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Quiz about American Classic Film Titles in French
Quiz about American Classic Film Titles in French

American Classic Film Titles in French Quiz


Can you match the French title of each movie to its original English title?

A multiple-choice quiz by ngpas. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
ngpas
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
271,038
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Tant Qu'il Y Aura des Hommes" (1953), tells the trials and tribulations of a group of soldiers on a Hawaii army base in the days before the Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese. Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Frank Sinatra, and Ernest Borgnine star in this drama. Can you name the film's English title? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which one of these movies is "L'Impossible Monsieur Bébé" (1938)? It is about the antics of a daffy heiress pursuing a stuffy paleontologist and trying to keep him from marrying his fiancee. Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and... a leopard star. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "L'Aventure de Mme Muir" (1947) is the magical love story between a young widow and a dead sea captain. These two characters are played by Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison, respectively. Can you name the original title of this movie? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "Le Train Sifflera 3 Fois" (1952) is a western with Gary Cooper as a marshall awaiting the arrival by train of a man he once sent to prison and now out for revenge. Grace Kelly plays the marshall's bride. Can you name this movie's English title? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "La Colline de l'Adieu" (1955) stars William Holden as a married American war correspondent and Jennifer Jones as an Eurasian doctor in 1949 Hong Kong during the Korean conflict. Defying social conventions, their love affair is met with disapproval and prejudice. Which one of these is the original title of this movie? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In "La Garçonnière" (1960), Jack Lemmon plays a servile life insurance company employee who regularly lends his apartment to his married boss (Fred MacMurray) and other executives for their amorous trysts. Shirley Maclaine co-stars as one of the mistresses. What is this movie's English title? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "La Chaîne" (1958) stars Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis as two convicts who are still shackled together as they escape from a prison truck. Which one of these is the film's English title? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Jean Parker, and Frances Dee play sisters in "Les Quatre Filles du Docteur March" (1933). The movie tells their stories at home with their mother while their father is away serving as a minister in the American Civil War. Can you name its original title? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "Elle et Lui" (1957) is the story of a man and a woman who fall in love aboard a ship on their way back to New York and promise to meet again in 6 months on top of the Empire State Building. Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr star. Do you know the English title of this film? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In "Diamants sur Canapé" (1961), Audrey Hepburn plays a callgirl, Holly Goligthly, who is determined to marry a rich man when she meets her new neighbor (George Peppard), a young writer who is "kept" by a wealthy older woman. Can you name the movie's English title? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Tant Qu'il Y Aura des Hommes" (1953), tells the trials and tribulations of a group of soldiers on a Hawaii army base in the days before the Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese. Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Frank Sinatra, and Ernest Borgnine star in this drama. Can you name the film's English title?

Answer: From Here to Eternity

The French title means "As Long As There Will Be Men". The movie, based on a novel by James Jones, earned Frank Sinatra a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as "Maggio", a soldier abused by a sadistic sergeant (Ernest Borgnine). It is also the setting for the famous love scene on the beach between Burt Lancaster's and Deborah Kerr's characters.
2. Which one of these movies is "L'Impossible Monsieur Bébé" (1938)? It is about the antics of a daffy heiress pursuing a stuffy paleontologist and trying to keep him from marrying his fiancee. Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and... a leopard star.

Answer: Bringing up Baby

The title translates into "The Impossible Mr. Baby". Despite its stars' great comic performances, the movie was a box-office disaster. Brought back to attention years later, it is now considered one of the best screwball comedies of all time.
3. "L'Aventure de Mme Muir" (1947) is the magical love story between a young widow and a dead sea captain. These two characters are played by Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison, respectively. Can you name the original title of this movie?

Answer: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

"The Adventure of Mrs. Muir" is the English translation of the French title. The movie is adapted from R. A. Dick's novel of the same English title. It is about newly widowed Mrs. Muir (Tierney) who moves into a lighthouse with her daughter and encounters the ghost of its former mariner owner (Harrison).

