Favorite Movies of 1965 Trivia Quiz

Answer: 36 Hours

In early June, 1944, a German psychiatrist tries to gain information about the Normandy invasion from a captured American agent by convincing him that he has amnesia and that it is actually 1950, and the war is over. The film stars James Garner, Rod Taylor, and Eva Marie Saint.

Answer: In Harm's Way

"In Harm's Way" was directed by Otto Preminger and stars John Wayne as Rockwell Torrey, a Rear Admiral in charge of an operation that is short of men, supplies, and equipment. The film also stars Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, and Burgess Meredith.

Answer: Shenandoah

James Stewart stars in this sentimental story about how the Civil War tears a close-knit Virginia family apart. The film also features Glenn Corbett, Doug McClure, George Kennedy, Rosemary Forsyth, Katherine Ross, and Patrick Wayne.

Answer: Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines

This film is a comedy with an ensemble cast about pilots from different countries racing from London to Paris circa 1910. The film stars Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox, Robert Morley, and Terry-Thomas.

Answer: Von Ryan's Express

Frank Sinatra stars as an American colonel whose plane is shot down. Captured by the Italians, he is placed in a camp with mostly British troops. When Italy surrenders, the Germans begin to move the prisoners to Germany, but the Allied troops steal the train and head for Switzerland.

Answer: Cat Ballou

Jane Fonda stars as Cat Ballou, the girl who avenges her father by stealing the payroll from an Englishman's company in 1890's Wyoming. Lee Marvin gives an Oscar winning performance as a drunken old gunfighter.

Answer: The Great Race

Blake Edwards directed this farce about a 1908 automobile race from New York to Paris. Tony Curtis is the hero in white, while Jack Lemmon plays his evil, black-clad nemesis. Natalie Wood tags along as a feminist reporter trying to cover the race first hand.

Answer: The Sons of Katie Elder

"The Sons of Katie Elder" stars John Wayne, Dean Martin, Earl Holliman, and Richard Anderson as the brothers investigating how their land was stolen and their father killed when they return home to bury their mother. The film also features George Kennedy, James Gregory, Dennis Hopper, and Paul Fix.

Answer: The Bedford Incident

Richard Widmark stars as a US destroyer captain who is obsessed with forcing a Soviet submarine to surface when she enters Greenland's territorial waters. Also on board is a reporter, played by Sidney Poitier, who is trying to get the real story on the captain.

Answer: The War Lord

Charlton Heston stars as a Norman knight sent to protect Flemish coastal villagers from Frisian raiders. He falls in love with a local girl, which causes friction between him and the villagers and causes his brother to supplant him.

Answer: Battle of the Bulge

This film, despite some of its glaring errors, is still a good war movie, with well done battle scenes. Robert Shaw gives a great performance as the tough as nails Nazi tank commander. The film also stars Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Robert Ryan, Telly Savalas, and James MacArthur.

Answer: Doctor Zhivago

Based on the novel by Boris Pasternak, "Doctor Zhivago" tells the story of Russian physician and poet Yuri Zhivago, whose life is disrupted by the Russian Revolution and then the Russian Civil War. The film stars Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness, and Tom Courtenay.

Answer: Help!

A surrealistic comedy, "Help" follows the boys from Liverpool as a cult tries to sacrifice Ringo Starr because he is wearing a ring sent to him by a fan. The band goes skiing in the Alps and to the island of Jamaica to dodge the cult and a British scientist who wants the ring as well.

Answer: The Naked Prey

Cornel Wilde stars in this action movie about a safari guide forced to literally run for his life by a band of African warriors. The movie was filmed in South Africa. The story is loosely based on the true story of American trapper John Colter, who was captured by Native Americans and escaped after being hunted in 1809 Montana.

Answer: She

In the movie "She", Ursula Andress plays Ayesha, an immortal Egyptian queen ruling over a city in the African jungle. When three British explorers come upon her realm, she is sure that one is the reincarnation of her lover. The film also stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and John Richardson.