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1. In 'Shadow Of A Vampire', John Malkovich plays the great director F.W. Murnau while Willem Dafoe plays the actor who immortalized Nosferatu. Who was this actor?
2. More than 170 years after his death, Kaspar Hauser remains a mystery. This young boy barely able to speak or walk appeared in Nuremberg in 1828. He only remembered that he was held captive since his birth and suddenly released to the world. In 'The Enigma Of Kaspar Hauser', Werner Herzog gave the title role to a young man who suffered a terrible psychological shock in real life. What is the name of this actor?
3. We all heard about Martin Luther, this Augustine monk who instigated the Reformation of the Roman Catholic Church. Many actors played the title role, including Stacy Keach in 'Luther' (1973). Which British author wrote the play that inspired this movie?
4. Although 'Judgment In Nuremberg' is for the most part fictional, it gives a good idea of the reality. Maximilian Schell won a Oscar for his role in this movie . While questioning Doctor Wieck about the Nazi policy of sterilization, he quoted this opinion: '... It is better for all the world if, instead of waiting to execute degenerate offsprings for crime or to let them starve for their imbecility, society can prevent their propagation by medical means in the first place. Three generations of imbeciles is enough'. Who was he quoting?
5. Robert Wise directed 'The Hindenburg' in 1975. The movie retells the disastrous last voyage of the zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg that burst into flames in Lakehurst, New Jersey on 6 May 1937, a few minutes before its landing. How many people died in this terrible accident?
6. In this 1988 Istvan Szabo movie, Klaus Maria Brandauer plays a man who, after being shot in the head, develops powers of clairvoyance which brings to him the attention of the Nazis. Which movie am I talking about?
7. In 'Immortal Beloved' (1994), Beethoven's admirer and confidant wishes to unveil the identity of the composer's 'immortal beloved'. Gary Oldman gave a fantastic performance as Ludwig Van Beethoven, but who portrayed the man who vowed to find the truth about the genious musician's love life?
8. This brilliant British actor played Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in two excellent movies (one in 1951, the other in 1953). Who is he?
9. In Visconti's 'Ludwig', we learn about Ludwig II of Bavaria (played by Helmut Berger). Ludwig was a passionnate man, he had built castles such as the fairy-tale Neuschwanstein. He also loved music and was the protector of a notorious German composer. When he learned about the death of this musician, he commented: 'It was I who was the first to recognise the artist whom the whole world mourns, and it was I who saved him for the world.' Who was this composer?
10. In 'The Red Baron', John Phillip Law played Manfred Von Richthofen, the WWI German hero. Manfred had a brother, Lothar, who was also an ace pilot. How many victories was Lothar credited with?
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