | assistant sound editor |
Michael Silvers | ... | dialogue editor |
Karen Tenkhoff | ... | assistant sound editor |
Dennie Thorpe | ... | foley artist |
John Countryman | ... | re-recordist (uncredited) |
Sean England | ... | machine room operator (uncredited) |
Matthew Wood | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Bruce Atwater | ... | grip |
Florian Ballhaus | ... | camera operator |
Jerry DeBlau | ... | gaffer |
Michael Finnerty | ... | rigging grip |
Brian Fitzsimons | ... | best boy |
Kenneth Fundus | ... | rigging grip |
Dennis Gamiello | ... | dolly grip / key grip |
John Lowry | ... | grip |
Bobby Mancuso | ... | second assistant camera |
Anastas N. Michos | ... | camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator |
Arthur Moshlak | ... | electrician |
Fred Muller | ... | electrician |
Heather Norton | ... | camera trainee |
Wayne Paull | ... | camera operator: video camera |
Louis Petraglia | ... | electrician |
Peter John Petraglia | ... | best boy |
Ronald Plant | ... | rigging grip |
Lance Shepherd | ... | electrician |
Susan Starr | ... | first assistant camera |
Bobby Vercruse | ... | electrician |
Barry Wetcher | ... | still photographer |
Rick Whitfield | ... | video supervisor |
Dick Fisher | ... | camera operator: video camera (uncredited) |
David Hausen | ... | additional camera operator (uncredited) |
Gábor Kövér | ... | additional camera operator (uncredited) |
Allen Stillman | ... | light board operator (uncredited) |
Larry Wood | ... | video playback operator (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Patricia DiCerto | ... | casting assistant (as Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto) |
Karen E. Etcoff | ... | extras casting |
Barbara Harris | ... | voice casting |
Alison E. McBryde | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Adkins | ... | assistant wardrobe supervisor |
Dan Bronson | ... | assistant costume designer |
Paul Buboltz | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Danajean Cicerchi | ... | assistant wardrobe supervisor |
Patricia Eiben | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Mary Gierczak | ... | wardrobe assistant (as Mary C-Gierczak) |
Barrett Hong | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Beulah Jones-Black | ... | assistant costume designer |
Lisa Padovani | ... | assistant to costume designer |
Haleen K. Holt | ... | costume illustrator (uncredited) |
Valerie Laven-Cooper | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Muto-Little | ... | costume maker (uncredited) |
Location Management
Laura Berning | ... | location assistant (as Laura J. Berning) |
Maria T. Bierniak | ... | assistant location manager |
John Crowder | ... | location coordinator: Washington D.C. (as John A. Crowder Jr.) |
David DeClerque | ... | location manager |
Amy Herman | ... | location manager |
Mark Kamine | ... | location assistant |
Carlos Moore | ... | assistant location manager |
Bryan Thomas | ... | location assistant |
Thomas M. Tucker | ... | location assistant |
Tom Tumminello | ... | location assistant |
Amanda Weisenthal | ... | location assistant |
Deren Getz | ... | locations scout (uncredited) |
Amanda Herman | ... | location assistant (uncredited) |
Robin F. Samson | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
Music Department
Sandy De Crescent | ... | music contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent) |
Dell Hake | ... | additional orchestrator |
Mark Isham | ... | musician: trumpet solos |
Stephen Krause | ... | score mixer (as Steve Krause) |
Ken Kugler | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
Craig Pettigrew | ... | music editor |
Katherine Quittner | ... | music supervisor |
Kim Scharnberg | ... | additional orchestrator |
Tom Boyd | ... | musician: oboe soloist (uncredited) |
Tom Brown | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
Todd Homme | ... | music producer (uncredited) |
Rolf Johnson | ... | assistant music editor (uncredited) |
James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
Sebastian Toettcher | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Seth Wittner | ... | music proof reader (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Sheila Paige | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Timothy Shannon | ... | transportation co-captain |
James Patrick Whalen Jr. | ... | transportation captain |
Bobby Marsh | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Alison Armstrong | ... | production assistant |
Jeffrey T. Barabe | ... | set production assistant (as Jeffrey Barabe) |
Ron Scott Bertozzi | ... | production assistant |
Jessica Bradford | ... | production assistant |
Susan Bradley | ... | title designer |
Donnaldson Brown | ... | assistant: Mr. Nozik |
Elizabeth Collins | ... | assistant accountant |
Shirley Davis | ... | office production assistant |
Michael Demers | ... | craft service |
Deborah Devgan | ... | office production assistant |
Lou DiGiaimo Jr. | ... | office production assistant |
Amy DiPrima | ... | production assistant |
Anne Disano | ... | production assistant |
Lynn D. Ezelle | ... | post-production accountant |
Kerin Ferallo | ... | production assistant |
Rebecca L. Feuer | ... | production assistant |
Daniel Freeman | ... | technical advisor |
Danny Glicker | ... | production assistant (as Daniel Glicker) |
Scott Gottesman | ... | production assistant |
Ellen M. Hillers | ... | production coordinator |
Shelley Houis | ... | production coordinator |
Andrea Isaacs | ... | assistant accountant |
Donna Kail | ... | assistant: Mr. Redford |
Steve Kardell | ... | production assistant |
Lara Kelly | ... | shop manager |
R. Michael King | ... | craft service |
Caryn Krooth | ... | set production assistant |
