Answer: Breakthrough
An unofficial sequel to 1977's "Cross of Iron", "Breakthrough" has Sgt. Steiner and his men transferred from Russia to France in the summer of 1944. A general orders Steiner to contact the Allies and inform them of the Army's plot to kill Hitler and end the war, but the plot fails. Sadistic Captain Stransky then tries to kill both Allied troops and French civilians in revenge.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1979 Part 2
Answer: Hardcore
George C. Scott stars as Jake Van Dorn, a businessman with strict Calvinist church values, from Grand Rapids, Michigan. When his teenaged daughter disappears while on a church trip to California, Jake hires a private investigator (Peter Boyle), who finds the girl making pornographic films for a dangerous producer.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1979 Part 1
Answer: Go Tell the Spartans
Burt Lancaster stars as an American officer leading a team of advisors to the South Vietnamese Army who is ordered to occupy an indefensible hamlet. Lacking the men, weapons, and supplies to hold the village, they are worn down by continuous enemy attacks.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1978
Answer: A Bridge Too Far
This ambitious war movie with an international cast tells the story of Operation Market-Garden, an attempt by the Western Allies to bypass the German Siegfried Line defenses by seizing bridges in the Netherlands with airborne troops and using this corridor as a way into Germany. The attack failed.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1977
Answer: All The President's Men
Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford play reporters for the "Washington Post" who team up to uncover the truth behind the Watergate scandal, which led to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1976
Answer: The Stepford Wives
After moving from New York City to an exclusive Connecticut suburb, a couple notices that all of their neighbor's wives are excessively submissive to their husbands and obsessed with housework. The men all belong to a local club, which the new guy is soon asked to join. The film stars Katherine Ross, Paula Prentiss, and Tina Louise.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1975
Answer: Blazing Saddles
A railroad crew has to route the line through the town of Rock Ridge to avoid quicksand. In order to destabilize the town, corrupt politician Hedley Lamar appoints a black sheriff to the all-white town. This film is Mel Brooks' hilarious spoof of Western movies.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1974
Answer: Charley Varrick
"Charley Varrick" stars Walter Matthau as a crop duster and former stunt pilot who robs a bank with his wife and two accomplices. They find much more money than they expected, as the bank manager was laundering it for the mob. The gangsters soon come after Varrick and his gang.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1973
Answer: The Cowboys
John Wayne stars as a Montana rancher who must drive his herd to market in South Dakota. When his crew runs off to join a gold rush, he hires a group of schoolboys to help. The film also stars Bruce Dern, Roscoe Lee Brown, and Robert Carradine.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1972
Answer: The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Vincent Price stars as Dr. Anton Phibes, a man obsessed with getting revenge on the surgical team that he believes killed his wife. Phibes uses the biblical Ten Plagues of Egypt as a vehicle for his vengeance.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1971
Answer: M*A*S*H
Based on the 1968 novel by Richard Hooker, "M*A*S*H" follows the irreverent behavior of U.S. Army surgeons at a mobile hospital unit as they try to remain sane while patching up wounded soldiers and dealing with Army red tape. The film stars Donald Sutherland, Elliot Gould, Robert Duvall, and Sally Kellerman.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1970
Answer: Mules
Hogan (Clint Eastwood), a former American Civil War soldier, sees a woman about to be raped by some bandits, which he kills. He learns the woman, Sara (Shirley MacLaine), is a nun raising money to help the Mexican revolutionaries. She asks him to take her to the Mexican border, and he agrees. Hogan is going to help the revolutionaries as well. Sara swears and drinks whiskey, which surprises Hogan. When Hogan is shot, she can help him with the wound. Soon, Sara reveals she isn't a nun but a prostitute posing as a nun as she is wanted by the French for helping the revolutionaries. He is surprised, but the two fall in love during the movie.
From Quiz: 1970s Movies That I Like
Answer: Halloween
"Halloween" (1978) was directed by John Carpenter and he co wrote it with Debra Hill. It was made with a very low budget but went on to make over 45 million at the US box office. "Halloween" was Jamie Lee Curtis' first movie role.
From Quiz: Popular Movies Of 1978
Answer: David Lean
The movie, set in Ireland during the first World War, features Sarah Miles as a bored housewife married to a local schoolteacher (Robert Mitchum). She has an illicit liaison with a British officer recuperating from injuries (both mental and physical) suffered in the trenches, and incurs the wrath of the local townspeople. John Mills won an Oscar for his role as the deformed village idiot, Michael.
