History Drama Mystery
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.
Directed by
Robert Redford
Ralph Fiennes
Charles Van Doren
Ethan Hawke
Columbia Student (uncredited)
William Fichtner
Stage Manager
John Turturro
Herbert 'Herb' Stempel
Robert Redford
Christopher McDonald
Jack Barry
Richard Dreyfuss
Hank Azaria
Albert Freedman
Griffin Dunne
Account Guy
Jeffrey Nordling
John Van Doren
Mira Sorvino
Sandra Goodwin
Illeana Douglas
Woman at Book Party
Paul Guilfoyle
Lishman
David Paymer
Dan Enright
Bruce Altman
Gene
Calista Flockhart
Barnard Girl
Timothy Busfield
Fred
Bill Moor
Congressman Rogers
Harriet Sansom Harris
Enright's Secretary
Rob Morrow
Richard Goodwin
Ernie Sabella
Car Salesman
Bernie Sheredy
Reporter
Debra Monk
Kintner's Secretary
Elizabeth Wilson
Dorothy Van Doren
Mario Cantone
Passerby
Jack Gilpin
Jack
Grace Phillips
Vivienne Nearing
Ben Shenkman
Childress
Michael J. Burg
Student (Uncredited)
Steve Ryan
NBC Employee (Uncredited)
Kelly Coffield Park
Queens Neighbor
Douglas McGrath
Snodgrass
George Martin
Chairman Harris
Timothy Britten Parker
Researcher
Katherine Borowitz
#1 Mom
Nick Taylor
Herbie's Neighbor (Uncredited)
Joe Lisi
Reporter
Stephen Pearlman
Judge Schweitzer
Matt Keeslar
NBC Page
Carole Shelley
Cornwall Aunt
Michael Mantell
Pennebaker
Paul Scofield
Mark Van Doren
Byron Jennings
Moomaw
Hélène Cardona
Student (Uncredited)
Gretchen Egolf
Student at Book Party
Allan Rich
Robert Kintner
Jeff McCracken
Richard Council
Reporter #1 (Uncredited)
John Ponzio
NBC Page (Uncredited)
Ron Ostrow
Photographer (Uncredited)
Gerald McCullouch
Bus Boy (Uncredited)
Mary Shultz
Freedman's Secretary
Johann Carlo
Toby Stempel
Joseph Blaire
Lester Stempel
Jerry Grayson
Limo Driver
Merwin Goldsmith
Writer at Book Party
Bill Cwikowski
Challenger
Anthony Fusco
Librarian
Jonathan Marc Sherman
Don Quixote Student #2 (Uncredited)
Le Clanché du Rand
Cornwall Neighbor
Steve Roland
Today Announcer (voice)
James Prendergast
Lawyer (Uncredited)
Paul Vincent Rapisarda
Courtroom Attendee (Uncredited)
Scott Lucy
NBC Page
Ron Scott Bertozzi
NBC Page
Eddie Korbich
Lighting Director
Shawn Batten
Cornwall Cousin
Gina Rice
Mrs. John Van Doren
Vince O'Brien
Bunny Wilson
Adam Kilgour
Thomas Merton, The Monk
Richard Seff
Congressman Devine
Nicholas Kepros
Congressman Flynt
Barry Snider
Congressman Springer
Joseph Attanasio
Congressman Derounian
Hamilton Fish
Professor at Book Party
Dede Pochos
Queens Neighbor
Maria Radman
Queens Neighbor
David Stepkin
Queens Neighbor
Greg Martin
Reporter
Reno
Woman at Door
Mario Contacessi
Waiter
Patricia Geri Russell
Challenger
Ted Brunson
Reporter (Uncredited)
Susan Janet Cooper
Susan - Pete's Wife (Uncredited)
Toni Downey
Secretary (Uncredited)
Matthew T. Gitkin
NBC Staff (Uncredited)
Jerry Griffin
Doorman (uncredited)
Christopher King
Congressional Hearing Reporter (Uncredited)
Stas Kmiec
Man in Glasses (Uncredited)
Michael Luceri
Student (Uncredited)
Owen Lund
Techincal Director (Uncredited)
Peter Morse
Student (Uncredited)
Glenn Zarr
Press Phtographer (Uncredited)

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