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Mood:
- CleverSincereContemplativeThought Provoking
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Plot:
- Dedicated LawyerTV ShowAmbitionCrimesDishonestyHopesSocietyAgainst the Rules more...
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Genres:
- DramaPeriod
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century50s
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Place:
- New York
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically Acclaimed
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Based on:
- Based on BookBased on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Quiz Show, 1994
English
USA
Profile of Quiz Show
The mood of Quiz Show is clever, sincere, and thought provoking. The plot centers around a TV show, a dedicated lawyer, and ambition. It is a drama and period movie. In approach, Quiz Show is serious and realistic. The setting is New York. It happens in the 1950s. Quiz Show is originally a true story and based on a book. The movie is known for being an award winner and critically acclaimed.
Summary of Quiz Show
This acclaimed drama, directed by Robert Redford, tells the true story behind the quiz show scandal of 1959. Herbert Stempel (John Turturro), a disgruntled former champion, prompts a congressional investigation into the popular game show TWENTY-ONE with his charge that the current champion, Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), a handsome professor who has become a celebrity, has been provided with answers by the producers. Rob Morrow stars as Dick Goodwin, the investigator on the case and the author of the book that inspired the film.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 14 September 1994 |
| Runtime: | 133 min |
Cast and Crew
as Charles Van Doren
as Herbie Stempel
as Dick Goodwin
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Critics Reviews
Rolling Stone
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- by: Staff(Not credited)
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
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- by: Rick Groen
Users Reviews
- 18.March.2009
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- by: sreevatsa
- sreevatsa rated this movie
10/10Must See
