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.
Cast
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
Byron Jennings
Moomaw
Ben Shenkman
Childress
Timothy Busfield
Fred
Jack Gilpin
Jack
Bruce Altman
Gene
Martin Scorsese
Sponsor
Joseph Blaire
Lester Stempel
Ernie Sabella
Car Salesman
Barry Levinson
Dave Garroway
Debra Monk
Kintner's Secretary
Mario Cantone
Passerby
Timothy Britten Parker
Researcher
Grace Phillips
Mrs. Nearing
Jerry Grayson
Limo Driver
Scott Lucy
NBC Page
Matt Keeslar
NBC Page
Ron Scott Bertozzi
NBC Page
Harriet Sansom Harris
Enright's Secretary
Mary Shultz
Freedman's Secretary
Dave Wilson
Director
Robert Caminiti
Associate Director
Eddie Korbich
Lighting Director
Le Clanché du Rand
Cornwall Neighbor
Carole Shelley
Cornwall Aunt
Shawn Batten
Cornwall Cousin
Cornelia Ryan
Cornwall Cousin
Jeffrey Nordling
John Van Doren
Gina Rice
Mrs. John Van Doren
Vince O'Brien
Bunny Wilson
Adam Kilgour
Thomas Merton
Richard Seff
Congressman Devine
Bill Moor
Congressman Rogers
Nicholas Kepros
Congressman Flynt
Barry Snider
Congressman Springer
Chuck Adamson
Congressman Mack
Joseph Attanasio
Congressman Derounian
Dan Wakefield
Professor at Book Party
Hamilton Fish
Professor at Book Party
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
Alysa Shwedel
Barnard Girl
Kelly Coffield Park
Queens Neighbor
Dede Pochos
Queens Neighbor
Maria Radman
Queens Neighbor
David Stepkin
Queens Neighbor
Steve Roland
Today Announcer (voice)
Bernie Sheredy
Reporter
Joe Lisi
Reporter
Greg Martin
Reporter
Reno
Woman at Door
Neil Leifer
Psychoanalyst
Caryn Krooth
Blonde
Mario Contacessi
Waiter
Patricia Geri Russell
Challenger
Bill Cwikowski
Challenger
William Fichtner
Stage Manager
Vincent J. Burns
Crew Member
Katherine Borowitz
#1 Mom
Ray Abbott
Photographer (uncredited)
Ted Brunson
Reporter (uncredited)
Michael J. Burg
Student (uncredited)
Hélène Cardona
Student (Uncredited)
Richard Council
Reporter #1 (uncredited)
Jerry Griffin
Doorman (uncredited)
David Hausen
Camera Operator (uncredited)
Ethan Hawke
Don Quixote Student (uncredited)
Christopher King
Congressional Hearing Reporter (uncredited)
Stas Kmiec
Man in Glasses (uncredited)
Michael Luceri
Student (uncredited)
Owen Lund
Techincal Director (uncredited)
Gerald McCullouch
Bus Boy (uncredited)
Peter Morse
Student (uncredited)
Ron Ostrow
Photographer (uncredited)
John Ponzio
NBC Page (uncredited)
James Prendergast
Lawyer (uncredited)
Steve Ryan
NBC Employee (uncredited)
Jonathan Marc Sherman
Don Quixote Student #2 (uncredited)
Nick Taylor
Herbie's Neighbor (uncredited)
Glenn Zarr
Press Phtographer (uncredited)
John D. Bair
Grad Student (uncredited)
Thomas Callahan
Press Photographer (uncredited)
Skip Rose
Reporter (uncredited)
Billy Marshall Thompson
Student (uncredited)
Crew
Robert Redford
Director, Producer
Paul Attanasio
Screenplay
Richard N. Goodwin
Book, Co-Producer
Stu Linder
Editor
Mark Daily
Assistant Editor
Michael Ballhaus
Director of Photography
David Hamme
Colorist
Dale E. Grahn
Color Timer
Joseph P. Reidy
First Assistant Director
Joe Burns
Second Assistant Director
Susan E. Fiore
Second Second Assistant Director
Jeff Balsmeyer
Storyboard Artist
Kalina Ivanov
Storyboard Artist
Alysa Shwedel
Assistant Production Coordinator
Dawn Murphy Riley
Assistant Production Coordinator
Ellen M. Hillers
Production Coordinator
Shelley Houis
Production Coordinator
Frederick Zollo
Executive Producer
Judith James
Executive Producer
Richard Dreyfuss
Executive Producer
Michael Jacobs
Producer
Julian Krainin
Producer
Michael Nozik
Producer
Susan Moore
Associate Producer
Jeff McCracken
Co-Producer
Gail Mutrux
Co-Producer
Jon Hutman
Production Design
Florian Ballhaus
Camera Operator
Wayne Paull
Camera Operator
Dick Fisher
Camera Operator
Susan Starr
First Assistant Camera
Bobby Mancuso
Second Assistant Camera
Anastas N. Michos
"B" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Dennis Gamiello
Dolly Grip, Key Grip
David Hausen
Additional Camera
Gábor Kövér
Additional Camera
Heather Norton
Camera Trainee
Miguel Ángel Poveda
Post Production Supervisor
Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto
