Summary
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.
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Cast
Ralph Fiennes
Charles Van Doren
Rob Morrow
Richard Goodwin
John Turturro
Herbert 'Herb' Stempel
David Paymer
Dan Enright
Hank Azaria
Albert Freedman
Paul Scofield
Mark Van Doren
Christopher McDonald
Jack Barry
Allan Rich
Robert Kintner
Elizabeth Wilson
Dorothy Van Doren
Mira Sorvino
Sandra Goodwin
George Martin
Chairman Harris
Johann Carlo
Toby Stempel
Grace Phillips
Vivienne Nearing
Griffin Dunne
Account Guy
Paul Guilfoyle
Lishman
Michael Mantell
Pennebaker
Byron Jennings
Moomaw
Ben Shenkman
Childress
Timothy Busfield
Fred
Jack Gilpin
Jack
Bruce Altman
Gene
Joseph Blaire
Lester Stempel
Ernie Sabella
Car Salesman
Debra Monk
Kintner's Secretary
Mario Cantone
Passerby
Timothy Britten Parker
Researcher
Jerry Grayson
Limo Driver
Matt Keeslar
NBC Page
Harriet Sansom Harris
Enright's Secretary
Mary Shultz
Freedman's Secretary
Le Clanché du Rand
Cornwall Neighbor
Carole Shelley
Cornwall Aunt
Jeffrey Nordling
John Van Doren
Bill Moor
Congressman Rogers
Merwin Goldsmith
Writer at Book Party
Illeana Douglas
Woman at Book Party
Gretchen Egolf
Student at Book Party
Stephen Pearlman
Judge Schweitzer
Anthony Fusco
Librarian
Douglas McGrath
Snodgrass
Calista Flockhart
Barnard Girl
Kelly Coffield Park
Queens Neighbor
Steve Roland
Today Announcer (voice)
Bernie Sheredy
Reporter
Joe Lisi
Reporter
Richard Council
Reporter
William Fichtner
Stage Manager
Katherine Borowitz
#1 Mom
Ethan Hawke
Columbia Student (uncredited)