Famous Directors Trivia Questions
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Who is the actor-director that romances 17-year-old Mariel Hemingway in the 1979 movie 'Manhattan'?
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woody allen
What is the real first name of the director whose middle name is Ingmar?
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ingmar bergman
Which famous director of 'E.T.' won a contest in his early teens with a short war movie titled 'Escape to Nowhere'?
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steven spielberg
Which director mentioned that he used the structure of 'Anna Karenina' when writing 'Hannah and Her Sisters'?
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woody allen
Who is the director whose daughter Patricia played one of Janet Leigh's co-workers in the classic film 'Psycho'?
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alfred hitchcock
What is the name of the filmmaker born as William Blake McEdwards, whom Julie Andrews might call a '10'?
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blake edwards
Which director was featured on the December 1995 cover of Premiere magazine with the headline 'Makes Book on 'Casino''?
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martin scorsese
Which director, who received Germany's National Medal of Merit in 1998, is known for the film 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'?
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steven spielberg
Who is the director who plays Cliff Stern, a documentary filmmaker, in the movie 'Crimes & Misdemeanors'?
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woody allen
Which director had Hume Cronyn co-write the scripts for the films 'Under Suspicion' and 'Rope'?
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alfred hitchcock
Which director stated that he named his 1971 film 'Bananas' because 'there are no bananas in it'?
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woody allen
Which late director-choreographer was married to Mary-Ann Niles, Joan McCracken, and Gwen Verdon?
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bob fosse
Which director of 'The African Queen' was the inspiration for Clint Eastwood's role in 'White Hunter, Black Heart'?
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john huston
Which director was described by Ingrid Bergman as 'a gentleman farmer who raises goose flesh'?
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alfred hitchcock
In 1935, John Buchan became Lord Tweedsmuir, and which director filmed his novel 'The Thirty-Nine Steps'?
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alfred hitchcock
Which director, born in Istanbul with the original last name Kazantzoglou, was not born 'East of Eden'?
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elia kazan
Which director, known for the film 'Big', performed with her mother's tap dance troupe on the 'Original Amateur Hour' as a child?
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penny marshall
Who was the director and star of Keystone Kops, featured in the 1974 musical 'Mack And Mabel'?
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mack sennett
Which director, who formerly played Archie Bunker's son-in-law while wearing a toupee, is now known for his movies and his choice to wear any hairstyle?
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rob reiner
Which director, known for 'Body Heat', also directed 'The Big Chill'?
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lawrence kasdan
Which director won the Best Director Oscar in 1967 for his second film, 'The Graduate'?
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mike nichols
Who was the artistic director of New York City's Actors Studio from 1948 until his death in 1982?
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lee strasberg
Who is the director that directed plays off-Broadway and in summer stock before making 'The Last Picture Show'?
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peter bogdanovich
Which former staff photographer for Look Magazine went on to direct films such as 'Lolita' and 'Dr. Strangelove'?
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stanley kubrick
Which director's film 'Satyricon' features a food orgy scene in which Richard Simmons appeared while living in Italy?
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federico fellini
Which director, who turned 40 in 1998, had his career launched by a short called 'Frankenweenie' and is famous for directing 'Edward Scissorhands'?
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tim burton
Who directed and played Mookie the delivery boy in the film 'Do the Right Thing'?
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spike lee
Who did Siskel & Ebert both consider the best American director working today, known for directing 'Taxi Driver'?
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martin scorsese
Which director's father, who was a Lutheran pastor, served as chaplain to Sweden's royal family?
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ingmar bergman
Which Italian director is known for filming 'The Taming of the Shrew', 'Hamlet', and 'Romeo and Juliet'?
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franco zeffirelli
Which director, known for 'M*A*S*H' and 'Nashville', based his 1977 film 'Three Women' on one of his dreams?
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robert altman
Who is the director known for directing the action hits 'Just Heroes' and 'The Killer' in Hong Kong before directing 'M:I-2' in the U.S.?
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john woo
Who directed both 'Forrest Gump' and all three 'Back to the Future' films?
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robert zemeckis
Which actress played the title role in the 1988 film 'The Good Mother', directed by Leonard Nimoy?
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diane keaton
Who directed a stage production of 'King Lear' in the early '90s and cast Emma Thompson as the fool?
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kenneth branagh
Which director, known for 'Goodfellas,' referred to himself as 'a failed priest who fell in love with the movies'?
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martin scorsese
Which comedian directed three films before receiving his first Oscar nomination for acting in 'Broadcast News'?
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albert brooks
Which Italian film director worked with Liv Tyler in the 1996 film 'Stealing Beauty' and John Lone in the 1987 film 'The Last Emperor'?
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bernardo bertolucci
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