Casting Assistant
Alison E. McBryde
Casting Assistant
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
Karen E. Etcoff
Extras Casting
Dan Bronson
Assistant Costume Designer
Beulah Jones-Black
Assistant Costume Designer
Patricia Eiben
Wardrobe Supervisor
Paul Buboltz
Wardrobe Supervisor
Kathy O'Rear
Costume Design
Mary Gierczak
Wardrobe Assistant
Barrett Hong
Wardrobe Assistant
Haleen K. Holt
Costume Illustrator
Valerie Laven-Cooper
Costumer
Bunny Parker
Key Hair Stylist
Francesca Paris
Hairstylist
Angel De Angelis
Hairstylist
Joanne Cocuzza
Hairstylist
Gabriella Pollino
Hairstylist
Jovan Vitagliano
Hairstylist
Sharon Ilson
Key Makeup Artist, Makeup Artist
Kymbra Callaghan
Makeup Artist
Bernadette Mazur
Makeup Artist
Linda Lazar
Makeup Artist
Miriam Schapiro
Art Department Coordinator
Stephen Barth
Scenic Artist
Robert Topol
Scenic Artist
M. Tony Trotta
Scenic Artist
Silvija L. Moess
Scenic Artist
Tony Fanning
Assistant Art Director
Ed Check
Assistant Art Director
Bob Shaw
Assistant Art Director
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Christopher Boyes
Assistant Sound Designer
Ken Fischer
Sound Effects Editor
Richard Hymns
Supervising Sound Editor
Donna Jaffe
Assistant Sound Editor
Kevin Rose-Williams
Assistant Sound Editor
Karen Tenkhoff
Assistant Sound Editor
Susan Sanford
Assistant Sound Editor
J.R. Grubbs
Assistant Sound Editor
Andre Fenley
Assistant Sound Editor
Matthew Wood
Assistant Sound Editor
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tod A. Maitland
Sound Mixer
Joel Holland
Sound Recordist
Stephen Krause
Scoring Mixer
David Platt
Boom Operator
Tom Barwick
Foley Artist
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Sandina Bailo-Lape
Foley Editor
Tony Eckert
Foley Mixer
Rob Fruchtman
ADR Editor
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer, Musician
Katherine Quittner
Music Supervisor
Todd Homme
Music Producer
Tom Boyd
Musician
James Thatcher
Musician
Louise Di Tullio
Musician
Sebastian Toettcher
Musician
Craig Pettigrew
Music Editor
James P. Whalen Jr.
Transportation Captain
Timothy Shannon
Transportation Co-Captain
Ilene Landress
Production Accountant
Lynn D. Ezelle
Post Production Accountant
Andrea Isaacs
Assistant Accountant
Sara Bolder
Dialogue Editor
Michael Silvers
Dialogue Editor
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Michael Finnerty
Rigging Grip
Kenneth Fundus
Rigging Grip
Ronald Plant
Rigging Grip
Deni Holl
Set Painter
Samara Hutman
Set Decoration
Diane D'Addio
Assistant Set Decoration
Donna Hamilton
Assistant Set Decoration
Alyssa Winter
Assistant Set Decoration
Mary Prlain
Assistant Set Decoration
Joe Bird
Set Dresser
Conrad V. Brink Jr.
Set Dresser
Jeff Brink
Set Dresser
Gilbert Gertsen
Set Dresser
John Oates Jr.
Set Dresser
Joseph Proscia
Set Dresser
Paul Camarro
Set Dresser
Ken Nelson
Construction Coordinator
John Merrick
Construction Grip
Barry Wetcher
Still Photographer
Sheila Paige
Script Supervisor
Arthur Moshlak
Electrician
Fred Muller
Electrician
Louis Petraglia
Electrician
Lance Shepherd
Electrician
Bobby Vercruse
Electrician
Peter John Petraglia
Best Boy Electric
Brent Haywood
Carpenter
Mark Horstmann
Carpenter
Louis J. Porzio
Carpenter
Bobby Marsh
Driver
John Crowder
Location Coordinator
David DeClerque
Location Manager
Amy Herman
Location Manager
Laura Berning
Location Assistant
Mark Kamine
Location Assistant
Bryan Thomas
Location Assistant
Tom Tumminello
Location Assistant
Maria T. Bierniak
Assistant Location Manager
Carlos Moore
Assistant Location Manager
Deren Getz
Location Scout
Robin F. Samson
Location Scout
Tommy Allen
Property Master
Dimitri Apletchef
Assistant Property Master
Sandy Hamilton
Assistant Property Master
Brian Fitzsimons
Best Boy Grip
Blair Daily
Associate Editor
Bruce Atwater
Grip
John Lowry
Grip
Jerry DeBlau
Gaffer
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Production Manager
Susan Bradley
Title Designer
Ken Kugler
Conductor, Orchestrator
Marsha Robertson
Unit Publicist
Tim Galvin
Art Direction
Dell Hake
Orchestrator
Kim Scharnberg
Orchestrator
Kevin McCarthy
Leadman
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