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1960's American "Neo-Noir" Films Quiz

Although the 1940s and 1950s are considered the golden age of film noir, the 1960s produced quite a few movies in the same vein but aren't considered film-noir. Here are ten of them.

A multiple-choice quiz by AlexT781. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
AlexT781

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

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395,465

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 1967, Sidney Poitier starred in which 1967 movie, where we are reminded he is to be called "MISTER Tibbs"? Hint

Mississippi Burning

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

To Kill a Mockingbird

In the Heat of the Night

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Question 2 of 10

2. What 1960 movie follows the rise and fall of a ruthless crime syndicate, and was based on a book by the assistant district attorney who successfully prosecuted the real gang portrayed in the film? Hint

Murder, Inc.

Murderer's Row

Murder By Contract

Dial M for Murder

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which 1960 "Rat Pack" movie began with a flawless heist and ended with the stolen money being incinerated? Hint

The Heist

The Maltese Falcon

The Italian Job

Ocean's 11

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Question 4 of 10

4. George C. Scott was nominated for Best Supporting Actor as the ruthless manager Bert Gordon in which 1961 Robert Rossen film featuring the game of pool? Hint

The Hustler

The Sting

The Color of Money

Double Indemnity

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Cape Fear", released in 1962, centered on a lawyer terrorized by the person he helped convict years before. The 1991 remake starred Robert De Niro as the villain, but who played the same role in the original? Hint

Telly Savalas

Lee Van Cleef

Lee Marvin

Robert Mitchum

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Question 6 of 10

6. Brainwashing, sleeper agents, a communist plot and Angela Lansbury all featured in which 1962 thriller? Hint

The Manchurian Candidate

Stalag 17

Anatomy of a Murder

In the Heat of the Night

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which 1961 movie, featuring Robert Douglas and Vera Miles, focused on a scheme to double-cross the "Syndicate" and the attempt of a few honest policemen trying to eliminate corruption within the city? Hint

White Heat

Sunset Boulevard

The Big Sleep

The Lawbreakers

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1967, which chilling movie, based on a Truman Capote novel, appeared in theaters? Hint

In Cold Blood

Cape Fear

Murder, Inc

Big Heat

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Stanley Kubrick film was supposed to open in theaters at the end of November, 1963, but was delayed due to the assassination of President Kennedy? Hint

2001: A Space Odyssey

Seven Days in May

Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Stopped Worrying and Love the Bomb

Doctor Dolittle

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Question 10 of 10

10. Another movie was delayed because of President Kennedy's assassination. Slated for release in December, 1963, which film depicted a conspiracy to overthrow the president by several high-ranking military officers? Any other hints may give it away. Hint

Power Play

All the President's Men

Seven Days in May

Executive Action

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 1967, Sidney Poitier starred in which 1967 movie, where we are reminded he is to be called "MISTER Tibbs"?

Answer: In the Heat of the Night

Sidney Poitier and Henry Belafonte had nearly been killed by the KKK in Mississippi, leading Poitier to insist the movie be filmed in the north. The majority of the filming took place around Sparta, Illinois. A few scenes were shot in Tennessee, where Poitier slept with a gun under his pillow for protection.

The movie portrays the struggles and racism a northern black detective faced when working for a Mississippi sheriff.

Answer: Murder, Inc.

The movie dramatized the rise and fall of "Murder, Incorporated", a ruthless Brooklyn gang in the 1930s. A more fictionalized version of the same events was "The Enforcer", a 1951 film starring Humphrey Bogart.

3. Which 1960 "Rat Pack" movie began with a flawless heist and ended with the stolen money being incinerated?

Answer: Ocean's 11

Danny Ocean brought together a group of old Army buddies who planned to rob five casinos the night of New Year's Eve. The movie itself drew crowds because Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Peter Lawford starred in it. It has been said the 2001 remake was a superior film in most respects.

4. George C. Scott was nominated for Best Supporting Actor as the ruthless manager Bert Gordon in which 1961 Robert Rossen film featuring the game of pool?

Answer: The Hustler

Following the fall and self-destruction of a small-time pool hustler trying to make it big, "The Hustler" starred Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason as "Fast Eddie" Felson and "Minnesota Fats" respectively.

Answer: Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum starred a Max Cady, an ex-con who went after the family of the lawyer that got him convicted. Other movies starring Robert Mitchum include "Heaven Knows Mr. Allison", "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo", and "Midway".

6. Brainwashing, sleeper agents, a communist plot and Angela Lansbury all featured in which 1962 thriller?

Answer: The Manchurian Candidate

The film depicted a plot by highly-placed communist agents using a brainwashed Koren War veteran as an unwitting assassin. He was supposed to kill the President of the United States, but killed the secretly-communist senator and his wife instead. Angela Lansbury was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress as the senator's wife, Eleanor.

Answer: The Lawbreakers

The movie tells of a plot to double-cross the (unnamed) Syndicate and steal its money, and the efforts of a few policemen to clean up corruption in the city and take down the Syndicate. The television version of an 1960 "Asphalt Jungle" episode formed the basis of the movie. The movie was never released in the United States even though it was an American-made movie.

8. In 1967, which chilling movie, based on a Truman Capote novel, appeared in theaters?

Answer: In Cold Blood

"In Cold Blood" was probably Capote's best-known novel, dealing with the 1959 murder of a family living in Kansas. Intended to be just a robbery, the criminals murdered the entire family because they only found $40 and wanted to leave no witnesses. Starring in a lead role was Robert Blake, who would later be tried for the murder of his wife in 2001.

9. Which Stanley Kubrick film was supposed to open in theaters at the end of November, 1963, but was delayed due to the assassination of President Kennedy?

Answer: Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Stopped Worrying and Love the Bomb

A dark comedy, "Dr. Strangelove" was about the attempts of politicians and generals to prevent nuclear annihilation brought on by an insane Air Force general. "Dr. Strangelove" was delayed about two and a half months because Kubrick felt that releasing the movie right after Kennedy's assassination would be in poor taste, especially with a line of dialogue that talked about having a fun time in Dallas.

Answer: Seven Days in May

Based on a novel of the same name published in 1962, "Seven Days in May" focused on an attempted coup by high-ranking American generals. Many of the characters were based on real people who were very harsh critics of Kennedy's actions, such as Gen. Edwin Walker. The movie was eventually released in February, 1964.

Source: Author AlexT781

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