Release Date: September 16th, 1994
DVD Release Date: September 7th, 1999
PG-13|2 hr 10 min
Plot Summary
Queens-born Herbie Stempel (John Turturro) becomes an unlikely hero after winning on America's beloved game show, "Twenty One." When the network decides to bring in a more telegenic contestant, the WASP-ish Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), Stempel takes aim at the show, announcing that the game is rigged. Congressional investigator Dick Goodwin (Rob Morrow) is brought in to examine the claim that winners were given the answers. Goodwin wrote the book on which this true story is based.
Cast: John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer, Hank Azaria, Christopher McDonald, Johann Carlo
Director: Robert Redford
Genres: Docudrama
Production Co: Baltimore Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Hollywood Pictures
Distributors: Buena Vista Pictures
Keywords: Gripping, Temptation, Amusing, Fall, New York City, Investigation, 1950s
