7.3/10
NETFLIX Rating : 3.5
IMDB Rating : 7.5
FD Smart Rating : 7.3
Synopsis : Robert Redford directs this true story of Charles Van Doren, who rocketed to national fame as a repeat winner on the TV quiz show 'Twenty-One.'
Regions Available ( 4 ) :
United States
, Argentina
, South Africa
, Vietnam
Hank Azaria , David Paymer , Elizabeth Wilson , Ralph Fiennes , Christopher McDonald , Mira Sorvino , Rob Morrow , John Turturro , Paul Scofield
English [Original] , Spanish , English - Audio Description
English , Spanish
Biography, Drama, History
1994
2h12m
some strong language
An idealistic young lawyer working for a Congressional subcommittee in the late 1950s discovers that TV quiz shows are being fixed. His investigation focuses on two contestants on the show 'Twenty-One': Herbert Stempel, a brash working-class Jew from Queens, and Charles Van Doren, the patrician scion of one of America's leading literary families. Based on a true story.