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1. This 1971 movie starred Michael Jayston and Janet Suzman, and dealt with the final years of the Russian Ruling House. Its name was?
2. 'Mountains of the Moon' (1990) depicted the search for the source of the Nile. It starred Patrick Bergin as Richard Burton and Iain Glenn as John Hanning Speke. Who directed it?
3. 'The Bounty' (1984) was an attempt to give an historically accurate account of the famous mutiny. It starred Anthony Hopkins, Mel Gibson and Daniel Day-Lewis. Which actor, relatively unknown at the time but later famous, had a supporting role?
4. Who played Mary, Queen of Scots in the 1971 movie of the same name?
5. This 1970 epic reconstruction of a famous 19th century battle starred Rod Steiger and Christopher Plummer and was directed by Sergei Bondarchuk?
6. 'The Lion in Winter' (1969) saw Peter O'Toole matching wits with Katharine Hepburn. Who composed the Oscar-winning score?
7. Richard Harris and Sean Connery starred in this 1970 Martin Ritt movie about a secret society operating among Irish workers in Pennsylvania in the 1870s. What was the name of the society (which is also the name of the film)?
8. David Niven and Charlton Heston fought off hordes of Chinese in '55 Days at Peking' (1963), an epic set during which 1900 rebellion?
9. Simon Ward was Young Winston in Richard Attenborough's 1971 movie of the same name. Anne Bancroft played his mother, Jennie. Which fine actor, sadly no longer with us, played his father, Lord Randolph Churchill?
10. This 1975 movie, about the kidnapping of an American woman and her son, starred Sean Connery and Candice Bergen, and was distinguished by Brian Keith's wonderful impersonation of Theodore Roosevelt. What was the name of the movie?
11. I'm not saying 'Gladiator' was based on 'The Fall of the Roman Empire' (1964) but many of the same characters appeared in both movies. Joaquin Phoenix played Commodus in 'Gladiator'. Who played him in the 1964 movie?
12. Charlton Heston has played more than his fair share of historical characters. Which of these has he NOT depicted?
13. 'Elizabeth' (1998) was a game, if not entirely accurate, telling of the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I. Among the cast was a famous French soccer player, who had recently hung up his boots in favour of an acting career. Who is this?
14. 'Zulu' was a brilliant depiction of the 1879 Battle of Rourke's Drift, in which a handful of British soldiers held off thousands of Zulu warriors. Which famous actor did not appear in the movie, but provided the narration at the beginning and end?
15. 'Alfred the Great' is one of England's best loved kings. Which actor - then a youth icon - played him in the 1969 movie of the same name. (Hint: He also appeared in 'Gladiator').
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