Quiz Show

1994 film by Robert Redford
Movie film Q651722
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Summary

Quiz Show is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,245 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: Robert Redford[4]
  • Screenwriter: Paul Attanasio[5], Richard N. Goodwin[6]
  • Composer: Mark Isham[7]
  • Genre: drama film[8]
  • Cast member: John Turturro[9], Rob Morrow[10], Ralph Fiennes[11], Paul Scofield[12], David Paymer[13], Hank Azaria[14], Christopher McDonald[15], Mira Sorvino[16], Griffin Dunne[17], Martin Scorsese[18], Barry Levinson[19], Elizabeth Wilson[20], Paul Guilfoyle[21], George Martin[22]
  • Producer: Robert Redford[23], Michael Jacobs[24], Michael Nozik[25], Richard Dreyfuss[26]
  • Production company: Hollywood Pictures[27]
  • Director of photography: Michael Ballhaus[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30]
  • Review score: 96%[31], 8.2/10[32], 92/100[33], 7.5/10[34]
  • Color: color[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: September 14, 1994[37], February 16, 1995[38]
  • Characters: Herb Stempel[39], Richard N. Goodwin[40], Charles Van Doren[41], Dan Enright[42], Mark Van Doren[43], Jack Barry[44], Dorothy Graffe Van Doren[45], Robert E. Kintner[46], Oren Harris[47], Dave Garroway[48]
  • Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[49], Netflix[50]
  • Narrative location: New York City[51], Washington, D.C.[52], Connecticut[53]

Why It Matters

Quiz Show has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

What awards did Quiz Show receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr',
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  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inspired by → 1950s quiz show scandals
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    Screenwriter → Paul Attanasio, Richard N. Goodwin
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