Initially annoyed by each other's presence, they are soon involved in an impossible love relationship.
4. "Le Train Sifflera 3 Fois" (1952) is a western with Gary Cooper as a marshall awaiting the arrival by train of a man he once sent to prison and now out for revenge. Grace Kelly plays the marshall's bride. Can you name this movie's English title?

Answer: High Noon

The French title means "The Train Will Whistle Three Times". "High Noon" was considered by its critics as uncharacteristic of a western. Filmed almost in real time, there is no action until the last ten minutes of the movie when the marshall finally comes face to face with his enemy.
5. "La Colline de l'Adieu" (1955) stars William Holden as a married American war correspondent and Jennifer Jones as an Eurasian doctor in 1949 Hong Kong during the Korean conflict. Defying social conventions, their love affair is met with disapproval and prejudice. Which one of these is the original title of this movie?

Answer: Love Is A Many Splendored Thing

The French title translates into "The Hill of Goodbye". The movie is based on "A Many-Splendoured Thing", a novel by Han Suyin (also the name of Jennifer Jones' character). It was awarded an Oscar for Best Costume Design and two for Best Music (Original Song and Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture).
6. In "La Garçonnière" (1960), Jack Lemmon plays a servile life insurance company employee who regularly lends his apartment to his married boss (Fred MacMurray) and other executives for their amorous trysts. Shirley Maclaine co-stars as one of the mistresses. What is this movie's English title?

Answer: The Apartment

The French title means "Bachelor Pad". Nominated for ten Oscars, the movie won five, including Best Picture and Best Director for Billy Wilder. Another black and white film would not win the Academy Award for Best Picture until "Schindler's List" in 1993.
7. "La Chaîne" (1958) stars Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis as two convicts who are still shackled together as they escape from a prison truck. Which one of these is the film's English title?

Answer: The Defiant Ones

"The Chain" refers to Poitier's and Curtis' characters being chained together while on the run. Filled with racial hatred for one another, they have to cooperate with each other if they are to elude the authorities. The movie won the Oscar for Best Cinematography (black and white) and Best Writing.
8. Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Jean Parker, and Frances Dee play sisters in "Les Quatre Filles du Docteur March" (1933). The movie tells their stories at home with their mother while their father is away serving as a minister in the American Civil War. Can you name its original title?

Answer: Little Women

The French title means "The Four Daughters of Dr. March". The movie is based on a novel by Louisa May Alcott and won the Academy Award for Best Writing (Adaptation). Itself being a remake of a 1918 film, another version of it was done in 1949 with Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret O'Brien, June Allyson and Janet Leigh, followed by another more recent one in 1994, with Susan Sarandon, Wynona Ryder, and Claire Danes.
9. "Elle et Lui" (1957) is the story of a man and a woman who fall in love aboard a ship on their way back to New York and promise to meet again in 6 months on top of the Empire State Building. Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr star. Do you know the English title of this film?

Answer: An Affair To Remember

"Her and Him" is the translation to the French title. Although Nickie (Grant) and Terry (Kerr) are committed to others, they make a pact to meet again; however, Terry is struck by a car while on her way to their tryst... This movie is a remake of "Love Affair" by the same director, Leo McCarey, in 1939.
10. In "Diamants sur Canapé" (1961), Audrey Hepburn plays a callgirl, Holly Goligthly, who is determined to marry a rich man when she meets her new neighbor (George Peppard), a young writer who is "kept" by a wealthy older woman. Can you name the movie's English title?

Answer: Breakfast at Tiffany's

"Diamonds On A Sofa" would be a literal translation but in this context, "canapé" is an appetizer which is usually made of a small piece of bread or a cracker topped with cheese, meat or other savory foods.
The movie is based on a novel by Truman Capote. Its theme song, "Moon River" (sung by Audrey Hepburn in the movie) earned Henry Mancini the Oscar for Best Music in both the Original Song and Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture categories.
Source: Author ngpas

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