David Lean's film career started at the bottom (as a clapperboard assistant) in the 1930s; he is best known for directing big-budget sweeping epics such as "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) and "Doctor Zhivago" (1965).
From Quiz: Classic British Movies of the '70s
Answer: The Deer Hunter
Three friends from working-class Clairton, PA, go to Vietnam and are changed forever. This powerful film, which was one of the first to depict the Vietnam War experience in realistic and highly personal ways, won five Academy Awards. The harrowing scenes of the characters playing Russian Roulette are hard to watch and even harder to forget.
From Quiz: Great American Films of the '70s
Answer: Chris Sarandon
Chris Sarandon was married to Susan Sarandon at the time.(She took his surname). He was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in that year. He went on to appear in 'Fright Night' and 'The Princess Bride'.
From Quiz: 70s Movie Trivia
Answer: The Passage
Anthony Quinn plays a Basque farmer who is hired to guide a scientist and his family over the Pyrenees Mountains into Spain during World War II. The party is pursued by a sadistic SS officer, played by Malcolm McDowell. The film also stars James Mason and Kay Lenz.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1979 Part 2
Answer: Zulu Dawn
This historical film is a fairly accurate portrayal of the opening campaign of the 1879 British war against the independent Zulu nation. British commander Lord Chelmsford's disregard of normal military conventions led to the disastrous Battle of Isandlwana, in which the mostly spear-armed Zulu army annihilated a British column of some 1,500 men.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1979 Part 1
Answer: The Boys from Brazil
In this fictional story, a Nazi hunter learns that a group of Nazi fugitives living in South America have cloned Hitler. They send the children to different Western countries, placing the boys in circumstances resembling Hitler's upbringing. The film stars Laurence Olivier and Gregory Peck.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1978
Answer: Telefon
Some twenty years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, a KGB agent begins activating "sleeper" agents and sending them to sabotage targets that are now out-of-date. The KGB sends another agent, played by Charles Bronson, to stop them.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1977
Answer: The Man Who Fell to Earth
David Bowie stars as an alien who comes to Earth seeking water for his drought-stricken world. Before he can send the water back to his planet, he becomes addicted to human ways.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1976
Answer: Jaws
Roy Schneider plays a small town New England police chief who has to deal with a killer shark preying on swimmers. The chief, a shark hunter, and an oceanographer attempt to catch the beast and end the killings. The film also stars Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfus.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1975
Answer: The Parallax View
Warren Beatty plays a reporter who stumbles upon a corporation that is recruiting assassins. He gets hired by the company under an alias, but realizes that he has been set up as a scapegoat when a prominent politician is killed. The film also features Paula Prentiss and Hume Cronyn.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1974
Answer: Westworld
In 1983, an amusement park consisting of three sections, Roman World, Medieval World, and Westworld promises a vacation you'll never forget. The trouble begins when the androids stop following their programming and defy, disobey, and kill guests. The film stars Yul Brynner, James Brolin, and Richard Benjamin.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1973
Answer: The Poseidon Adventure
A cruise ship heading for the Greek Isles is capsized by a tsunami. An eclectic group of passengers, led by a maverick preacher played by Gene Hackman, works their way to the bottom of the ship to be rescued. The film also stars Ernest Borgnine, Shelly Winters, Leslie Nielsen, and Roddy McDowall.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1972
Answer: Mary, Queen of Scots
Vanessa Redgrave stars as Queen Mary of Scotland, whose reign was plagued by instability among her nobles as well as external threats from her English cousin Elizabeth I. The film also stars Glenda Jackson, Patrick McGoohan, Timothy Dalton, Ian Holm, Trevor Howard, and Nigel Davenport.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1971
Answer: Brian's Song
"Brian's Song" is the story of the friendship between Brian Piccolo (James Caan) and Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams). Both men tried out for the same position with the Chicago Bears. Brian and Gale soon became friends and roommates at the hotels on the road. This was the first time a white and black person roomed together on the team. After Gale hurts his knee, Brian helps him get back in the game because he doesn't want people to say he made it because Gale Sayers was injured. Unfortunately, later, Brian gets cancer. Gale dedicates a game to him, which the Bears lose. Piccalo tells him, "when you dedicate a game to someone, you are then supposed to go out and win it, idiot. You know, Pat O'Brien never said, 'Let's blow one for the Gipper'."
From Quiz: 1970s Movies That I Like
Answer: Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman played the role of Lenny Bruce and he was nominated for an Oscar for his performance. The role was first offered to Al Pacino but he turned it down. "Lenny" (1974) was directed by Bob Fosse and written by Julian Barry. It was nominated for six Oscars and three Golden Globes.
