Title: Brings Back Memories
Product review: I am old enough toI vaguely remember the scandal attached to it to the TV show on which this movie is based. I certainly remember the name "Charles Van Doren."Ralph Fiennes plays the handsome, wealthy Van Doren, a man TV executives preferred to feature weekly on their quiz show rather than a nerd like "Herbie Stempel," played wonderfully by John Turturro. Every actor is superb in here, from crooked NBC executives to the Stempel and Van Doren families. Veteran actor Paul Scofield plays Van Doren's father "Mark" and is a standout in that role.The sad story, if this movie is true, is that the crooks basically got away with it, at least if you read the ending credits right after the movie ends. What injustice!By the way, it's unbelievable how much left-wing propaganda is in this film. The Liberal cheap shots were shots against Eisenhower, Nixon and even Jesus! Well, that's Hollywood, but those digs weren't necessary. The story had enough going for it without that.
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