Ilene S. Landress | ... | production accountant |
Sandra Leoncavallo | ... | assistant: Ms. Mutrux |
Ann-Louise Lipman | ... | production assistant |
Maria Alaina Mason | ... | production assistant |
Mary Kate McCormick | ... | production assistant |
Ron Mitchell | ... | production assistant |
Tim Monich | ... | dialect coach |
Ric Morelli | ... | set production assistant |
Dawn Murphy Riley | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Marsha Robertson | ... | unit publicist |
Lisa Rodgers | ... | post coordinator |
Meika Rouda | ... | production assistant |
Shea Rowan | ... | set production assistant |
Bob Rubin | ... | technical advisor |
Alex Ruttenberg | ... | production assistant |
Cornelia Ryan | ... | assistant: Mr. Redford |
Alysa Shwedel | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Jane Silberstein | ... | production assistant |
Susan Sloan | ... | set nurse |
Lois Smith | ... | public relations |
Herb Stempel | ... | consultant |
Judy Thomason | ... | assistant: Mr. Nozik |
Jennifer Truelove | ... | office production assistant |
Melissa Unger | ... | set production assistant |
Amanda Weisenthal | ... | office production assistant |
Rodney Barnes | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Douglas Busby | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Kyle Cooper | ... | title designer: end titles (uncredited) |
Joëlle François | ... | press attache: France (uncredited) |
Christer Hokanson | ... | main title editorial (uncredited) |
Anne Lara | ... | press attache: France (uncredited) |
Diane Modafferi | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Eli Roth | ... | assistant: Fed Zollo (uncredited) |
Ben Schoen | ... | end titles: Scarlet Letters (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Hollywood Pictures
- Baltimore Pictures
- Michael Jacobs Productions (produced by)
- Ricardo Mestres Productions
- Wildwood Enterprises
Distributors
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1994) (United States) (theatrical) (as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.)
- Roadshow Films (1994) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1994) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1994) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1995) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Laurenfilm (1995) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Hollywood Pictures Home Video (1995) (Germany) (VHS)
- Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (1995) (France) (theatrical)
- Gativideo (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Finnkino (1995) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Europa Vision (1995) (Finland) (VHS)
- Buena Vista International (1995) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1995) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1997) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- Buena Vista International (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (Finland) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1999) (Finland) (tv)
- Buena Vista International (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
- Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (tv)
- Divisa Home Video (2014) (Spain) (DVD)
- Disney Media Distribution (DMD) (United States) (tv)
- Buena Vista International Italia (1995) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Arriflex (cameras and lenses by)
- Buena Vista Imaging (main title opticals)
- Buena Vista Negative Cutting (negative cutting)
- Dolby Stereo (in selected theatres)
- Duart (color by)
- Eastman Film (produced and distributed on)
- Hollywood Records (soundtrack)
- Howard Anderson Digital Effects (optical effects)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Lucasfilm THX / TAP Theater Alignment Program (Quality assurance services were provided by)
- Movie Movers (star trailers)
- PMK Public Relations (publicity)
- Pacific Title and Art Studio (end title opticals)
- R/Greenberg Associates (titles)
- Reeltime Creative (trailer music)
- Scarlet Letters (end titles)
- Scoring Stage M (music scored at)
- Skywalker Sound (Post Production sound services provided by)
- THX Sound System Theatre (This film mixed and recorded in a)
- Technicolor (prints by)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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.
Written by Tim Horrigan |
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Taglines | Fifty million people watched, but no one saw a thing. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $31,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $757,714, 16 Sep 1994 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Before filming began, Ralph Fiennes wanted to speak with Charles Van Doren in person to get his accent down for the role. However, no one thought Van Doren would want to help with the film. Ralph Fiennes and a film staff member drove to the rural Connecticut town where Van Doren lives. They found him sitting in a chair outside his house. Fiennes pretended to be a lost driver and asked him for directions. See more » |
Goofs | During the "Today Show" interview, flags are visible as the camera pans to the shot of the crowd. The present-day South African flag is clearly visible. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Quiz Show/Milk Money/A Simple Twist of Fate/A Good Man in Africa/What Happened Was... (1994). See more » |
Soundtracks | MACK THE KNIFE See more » |
Crazy Credits | Charles Van Doren went to work for the Encyclopedia Britannica. Today he writes books and lives in the family home in Cornwall, Connecticut. He never taught again. See more » |
Quotes |
[At a poker game]
Dick Goodwin: I know you're lying. Charles Van Doren: Bluffing. The word is bluffing. See more » |