
Quiz Show

Fifty million people watched, but no one saw a thing.
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the National Board of Review for Top Ten Films
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Nominations
4 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Picture (1995)
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Box office
Grossed $24.8M worldwide against a $31M budget
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Filming locations
Filmed in New Jersey
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Setting
Set in New York City, Connecticut and Washington, D.C.
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Music
Music by Mark Isham
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Michael Ballhaus
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Paul AttanasioScreenplay
- Richard N. GoodwinBook
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 25, 1994
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $31M
- Revenue
- $24.8M
- Countries
- United States of America
Streaming on
In the United States
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