Classic Films Trivia Questions
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In the original film, who played the character 'Sabrina' that was portrayed by Julia Ormond in the 1995 remake?
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audrey hepburn
In which famed bridge does Kim Novak's character jump into the bay in the movie 'Vertigo'?
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golden gate bridge
Which famous comic strip detective was portrayed by Ralph Byrd long before Warren Beatty took on the role in the movies?
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dick tracy
In which 1967 Mike Nichols film did 'St. Elsewhere' star William Daniels play the father of a character portrayed by Dustin Hoffman?
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graduate
In which 1944 film, based on a Bronte novel, did Elizabeth Taylor play an orphan as a budding star?
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jane eyre
In which film do 4 of the title group's members, including James Coburn's character, die in a big gunfight?
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magnificent seven
Which blond actress was described by Tony Curtis as 'like kissing Hitler' after their scenes in 'Some Like It Hot'?
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marilyn monroe
Which 1982 movie stars Dustin Hoffman as a struggling actor who dresses as a woman to get a role?
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tootsie
In which 1970 film, initially rated X, did Tom Selleck appear as one of Mae's 'studs'?
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myra breckinridge
What type of vehicle is central to the plot of the classic 1948 film directed by Vittorio De Sica that features a character named Antonio who steals it?
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bicycle
What 1980 film starring Robert De Niro is shot in black and white, except for the credits and home movies of Jake La Motta?
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raging bull
Which 1969 film is abbreviated as 'B&C&T&A'?
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bob & carol & ted & alice
What 1953 film features Audrey Hepburn as a runaway princess?
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roman holiday
What is the title of the national anthem played during the opening credits and a later dramatic scene in the movie Casablanca?
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la marseillaise
In the last scene of 'Casablanca', what does Claude Rains tell one of his officers to 'Round up'?
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usual suspects
In which Charlie Chaplin silent comedy does the prospector cook and eat his shoe?
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gold rush
What is the movie with a famous scene where Marilyn Monroe stands on a subway grate causing her dress to billow up?
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seven year itch
Which actor played roles in both 'The Magnificent Seven' and 'The Dirty Dozen' before becoming a superstar in the 1960s?
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charles bronson
Which actor starred in the films 'An Affair To Remember', 'I'm No Angel', and 'Charade'?
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cary grant
In which Tanzanian region is the quest for an African diamond mine undertaken by Bob & Bing in 'Road to'?
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zanzibar
What 1945 film features Bette Davis as a devoted Welsh schoolteacher?
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corn is green
What 1981 film features Bruce Dern becoming infatuated with Maud Adams, playing a model he is asked to sketch?
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tattoo
In which film does Holly Martins finally meet the mysterious Harry Lime on a Ferris wheel?
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third man
In which 1967 Dustin Hoffman classic can Mike Farrell, who later appeared in 'Providence,' be seen in a hotel?
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graduate
What is the title of the 1980 black and white film about boxer Jake LaMotta?
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raging bull
What is the title of the 1972 film that was Burt Reynolds' dramatic breakthrough and is set in the South?
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deliverance
What is the title of the 1963 film directed by Federico Fellini that focuses on a frustrated director and is considered his masterpiece?
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8½
Who directed the 1968 film that featured Leonard Whiting as Romeo?
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franco zeffirelli
What 1967 film features the line, 'I just want to say one word to you -- just one word...plastics'?
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graduate
Which 1939 black and white film features the line 'What do they know of heaven and hell, Cathy, who know nothing of life?'
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wuthering heights
In which shocking black & white classic did Scott Wilson and Robert Blake portray doomed killers?
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in cold blood
What comedy did Billy Wilder originally want Mitzi Gaynor to star in instead of Marilyn Monroe for the role of Sugar Kane?
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some like it hot
In which film, which precedes 'Demetrius and the Gladiators', did Victor Mature star?
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robe
Which actor, who was once married to Diane Ladd, appeared as a sailor in Hitchcock's film 'Marnie'?
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bruce dern
In which 1968 movie does the line 'I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that' appear?
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2001: a space odyssey
Which actor portrayed the character Figg in the film 'How to Frame a Figg'?
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don knotts
In which 1941 Orson Welles film did Alan Ladd play a reporter early in his career?
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citizen kane
Which Swedish actress starred in her first American film, 'The Torrent', released in 1926?
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greta garbo
In the movie Casablanca, which European capital do the refugees strive to reach by plane?
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lisbon
In which 1957 film does a dog fight off a pack of wild pigs?
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old yeller
In which Marx Brothers' first major film can you find the famous 'Why a duck?' scene?
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cocoanuts
In which Tennessee Williams play did Kirk Douglas portray the 'gentleman caller' in its film adaptation?
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glass menagerie
In which 1955 film based on a William Inge play did Susan Strasburg play Kim Novak's little sister?
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picnic
In which movie, based on a Philip Roth novella, did Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw have their first leading roles?
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goodbye, columbus
Which 1941 film was ranked first on the AFI's controversial 1998 list of the 100 greatest American films?
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citizen kane
In which 1957 film did Lex Barker, known for his role as Tarzan, portray a character from a James Fenimore Cooper novel?
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deerslayer
What Robert Redford film was largely shot at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo, New York?
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natural
Which 'Guys and Dolls' author wrote the story that the 1943 film 'It Ain't Hay' starring Abbott & Costello was based on?
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damon runyon
In which 1954 film do Marlon Brando and his motorcycle gang terrorize a small town?
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wild one
In which 1962 movie does Laurence Harvey's brainwashed character come under the control of his spy mother, played by Angela Lansbury?
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manchurian candidate
Which 1970s film, based on a novel by James Dickey, was filmed at the Chattooga River in the Appalachians?
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deliverance
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