From Quiz: Popular Movies of 1974
Answer: Graham Chapman
Graham Chapman played the role of Brian. He was born in 1941 in Leicestershire, England. The movie was directed by Terry Jones. In 1969, Chapman formed the comedy group Monty Python with his friends John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. Graham Chapman passed away in 1989 aged 48.
From Quiz: Popular Movies of 1979
Answer: Gary Busey
Gary Busey was born in 1944 in Texas, USA. Before acting he was a drummer for several different bands. His first movie role was in "Angel Warriors" (1971). For his role of Buddy Holly he was nominated for an Oscar. He played the guitar and sang all the songs in the movie.
From Quiz: Popular Movies Of 1978
Answer: Newcastle
All the action takes place in Newcastle, approx 300 miles from the capital city. Founded on coal and shipbuilding, Newcastle is viewed by southerners as being a rather grim, industrial city which is best avoided. (To avoid complaints from locals, I should add that whilst this was probably true in the 1960s and 1970s, Newcastle in 2010 has reinvented itself as a vibrant and dynamic city which is attracting many young people).
The brother of London gangster, Jack Carter, is murdered in Newcastle so he travels there in search of the culprits amongst the local underworld. As a brash London "geezer", he sticks out like a sore thumb and finds that few locals will answer his questions. Needless to say, things don't go as planned and there's a twist at the end.
Based on Ted Lewis' 1969 novel "Jack's Return Home" and directed by Mike Hodges, this movie did well at the box office despite (or perhaps, because of) the high level of violence.
From Quiz: Classic British Movies of the '70s
Answer: On The Buses
Luxton Town and District bus company found themselves short staffed and Inspector Blake started employing women drivers, to the dismay of the bus crews. So followed a battle between the sexes, which included a scene where the women were given pills to make them incontinent while they were driving. Reg Varney played the main character, Stan Butler.
From Quiz: British Films [1970s]
Answer: The Conversation
A very private and paranoid surveillance expert struggles with the morality of his work and learns that things are not always as they seem. Although written in the 1960s, this film was produced shortly after the Watergate scandal broke, serving as a socio-political commentary on modern technology and the right to privacy. The 2006 German film, "The Lives of Others", deals with the same theme in an equally provocative manner.
From Quiz: Great American Films of the '70s
Answer: John Milius
It has been documented that John Milius quoted the speech over the phone to Steven Spielberg. He co-wrote 'Apocalypse Now', and directed 'Dillinger' and 'Big Wednesday'.
From Quiz: 70s Movie Trivia
Answer: The China Syndrome
While covering a story at a California nuclear power plant, a television news crew witnesses a serious problem. The plant is temporarily shut down when the footage is exposed to the public. A shift supervisor finds more problems at the plant, but upper management insists that it be reopened. The film stars Jack Lemmon, Jane Fonda, and Michael Douglas.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1979 Part 2
Answer: 1941
Steven Spielberg's farce about the fears of Japanese attacks on the West Coast features panicked civilians, soldiers and sailors who fight each other with little provocation, a Japanese submarine commander who must destroy something "honorable", and an eccentric American fighter pilot searching for hidden enemy airfields in the desert.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1979 Part 1
Answer: The Wild Geese
In "The Wild Geese" a London banker hires a group of mercenaries, led by Richard Burton, to break a deposed African president out of prison. The men complete the mission, but are betrayed by the banker and suffer heavy casualties. The film also stars Roger Moore, Richard Harris, and Hardy Kruger.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1978
Answer: The Choirboys
The men and women of the Wiltshire division of the LAPD spend their off-duty time drinking, carousing, and pulling pranks on one another in this film based on the 1975 Joseph Wambaugh novel. Their behavior gets out of hand, however, leading to trouble with their straight-laced captain.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1977
Answer: Car Wash
"Car Wash" is a film about the interactions between customers and the staff of a Los Angeles car washing business. Characters include an ex-convict foreman trying to stay out of trouble, a black militant angry with society, a phony evangelist living the good life on parishioner's donations, a cross-dresser, and the owner's pot-smoking son.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1976
Answer: The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Jack Lemmon plays a middle-aged New Yorker who loses his job after 22 years. A fruitless search for a new job, coupled with intense summer heat and a prolonged strike by garbage workers, causes him to suffer a nervous breakdown. The film also stars Anne Bancroft as Lemmon's loyal wife.
From Quiz: My Favorite Movies of 1975
