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    PG-131994 · Docudrama · 2h 10m

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  1. 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]

    • September 14, 1994 (New York City)
  2. Oct 7, 1994 · A young lawyer investigates a potentially fixed game show in the 1950s, featuring two contestants: Charles Van Doren, a patrician scion, and Herbert Stempel, a working-class Jew. Based on a true story, the film explores the drama, history and fraud of the quiz show era.

    • Robert Redford
    • 186
    • 3 min
  3. Oct 22, 2016 · 251 subscribers. Subscribed. 699. 139K 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...

    • Oct 23, 2016
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    • Dennis Wade
  4. 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. 1,127 IMDb 7.5 2 h 7 min 1994. PG-13. Drama · Suspense · Biting · Cerebral. Available to rent or buy. Rent movie.

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  6. Queens-born Herbie Stempel (John Turturro) becomes an unlikely hero after winning on America's beloved game show, "Twenty One." When the network decides to bring in a more telegenic contestant ...

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    • Robert Redford
    • PG-13
    • John Turturro
  7. A true story of a Congressional investigation into TV quiz show rigging in the 1950s. A young lawyer uncovers the deception behind the popular show "Twenty-One" and its star contestant Charles Van Doren.

  8. Sep 16, 1994 · A movie about the 1950s TV quiz shows that were rigged and the people who cheated on them, including the famous intellectuals Charles Van Doren and Herbert Stempel. The film explores the themes of corruption, fame, morality and values in a society that has changed since then.

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