Film Directors Trivia Questions
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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
Which director based the fictional Mission College in the film 'School Daze' on his own alma mater, Morehouse College?
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spike lee
Who directed and starred in the film 'The Man without a Face'?
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mel gibson
Which director is known for directing 'Badlands', 'Days of Heaven', and 'The Thin Red Line'?
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terrence malick
Which director, known for his enigmatic film 'Persona', was born in Uppsala in 1918?
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ingmar bergman
Which Japanese crime organization targeted Juzo Itami following the release of his 1992 film that satirized them?
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yakuza
Which director left a party at the American embassy in Paris in 1998 after being reminded that he could be arrested?
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roman polanski
Which director is known for helming the films 'Broken Arrow', 'Hard-Boiled', and 'Face/Off'?
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john woo
Which director, known for the 1969 film 'The Wild Bunch', earned the nickname 'Bloody Sam' and was a WWII Marine?
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sam peckinpah
Which director's daughter named Jennifer directed the film 'Boxing Helena'?
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david lynch
Which director of the film 'Lost Highway' built a VCR case seen in the movie in his home woodworking shop?
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david lynch
Who directed the 1965 Joey Heatherton thriller, 'My Blood Runs Cold,' and also starred in TV's 'Jake And The Fatman'?
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william conrad
Who was the 1930s film director known for his lavish dance numbers and was nicknamed 'The Wizard of the Chorus Line'?
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busby berkeley
In which country were directors Norman Jewison, Arthur Hiller, and Mack Sennett born?
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canada
Who was the 79-year-old director nominated for Best Director at the Oscars for 'Prizzi's Honor', making him the oldest ever to receive this nomination?
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john huston
Who is the avant-garde director of the films 'Eraserhead', 'The Elephant Man', 'Dune', and 'Blue Velvet'?
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david lynch
Who directed the films 'Witness', 'The Truman Show', and 'Dead Poets Society'?
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peter weir
Which director and co-writer was responsible for the 'Pink Panther' films?
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blake edwards
Who was the spouse and director for whom Gena Rowlands received 2 Best Actress Oscar nominations?
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john cassavetes
Who is the director of 'The Big Chill' who also co-authored the screenplay for 'The Empire Strikes Back'?
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lawrence kasdan
Which director, known for the Vietnam War film 'Platoon', was awarded a Bronze Star during his service in the war?
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oliver stone
Who received an Oscar nomination for directing the 1976 film 'Seven Beauties'?
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lina wertmüller
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