Quiz Show
- Released
- 16/01/2004
- Film and TV Genre
- Drama, General
- Video Format
- PAL
- DVD Region
- 2 (will only play on Region 2 and Multi-Region DVD players)
Description
Ralph Fiennes and John Turturro (Barton Fink) play contestants battling for huge cash prizes and instant fame on a top-rated quiz show. But when charges surface that the hit programme is fixed and that players are being given the answers, it becomes far more than a game. Now contestants, producers and the network itself get caught in the centre of an escalating scandal. Based on a true story, Quiz Show is entertainment at its most compelling
Plot Synopsis
This acclaimed drama, directed by Robert Redford, tells the true story behind the quiz show scandal of 1959. Herbert Stempel (John Turturro), a disgruntled former champion, prompts a congressional investigation into the popular game show TWENTY-ONE with his charge that the current champion, Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), a handsome professor who has become a celebrity, has been provided with answers by the producers. Rob Morrow stars as Dick Goodwin, the investigator on the case and the author of the book that inspired the film.
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Product Details
- Actors
- Director
- Robert Redford
- Audio Format
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
- Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 English
- Tags
- Disc Features
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Selection
- Aspect Ratio
- 1.85:1
- 1.85 Wide Screen
- Year of release
- 1994
- Media Format
- DVD-Video
- Film Rating (Australia)
- MA15+
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Film Rating (UK)
- 15
- Run Time (minutes)
- 127
