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
William Fichtner
Stage Manager
John Turturro
Herbert 'Herb' Stempel
Ethan Hawke
Columbia Student (uncredited)
Mira Sorvino
Sandra Goodwin
Robert Redford
Timothy Busfield
Fred
Hank Azaria
Albert Freedman
Christopher McDonald
Jack Barry
Richard Dreyfuss
Calista Flockhart
Barnard Girl
Paul Guilfoyle
Lishman
David Paymer
Dan Enright
Jeffrey Nordling
John Van Doren
Rob Morrow
Richard Goodwin
Griffin Dunne
Account Guy
Illeana Douglas
Woman at Book Party
Grace Phillips
Vivienne Nearing
Harriet Sansom Harris
Enright's Secretary
Joseph Blaire
Lester Stempel
Steve Ryan
NBC Employee (Uncredited)
Gretchen Egolf
Student at Book Party
Ben Shenkman
Childress
Debra Monk
Kintner's Secretary
Byron Jennings
Moomaw
Matt Keeslar
NBC Page
Mario Cantone
Passerby
Katherine Borowitz
#1 Mom
Elizabeth Wilson
Dorothy Van Doren
Joe Lisi
Reporter
Bruce Altman
Gene
Paul Scofield
Mark Van Doren
Bill Moor
Congressman Rogers
Johann Carlo
Toby Stempel
Bernie Sheredy
Reporter
Gerald McCullouch
Bus Boy (Uncredited)
Ernie Sabella
Car Salesman
Kelly Coffield Park
Queens Neighbor
Jack Gilpin
Jack
Hélène Cardona
Student (Uncredited)
George Martin
Chairman Harris
Carole Shelley
Cornwall Aunt
Michael Mantell
Pennebaker
Douglas McGrath
Snodgrass
Allan Rich
Robert Kintner
Stephen Pearlman
Judge Schweitzer
Richard Council
Reporter #1 (Uncredited)
Ron Ostrow
Photographer (Uncredited)
Merwin Goldsmith
Writer at Book Party
Nick Taylor
Herbie's Neighbor (Uncredited)
Bill Cwikowski
Challenger
Michael J. Burg
Student (Uncredited)
Jeff McCracken
Anthony Fusco
Librarian
John Ponzio
NBC Page (Uncredited)
Timothy Britten Parker
Researcher
Jerry Grayson
Limo Driver
Le Clanché du Rand
Cornwall Neighbor
Jonathan Marc Sherman
Don Quixote Student #2 (Uncredited)
Steve Roland
Today Announcer (voice)
Mary Shultz
Freedman's Secretary
James Prendergast
Lawyer (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
Alysa Shwedel
Barnard Girl
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
John D. Bair
Grad Student (Uncredited)
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)
Paul Vincent Rapisarda
Courtroom Attendee (Uncredited)
Billy Marshall Thompson
Student (Uncredited)
Glenn Zarr
Press Phtographer (Uncredited)

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