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1. "The Rose Tattoo" is a 1955 movie based on a play by Tennessee Williams. Set in rural Louisiana the story revolves around Serafina Delle Rose, played by Anna Magnani. She is pregnant when she learns her husband has been killed in a police chase while smuggling goods in his truck. Later she meets Alvaro Mangiacavallo (Burt Lancaster). The film was brilliantly directed by Daniel Mann. Which of the following won an Academy Award for their work?
2. "Black Sunday" is a 1977 thriller that stars Bruce Dern as a demented Vietnam vet. He plans to band with terrorists from the Palestine Liberation Organization (P.L.O.) to ignite a massive bomb at the site of a major U.S. sporting venue.
Which annual event is his target?
3. Let's head out west, shall we? "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949) starred The Duke himself, John Wayne, and I'm not kiddin', Pilgrim! It told the tale of American Cavalry soldiers dealing with a band of Indians in the wake of Custer's Last Stand. The movie won an Academy Award for Best Color Cinematography. Can you deduce who directed this drama?
4. "How Green Was My Valley" (1941) was directed by Darryl Zanuck.
It was nominated for an astounding 10 Academy Awards.
Roddy McDowall starred as Huw (sic) Morgan, a member of the Morgan coal mining clan through whose eyes the story is told. Co-stars included Walter Pidgeon, Donald Crisp and Maureen O'Hara. In what country is it set?
5. OK, let's lighten the mood a bit. In 2001, the wonderous Woody Allen directed and starred in a comedy which featured the adventures of two people who are hypnotized by a bogus, conniving magician into stealing valuable jewels . Can you complete the title of this film, "The Curse of the Jade _________"?
6. "GoldenEye", (1995) was the 17th film in the series featuring British intelligence agent 007, better known as James Bond. It tells the tale of the battle for possession of a Russian-developed satellite weapon, and co-stars Judy Dench as "M", the head of the Brits' intel group known as M16.
Who was the actor who played James Bond?
7. In 1976 Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor acted together in the first of several films in which they would both appear. Wilder played George Caldwell who is en route from L.A. to Chicago to be a guest at the wedding of his sister. Along the way he meets Hilly Burns, played by Jill Clayburgh, aboard the train he is taking to the festivities. Can you fill in the colorfully correct name of the train, "The_______Streak"?
8. "The Lavender Hill Mob" (1951) was a comedy caper about a pair of friends who decided to steal a million pounds of gold and have it shipped out of the country, after being melted down into replicas of The Eiffel Tower. Megastar Alec Guinness played Henry Holland who dreamed up the scheme. It also featured a young actress (in a minor role), who would go on to become a pretty big star herself. Can you name her?
9. "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" (1964) was a musical film about the life of a person who survived the sinking of the Titanic, April 15, 1912. Molly received credit for saving lives by directing passengers into lifeboats as the mighty ship slipped into its watery grave. Who played the title character?
10. Steve Martin co-starred in "My Blue Heaven" (1990). It was about a mobster turned mob-rat and the efforts of the Feds, who had him in their witness relocation program, to keep him away from hitmen who wanted to kill him before he spilled his guts. Martin played the rat, Vincent "Vinnie" Antonelli. Who co-starred with him as FBI agent Barney Coopersmith in this zany comedy?
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