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John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer, Hank Azaria, Christopher McDonald, Mira Sorvino, George Martin, Elizabeth Wilson (mehr)Streaming (1)
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In den 50er Jahren: Der junge Anwalt Dick Goodwin (Rob Morrow) kommt einem großen Schwindel auf die Spur: Scheinbar ist die erfolgreiche TV-Quiz Show “Twenty-One” manipuliert. Seine Ermittlungen kreisen um die beiden Kandidaten Herbert Stempel (John Turturro) und Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), ein Sprößling einer von Amerikas angesehensten Familien. In der damaligen Fernsehlandschaft ein ausgemachter Skandal… (Verleiher-Text)
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In den Hauptrollen Manipulation und Gewissen. Es könnte auch ein bisschen kürzer sein. Trotzdem ist es aber mehr als nur ein guter Film mit den hervorragenden John Turturro und Ralph Fiennes. Wegen der erwähnten Länge habe ich mehrmals gegähnt. Im Endeffekt habe ich mich aber immer amüsiert. Ich war auch ständig neugierig, was als Nächstes passiert. Das Publikum möchte keine Intelligenz sehen. Es möchte Geld sehen.
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When in America the local population managed to drive people crazy with radio and the game War of the Worlds, why couldn't they play with viewers of the fifties within the popular knowledge contest of the time? I admit, it surprises me that something like this was happening at that time, but on the other hand, why wouldn't it happen. It's all just one big show anyway, because what do you remember more? How someone won ten million or how someone tried to repair the famous title of the painting "The Birth of Venus" and didn't succeed very much? A very decent movie. Within those American nineties, clearly a classic, therefore quality.
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Karel Čapek had his hero exposed to a corrosive press campaign in one of his stories. Even his housekeeper, who had witnessed his blameless life, believed in the absurd accusations. He desperately turned to her, saying, "You must know best that it's nonsense." - "If they wrote it in the newspapers, then it must be true," came the resolute response. This film presents a moralistic drama about the power of media and the risks associated with the functioning of large media corporations. Television has lost its dominance since the reconstructed scandal, but the fundamental question remains - to what extent can we trust the media and uncritically accept them? The court knows that it is necessary to verify and examine everything from multiple sources, and even this film probably won't help the naive. Quiz Show is a well-written and filmed drama and a significantly above-average genre film. It is interesting in one more aspect, as inadvertently, it shows how members of an elite group stick together. An alumnus of a prestigious and expensive university does not want to harm another alumnus and member of the same social class. Justice starts to maneuver and lean in different ways. Overall impression: 85%.
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An interestingly executed conversational drama that accurately characterises Robert Redford's creative style: slow pace, thoroughly developed characters, and a condensed yet clear plot. Unfortunately, the pace was slower than necessary this time, and occasionally felt like reaching for the remote control and skip some of the less visually appealing sequences. Nevertheless, it must be said that Redford never steps completely wrong, the ending has charm and a point, and that is, after all, what matters.
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Robert Redford once again did an admirable job as a director, tackling a controversial subject - the manipulation of television media with viewers - related to the eternal pursuit of fame and wealth by anyone even slightly "happier". It is a masterfully made film that highlights the corrupt morality that infected society so thoroughly back then that we are still unable to admit how badly it affects our lives. The convincing performances of John Turturro and Ralph Fiennes also contribute to the final impression. However, I could have done without the typically American applause of everyone present at the final stage of the trial. (80%)
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