Quiz Show
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- Synopsis
- 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....
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- Starring
- John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer
- Director(s)
- Robert Redford
- Distributor(s)
- Buena Vista
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 130 min.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Peter StackAdd Critic to Favorites
Robert Redford's exceptionally handsome and provocative Quiz Show manages a trick that few films even dare try -- to take a hard look at personal and public moral issues and still provide dazzling entertainment.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
Working from a superb script by Paul Attanasio, Redford has caught the way a show like Twenty-One offered a carny-barker version of the American Dream.Read the full review
Variety | Todd McCarthyAdd Critic to Favorites
Robert Redford's handsome, smartly constructed new film stands likely to capture the imagination of the educated, culturally inclined public.Read the full review
