Quiz Show
Summary:
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 sh... Full Summary >>
Cast:
John Turturro - (Herbie Stempel)
Rob Morrow - (Dick Goodwin)
Ralph Fiennes - (Charles Van Doren)
Paul Scofield - (Mark Van Doren)
David Paymer - (Dan Enright)
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Review:
A neatly executed look at the nature of scandal in the early days of television, and a rich portrait of America in the 1950s, Quiz Show is as sleek and deceptively complicated as the era it portrays. The quiz show scandal becomes a microcosm of attitudes and values in 1950s America, from deep-seated ethnic prejudices to the preoccupation with cl... Continue >>
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