Ralph Fiennes and John Turturro (Barton Fink) play contestants battling for huge cash prizes and instant fame on a top-rated quiz show. But when charges surface that the hit programme is fixed and that players are being given the answers, it becomes far more than a game. Now contestants, producers and the network itself get caught in the centre of an escalating scandal. Based on a true story, Quiz Show is entertainment at its most compelling.
Directed by
Robert Redford
Written by
Richard N. Goodwin (book); Paul Attanasio (screenplay).
Starring
John Turturro (Herbie Stempel); Rob Morrow (Dick Goodwin); Ralph Fiennes (Charles Van Doren); Paul Scofield (Mark Van Doren); David Paymer (Dan Enright); Hank Azaria (Albert Freedman); Christopher McDonald (Jack Barry); Johann Carlo (Toby Stempel); Elizabeth Wilson (Dorothy Van Doren); Allan Rich (Robert Kintner); Mira Sorvino (Sandra Goodwin); George Martin (Chairman); Paul Guilfoyle (Lishman); Griffin Dunne (Account Guy); Michael Mantell (Pennebaker). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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