Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
The story
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.
- investigation
- manipulation
- manipulation of the media
- game show
- idealism
- tv ratings
- based on true story
- quiz
- idealist
- product placement
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
John Turturro
Herb Stempel
Rob Morrow
Dick Goodwin
Ralph Fiennes
Charles Van Doren
Paul Scofield
Mark Van Doren
- David Paymer — Dan Enright
- Hank Azaria — Albert Freedman
- Christopher McDonald — Jack Barry
- Johann Carlo — Toby Stempel
- Elizabeth Wilson — Dorothy Van Doren
- Allan Rich — Robert Kintner
- Mira Sorvino — Sandra Goodwin
- George Martin — Chairman
- Paul Guilfoyle — Lishman
- Griffin Dunne — Account Guy
- Michael Mantell — Pennebaker
- Directed
- Robert Redford
- Written
- Paul Attanasio
Production
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 · 1,003 ratings
- Studio
- Baltimore Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Hollywood Pictures, Michael Jacobs Productions
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