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Quiz Show is a 1994 American historical mystery-drama film directed and produced by Robert Redford. Dramatizing the Twenty-One quiz show scandals of the 1950s, the screenplay by Paul Attanasio [5] adapts the memoirs of Richard N. Goodwin , a U.S. Congressional lawyer who investigated the accusations of game-fixing by show producers. [6]
Oct 7, 1994 · A film by Robert Redford based on a true story of a young lawyer who investigates a potentially fixed game show in the 1950s. It features Ralph Fiennes, John Turturro, Rob Morrow and Paul Scofield as the main cast, and was nominated for four Oscars.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Robert Redford
- 1994-10-07
Oct 22, 2016 · 254 subscribers. Subscribed. 141K views 7 years ago. In 1958, the popular NBC's show "Twenty One" is suspicious of being fixed. Richard Goodwin, a young Congressional lawyer, becomes curious of...
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- Dennis Wade
A true story of a Congressional investigation into TV quiz show rigging in the 1950s. A young lawyer uncovers the fraud behind the popular show \"Twenty-One\" and its star contestant Charles Van Doren.
BAFTA FILM AWARD® winner. Quiz Show. A big-money, high-stakes TV game show becomes the subject of scandal when a Washington investigator uncovers corruption behind-the-scenes implicating both the current and former champs. 1,135 IMDb 7.5 2 h 7 min 1994. PG-13. Drama · Historical · Biting · Cerebral. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $4.29. Buy.
Directed with sly refinement by Robert Redford and given pizazz by a slew of superb performances, Quiz Show intelligently interrogates the erosion of public standards without settling on tidy...
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A movie about the 1950s TV quiz show scandal, where contestants were cheated and sponsors lied. Roger Ebert praises the film's entertainment, history and challenge, and criticizes the loss of American values and integrity.
