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' 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.
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1994 · 2h 13m · ★ 79% (137K)
Fifty million people watched but no one saw a thing.
Director: Robert Redford
Starring: John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes
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.
Robert Redford
Baltimore Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Hollywood Pictures, Michael Jacobs Productions
John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer, Hank Azaria, Christopher McDonald, Johann Carlo, Elizabeth Wilson, Allan Rich, Mira Sorvino, George Martin, Paul Guilfoyle, Griffin Dunne, Michael Mantell, Byron Jennings, Ben Shenkman, Timothy Busfield, Jack Gilpin, Bruce Altman