One Word Title Movies of the Sixties Quiz

Answer: San Francisco

"Bullitt" was filmed in various locales around San Francisco and culminated at the San Francisco airport. One of the memorable chase scenes involved McQueen's character chasing two killers driving a Dodge Charger. The chase scenes actually involved two Mustangs loaned to the production company by Ford and modified specifically for the movie by racing driver Max Balchowsky.

Other actors featured in the film were Robert Vaughn, Don Gordon and Jacqueline Bisset. The unique jazz and percussion musical score was done by Lalo Schifrin.

The only Academy Award bestowed upon the film was for Best Film Editing.

Answer: Richard Burton

"Becket" concerned the friendship between Becket and King Henry II. When Becket gradually accepted religion as his primary allegiance over the king, King Henry II was forced to reconcile the change if he wished to remain friends with Becket. Donald Wolfit was cast as Bishop Folliot. John Gielgud portrayed King Louis VII of France and Peter O'Toole was King Henry II. Peter O'Toole reprized his role of Henry II in the 1968 film "The Lion in Winter" with Katherine Hepburn.

When the play ran on Broadway Laurence Olivier was cast as Becket and Anthony Quinn played King Henry II. Although "Becket" was nominated for several Academy Awards, only Edward Anhalt won for Best Screenplay.

The screenplay was adapted from a play by Jean Anouilh titled "Becket or the Honour of God".

Answer: True

Sean Connery appeared as James Bond in both movies. "Goldfinger" involved Agent 007 foiling a plot by Auric Goldfinger to break into Fort Knox and cast Honor Blackman as the Bond girl. "Thunderball" was Connery's next film as Bond and involved the agent trying to recover nuclear bombs stolen by SPECTRE. Claudine Auger had the honor of being the Bond girl in "Thunderball". Connery went on to play Bond in "You Only Live Twice" in 1967, "Diamonds Are Forever" in 1971 and finally "Never Say Never Again" in 1983. "Never Say Never Again" was the first Bond film that was not based on an Ian Fleming work. "Moonraker" (1979), "Octopussy" (1983) and "Goldeneye" (1995) were other one-name titled Bond films.

Answer: Gypsy

Natalie Wood played stripper Louise "Gypsy Rose Lee" Hovick opposite Rosalind Russell as her mother Mama Rose. Karl Malden was cast as Herbie Sommers. The movie was based on the rise of the legendary burlesque performer and adapted from a 1959 musical Broadway play.

Initially Mama Rose focused her attention on Louise's sister, but when the sister turned her back on the vaudeville business Mama Rose began to groom Louise to be Gypsy Rose Lee. "Hud" was released in 1963 and starred Paul Newman. It was adapted from a Larry McMurtry novel titled "Horseman, Pass By". "Morgan" was a 1966 release starring Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Stephens and David Warner about an artist who tried to get his wife back after she left him. "Oliver" was a 1968 musical movie based on the Dickens novel "Oliver Twist".

Answer: Django

"Django" was a 1966 Western genre film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It featured Franco Nero in the lead role as a man caught in the middle of two opposing groups in a small town, while saving a girl from bandits. He was shown dragging a coffin around for most of the film.

He also managed to steal gold through some double-crossing tactics. The violent film did not do well in the US, but was very popular in Europe and has spawned sequels. "Star" was a 1968 film starring Julie Andrews, depicting the life of actress Gertrude Lawrence. "Blowup" was a film about a photographer who may have taken a picture of a murder.

The 1966 film starred Vanessa Redgrave and David Hemmings. "Che" was a 1969 biographical film about South American revolutionary and Fidel Castro ally Ernesto "Che" Guevara.

Answer: Spartacus

Kirk Douglas headed the cast of the film about the historical slave who led an uprising in Rome that was eventually crushed at the tip of Italy while the slaves were trying to escape. Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons and Peter Ustinov were also in the epic 1960 film.

The actual slave Spartacus lived between 109 BC-71 BC. The 1967 film "Ulysses" was based on the James Joyce novel of the same name and the screenplay was adapted closely to the original book. Milo O'Shea and Barbara Jefford headed the cast.

The 1969 film, "Sapata", was another Spaghetti Western and starred Lee Van Cleef. It was the first of a trilogy of "Sapata" films. "Fanny" was a 1961 love story based on a 1954 Broadway musical. The movie featured Leslie Caron in the lead role.

Answer: Barbarella

"Barbarella" featured Jane Fonda in a non-explicitly sexy role. The campy movie was based on the French "Barbarella" comic books that were done by Jean-Claude Forest. The plot centered around the people whom Barbarella met while searching for the villain Durand-Durand in the 41st century. Jane was married to the film's director, Roger Vadim, at the time the movie was made.

In 1978 John Taylor and Nick Rhodes, founding members of Duran Duran, named the band after the character in the movie. The 1965 release, "Darling" starred Julie Christie as a model who slept her way to the top of the business. "Flesh" was a 1968 film involving a junkie who worked as a prostitute to get money for his lesbian friend's abortion.

The 1968 film "Vixen" starred Erica Gavin as the promiscuous wife of a Canadian pilot.

Answer: Sue Lyon

Iowa-born Sue Lyon was a 14-year-old newcomer to films when she was cast in the role of Dolores "Lolita" Haze. She was 16 when the film was released. She went on to act in "Night of the Iguana" (1964), "The Flim Flam Man" (1967) and other films. The movie was directed by Stanley Kubrick and revolved around the obsessive love for a young girl by a college professor.

The professor married the girl's mother to be near the daughter. The mother ended up getting killed by a car, leaving the professor able to pick up the daughter at camp and begin a relationship with her.

The film version was considerably less risque than the Vladimir Nabokov novel that it was based on. Christine Noonan appeared in the 1968 Danish release "If". Lynne Perrie was in "Kes" (1969) and Hayley Mills was the young girl in "Pollyanna" (1960).

Answer: Charade

The on-screen chemistry between Hepburn and Grant helped make the suspense thriller a success. Henry Mancini composed the score and theme song for the movie. Peter Stone and Marc Behm wrote the screenplay. Hepburn's character's husband was killed early in the film and by the time the movie wrapped Grant and Hepburn were discussing how many children they would have after they got married. James Coburn, Walter Matthau and George Kennedy also appeared in the film. Jacqueline Sassard and Dirk Bogarde starred in the 1967 film, "Accident". "Faces" was a 1968 release centered around an older man having a relationship with a younger women starring Gena Rowlands and John Marley. "More" was a 1969 movie about a heroin addicted German student and featured a musical score by Pink Floyd.

Answer: Rascal

"Rascal" was a 1969 comedy about a raccoon and a lonely young boy played by Billy Mumy. The boy became attached to the raccoon because his father was away a lot. Billy's first credited screen role was in the 1963 film "A Child Is Waiting". In addition to several television guest appearances Billy was a regular on "Lost in Space" from 1965-1968. Billy was originally considered for the role of Eddie Munster.

He did appear in one episode as one of Eddie Munster's pals. Also featured in "Rascal" was British character actress Elsa Lanchester as Mrs. Satterfield along with Steve Forrest as Billy Mumy's character's absentee father.

The 1966 film, "Spinout" cast Elvis with Shelley Fabares. "Charro" featured Elvis with a beard in a non-musical role in 1969.

In "Roustabout" (1964) Elvis worked for Barbara Stanwyck in a traveling carnival.