International Cinema Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ray Milland

Alfred Reginald Jones was born in Neath in 1907. He made movies from 1929 to 1985. He is said to have taken the name Ray Milland from the local Mill lands around Neath. His movies include 'Dial M for Murder', 'Reap the Wild Wind' and my personal favourite, 'X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes'.

His Oscar at the 1946 ceremony came for one of the all-time great movie performances as Don Birnam in Billy Wilder's searing examination of a man's struggle with alcoholism, 'The Lost Weekend'. To prepare for the movie, he spent time at a psychiatric ward where alcoholics were being treated.

The movie also scooped Best Film, Director and Adapted Screenplay (Wilder with Charles Brackett). Wilder was drawn to the subject partly because of his frustrating experience of working with the recovering alcoholic Raymond Chandler.

(Question written by Upstart3)

Answer: Dial M for Murder (1954)

'Dial M for Murder' was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and stars Ray Milland as a man who plots to murder his wife, played by Grace Kelly.

'Metroplis' is the first feature length science fiction movie with a dark dystopian theme.

Set in Berlin, 'M' was a harrowing movie about a child murderer hunted down by criminal gangs and beggars. Lang considered this to be his best film.

'Fury' was Lang's first Hollywood movie. In the movie, Spencer Tracy is arrested on flimsy evidence for kidnapping a child and narrowly escapes a lynch mob. The movie was honored with an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Story.

(Question written by malama)

Answer: Critical Condition

Also cast in the film were Randall 'Tex' Cobb, Bob Saget, and Joe Mantegna. The movie was filmed in High Point, North Carolina at a local hospital scheduled for demolition after a new one was built.

My husband's employer got the job of set construction, and I was lucky enough to work part time on my days off. We got to hang around (but had to be quiet) when some of the filming took place. Of course, since I was covered in sawdust and perspiration most days, I didn't get discovered.

(Question written by Ladyleo)

Answer: On the Silver River in Florida

Five of the six 'Tarzan' movies starring Johnny Weissmuller filmed location shots at Silver Springs Nature Park, Florida's oldest tourist attraction, starting with 'Tarzan the Ape Man' (1932). Mr Weissmuller won five Olympic gold medals in the 1920s, and the crystal clear Silver River was perfect for shooting his swimming scenes. One local entrepreneur offered tourists a jungle cruise ride to cash in on the movies' popularity. He put three pairs of macaque monkeys on an island in the middle of the river for the tourists' enjoyment. Unfortunately, he didn't realize that monkeys can swim. Now eighty years later, hundreds of monkeys populate the forests from southern Jacksonville to just north of Orlando. Question written with help from the Ocala Star Banner archive and articles by David Cook and imdb.

(Question written by Irisse)

Answer: Casino Royale

'Casino Royale' is the 21st film in the 'James Bond' franchise and Daniel Craig's first, following Pierce Brosnan, who had portrayed Bond from 1995 to 2002, and whose last film in the role was one of the incorrect options 'Die Another Day'. Craig also appeared as 007 in 'Quantum of Solace' and 'Skyfall' in 2008 and 2012 respectively.

The movie involves Bond looking to defeat a weapons dealer at Casino Royale, a high stakes game of Poker.

(Question by runaway_drive)

Answer: Jedda (1955)

'Jedda' was not only the first movie to star two indigenous Australians as the lead actors, but also the first Australian movie in color and the last movie of distinguished director Charles Chauvel.

Two of the other answers, 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' and 'Evil Angels, which is known outside Australia as 'A Cry in the Dark', were also Australian-made.

'Quigley Down Under' was filmed in Australia and directed by the Australian director Simon Wincer, but it is an American production.

(Question written by bubbatom1)

Answer: Matt Damon

Matt Damon has appeared in many famous movies throughout his film career, including 'Good Will Hunting' (1997) and 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998). In 2007, he was chosen as the Sexiest Man Alive by 'People' magazine.

'Invictus' is based on a book by John Carlin called 'Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation'. The name 'Invictus' was used because Mandela shared the William Ernest Henley poem of the same name with Pienaar as inspiration for the team to get out there and win. The poem, meaning undefeated or unconquered, had inspired Mandela during his time in prison. In the end, the Springboks defeated the All Blacks 15-12 in the finals of the Rugby World Cup. The film was directed by Clint Eastwood and starred Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela.


(Question written by Pam1239)

Answer: 43 -The Petty Story

Starring Darren McGavin, Lynne Marta, and Kathie Brown (with Richard Petty playing himself as an adult) this movie was popular regionally here in North Carolina. The movie follows Richard from his young life with his champion father, Lee Petty, up to his own championship NASCAR career.

The movie was filmed in several locations, including the small town where Petty was raised as well as the local high school. Several of my drama classmates had small background scenes at the school, including yours truly.

(Question written by Ladyleo)

Answer: The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

Set during World War I, 'The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain' concerns the efforts of a Welsh village to ensure their local mountain retains its status and is not classified as a hill because of being less than 1000 feet tall. It was released in the United Kingdom in 1995 and directed by Christopher Monger. The film also starred Ian McNeice as George Garrad and Tara Fitzgerald as Betty from Cardiff.

(Question written by Upstart3)

Answer: Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse was born in Queens, New York on October 5th, 1983. 'The Social Network' is a movie which tells of the founding of Facebook, now one of the most popular websites in the world. In the movie, he plays Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, and Andrew Garfield plays Eduardo Saverin, Zuckerberg's friend turned enemy. Jesse also provided the voice of Blu for the 'Rio' movies released by Blue Sky Animation.

(Question written by triviaking162)