Film Directors Trivia Questions
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Who directed Goldie Hawn in 'Swing Shift' and later directed films like 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
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jonathan demme
Who made his directing debut with the 1996 film 'Losing Chase,' which starred his wife, Kyra Sedgwick?
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kevin bacon
Which director, known for producing many of his own films, directed 'Strangers on a Train'?
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alfred hitchcock
Which actor directed himself in the title role of 'Dick Tracy' in 1990?
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warren beatty
Who became the oldest person ever nominated for Best Director at age 79 for the film 'Prizzi's Honor'?
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john huston
Which Japanese director's film 'Dreams' features Martin Scorsese playing Van Gogh in one of its segments?
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akira kurosawa
Which director is known for directing 'Before the Revolution', 'Last Tango in Paris', and 'The Last Emperor'?
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bernardo bertolucci
Who directed the films 'Ed Wood,' 'Batman,' and 'Beetlejuice'?
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tim burton
Who directed the samurai adaptation of 'Macbeth' starring Toshiro Mifune, titled 'Throne of Blood'?
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akira kurosawa
Who directed himself and his wife Trish Van Devere in the 1974 film 'The Savage Is Loose'?
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george c. scott
Which director's real-life experiences inspired the character Chris, played by Charlie Sheen, in the movie 'Platoon'?
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oliver stone
Which filmmaker wrote, directed, and co-starred as Half-Pint in the 1988 movie 'School Daze'?
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spike lee
Who directed the films 'Crimewave', 'The Quick and the Dead', and 'Evil Dead II'?
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sam raimi
Which Japanese director created the 1985 film 'Ran', inspired by Shakespeare's 'King Lear'?
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akira kurosawa
Which director's daughter, Tracy Reiner, played a test market researcher in the film 'Big'?
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penny marshall
Who is the filmmaker that wrote and directed the 1950s film 'The Seventh Seal', based on his own play 'Tramalning'?
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ingmar bergman
Which director explored his fascination with the circus in the Italian documentary 'The Clowns'?
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federico fellini
Which female director's film 'Awakenings' was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars?
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penny marshall
Which director's cavalry films starring John Wayne include 'Fort Apache' and 'Rio Grande'?
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john ford
Who directed the films 'Ivan the Terrible', 'Alexander Nevsky', and 'Battleship Potemkin'?
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sergei eisenstein
Which director worked with Joanne Woodward on the films 'Rachel, Rachel' and the TV movie 'The Shadow Box'?
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paul newman
Which director cast Rosie Perez in her film debut, 'Do the Right Thing'?
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spike lee
Which actress, known for her role in Woody Allen's 'Annie Hall,' became a respected film director 20 years later?
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diane keaton
Which Swedish director's film of 'The Magic Flute' features Hakan Hagegard as Papageno?
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ingmar bergman
Which director, best known for his work on musicals, directed the drama 'Star 80' as his last film?
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bob fosse
Who is the renowned Japanese director whose screenplay served as the basis for the 1985 action film 'Runaway Train'?
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akira kurosawa
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