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Quiz about Who Directed that Movie Anyway

Who Directed that Movie, Anyway? Quiz

Following are questions about movies and their directors.

A multiple-choice quiz by sweetwheat. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
sweetwheat

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
32,797

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
1315

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (15/15), Guest 134 (14/15), Thomas-Jerome (10/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which movie was not directed by Billy Wilder? Hint

Sabrina

Kiss Me, Stupid

Double Indemnity

Breakfast at Tiffany's

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Question 2 of 15

2. John Huston's directorial debut was? Hint

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Misfits

Red Badge of Courage

The Maltese Falcon

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Question 3 of 15

3. Alfred Hitchcock collaborated with this director on 'The Bride Wore Black'. Who is he? Hint

Francois Truffaut

Robert Siodmak

Nicholas Ray

Michael Curtiz

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who directed 'Dirty Harry'? Hint

Don Siegel

Robert Rodriguez

Clint Eastwood

Sam Peckinpah

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Question 5 of 15

5. Monument Valley was the backdrop for many of this director's best westerns. Who was he? Hint

John Ford

George Stevens

Delbert Mann

Robert Wise

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which director was famous for his story boards? Hint

John Huston

Busby Berkeley

Vincente Minnelli

Alfred Hitchcock

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Question 7 of 15

7. For its time, 'Anatomy of a Murder' was looked upon as sensational because of its subject matter. Who directed the movie? Hint

Edward Dmytryk

Billy Wilder

Otto Preminger

John Frankenheimer

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who directed 'Casablanca'? Hint

Conrad Veidt

John Farrow

Fritz Lang

Michael Curtiz

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Question 9 of 15

9. Billy Wilder directed another memorable courtroom drama with an all-star cast. Can you name it? Hint

Witness for the Prosecution

To Kill a Mockingbird

12 Angry Men

Inherit the Wind

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Question 10 of 15

10. Michelangelo Antonioni directed a film in 1966 that was used as the basis for a 1981 film directed by Brian De Palma. Name the 1966 film. Hint

Blow-Up

Zabriski Point

The Passenger

Diabolique

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Question 11 of 15

11. Films are often updated and remade, seldom being as good as the original. 'The Haunting' is one such film. Who directed the original classic film? Hint

Robert Wise

Alfred Hitchcock

Jacques LeTourneur

William Wyler

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Question 12 of 15

12. Known for his movie gimmicks, this director was the subject of the movie 'Matinee' starring John Goodman. Can you name him? Hint

James I. Nicholson

Ed Wood

William Castle

Herschell Gordon Lewis

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Question 13 of 15

13. One of the best movies about movies is 'The Bad and the Beautiful.' Who directed it? Hint

Vincente Minnelli

William Wyler

Douglas Sirk

Edward Dmytryk

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Question 14 of 15

14. Disney mixed live action with animation in this superb film 'Mary Poppins.' Do you know who directed? Hint

Robert Stevenson

Arthur Penn

Richard Brooks

Mervyn Le Roy

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Question 15 of 15

15. Gene Hackman starred as a lonely surveillance expert in a stunning film ('The Conversation') set in San Francisco. Can you name the director of this film? Hint

Francis Ford Coppola

John Frankenheimer

Arthur Penn

Robert Altman

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Nov 20 2024 : Guest 174: 15/15
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which movie was not directed by Billy Wilder?

Answer: Breakfast at Tiffany's

Billy Wilder coined the phrase: 'Hindsight is 20-20.'

2. John Huston's directorial debut was?

Answer: The Maltese Falcon

'The Maltese Falcon' brought to the screen Bogart, Lorre and Greenstreet, who would appear together again in 'Casablanca.'

3. Alfred Hitchcock collaborated with this director on 'The Bride Wore Black'. Who is he?

Answer: Francois Truffaut

Bernard Herrmann also did the scoring for the film.

4. Who directed 'Dirty Harry'?

Answer: Don Siegel

The movie was rumored to be based on the infamous Zodiac Killer who roamed the streets of San Francisco in the late 60s and early 70s.

5. Monument Valley was the backdrop for many of this director's best westerns. Who was he?

Answer: John Ford

John Ford, who directed some of the most memorable big landscape films, had sight in only one eye.

6. Which director was famous for his story boards?

Answer: Alfred Hitchcock

It is said that the director who created some of the most exciting, interesting camera shots never peered through the lens of a movie camera. Hitch relied solely on his story boards.

7. For its time, 'Anatomy of a Murder' was looked upon as sensational because of its subject matter. Who directed the movie?

Answer: Otto Preminger

Looking back on this film, it is difficult to even understand why the word 'panties' was considered so sensational.

8. Who directed 'Casablanca'?

Answer: Michael Curtiz

The words 'play it again, Sam' are never said by anyone in the movie.

9. Billy Wilder directed another memorable courtroom drama with an all-star cast. Can you name it?

Answer: Witness for the Prosecution

Charles Laughton (who played the attorney for the defense) and Elsa Lanchester (who played his nurse) were in reality husband and wife.

10. Michelangelo Antonioni directed a film in 1966 that was used as the basis for a 1981 film directed by Brian De Palma. Name the 1966 film.

Answer: Blow-Up

This film was interesting because there was a murder committed while the photographer was shooting, yet the film did not revolve around that at all and made very little of it.

11. Films are often updated and remade, seldom being as good as the original. 'The Haunting' is one such film. Who directed the original classic film?

Answer: Robert Wise

Although the story was set in America, the house seen in the movie was actually in England.

12. Known for his movie gimmicks, this director was the subject of the movie 'Matinee' starring John Goodman. Can you name him?

Answer: William Castle

Herschell Gordon Lewis' claim to directoral fame is that he is the King of the Gore Fest.

13. One of the best movies about movies is 'The Bad and the Beautiful.' Who directed it?

Answer: Vincente Minnelli

This movie didn't win a Best Picture award but received the most nominations in 1952. Gloria Grahame won the Best Supporting Actress award, however.

14. Disney mixed live action with animation in this superb film 'Mary Poppins.' Do you know who directed?

Answer: Robert Stevenson

Walt Disney hold the distinction of winning the most Oscars.

15. Gene Hackman starred as a lonely surveillance expert in a stunning film ('The Conversation') set in San Francisco. Can you name the director of this film?

Answer: Francis Ford Coppola

Gene Hackman starred in another great film about a loner who ended up in somewhat the same situation - 'Night Moves' directed by Arthur Penn.

Source: Author sweetwheat

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