A Three-Hour Movie Tour Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hamlet

This movie contains the entire text of "Hamlet", which had never been done for any "Hamlet" film adaptation before. Branagh's other Shakespeare films include "Much Ado about Nothing", "Henry V", and "As You Like It". On the DVD, Branagh says that Shakespeare belongs to everyone and shouldn't have to be performed with British accents, so the non-British actors speak in their native accents.

Answer: Fanny and Alexander

"Fanny and Alexander" exists in two versions: a three-hour film version and the five-hour, four-part television version. Isak's nephew is played by a woman, Stina Ekblad, and the Bishop's aunt is played by a man, Hans Henrik Lerfeldt.

Answer: Kagemusha

"Kagemusha" means "Shadow Warrior" and was Kurosawa's last film to feature Takashi Shimura. Some international versions run shorter than three hours. "Seven Samurai" is another lengthy Kurosawa film and the basis for "The Magnificent Seven".

Answer: Gettysburg

Both actors also appear in Vietnam War movies. Tom Berenger acts in "Platoon" with Charlie Sheen. His father Martin Sheen stars in "Apocalypse Now", which also exists in a 202-minute version called "Apocalypse Now Redux".

Answer: Lawrence of Arabia

The film follows historical figure T.E. Lawrence, who leads the Arab revolt against the Turks in WWI. Following its initial theatrical run, the film was cut down to about three hours for television and was restored to its original length of about 220 minutes in 1989. Alec Guinness appears in all of these movies except "Ryan's Daughter".

Answer: Yes

Director Gance experimented with a wider screen by filming with three cameras at once and projecting three film reels next to each other, turning three 4:3 ratio frames into one massive 4:1 frame, to give a wider scope to certain scenes. The widescreen format didn't become widespread until "The Robe" came out in 1953. "Napoleon" begins with the man's childhood and ends with his invasion of Italy in 1796.

Answer: Barry Lyndon

Stanley Kubrick directed this film based on William Makepeace Thackeray's book "The Luck of Barry Lyndon". The movie has been renowned for its photography; night scenes are lit with nothing but natural candlelight. Kubrick's no stranger to long movies; in 1960, he released another lengthy film called "Spartacus".

Answer: Cricket

The area has had a drought; the villagers may die if they have to pay even the normal tax, and the British have asked for double this year. Protagonist Bhuvan mocks cricket (because it looks so similar to one of their Indian games), which leads to the challenge. The cricket match takes up almost half of the film's running time.

Answer: Painter

Rublev is a Russian monk who wanders through 15th-century Russia and paints religious icons in churches. An illuminator is someone who adds decorative illustrations to hand-written manuscripts, often Bibles.

Answer: Robert De Niro

De Niro also appears in "1900", a film that runs more than five hours in its original cut. "The Godfather Part II" and "The Deer Hunter" both feature Cazale.