It's 1958, and the producers of the quiz show 21 have a problem. Their current champ, Herbert Stempel (John Turturro), has a phenomenal memory and a broad range of knowledge. He's also a pudgy loudmouth with a grating personality, so Herbert is encouraged to "take a dive" and allow Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), a handsome and charming college professor, to become the show's new champion. Audiences like Van Doren, and he's certainly not averse to the money he's winning, but the ethics of the situation begin to trouble ...
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It's 1958, and the producers of the quiz show 21 have a problem. Their current champ, Herbert Stempel (John Turturro), has a phenomenal memory and a broad range of knowledge. He's also a pudgy loudmouth with a grating personality, so Herbert is encouraged to "take a dive" and allow Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), a handsome and charming college professor, to become the show's new champion. Audiences like Van Doren, and he's certainly not averse to the money he's winning, but the ethics of the situation begin to trouble him, especially when the show's producers begin to give him the questions in advance. Director Robert Redford and writer Paul Attanasio paint a telling portrait of how the network heads and advertising men who manipulated the quiz shows were also able to manipulate the responsibility for the scandal away from themselves. While on the surface a story about the scandal itself, Quiz Show is just as importantly about a turning point in the 1950s when TV and advertising began to change American character and culture. Mark Deming, Rovi
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Ralph Fiennes, John Turturro, Hank Azaria, Rob Morrow, David Paymer, Allan Rich, Paul Scofield, Christopher McDonald, Johann... Very good. 1999 Run time: 133. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Ralph Fiennes, John Turturro, Hank Azaria, Rob Morrow, David Paymer, Allan Rich, Paul Scofield, Christopher McDonald, Johann... Very good. 1999 Run time: 133. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Ralph Fiennes, John Turturro, Hank Azaria, Rob Morrow, David Paymer, Allan Rich, Paul Scofield, Christopher McDonald, Johann... Very good. 1999 Run time: 133. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Ralph Fiennes, John Turturro, Hank Azaria, Rob Morrow, David Paymer, Allan Rich, Paul Scofield, Christopher McDonald, Johann... Very good. 1999 Run time: 133.
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Mira Sorvino, Johann Carlo, Christopher McDonald, Paul Scofield, Allan Rich, David Paymer, Rob Morrow, Hank Azaria, John... Good. 1994 Run time: 133. Connecting viewers with great movies since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Used discs may not include digital content. Customer service is our top priority!
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Note-perfect in every way. Have watched many times and it just gets better. Based on fact, and gorgeous in all its tones, narratively, visually, and emotionally