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Arthur Bourchier. The South African Bourcier played Henry in a 1911 adaptation of the Shakespeare play. Camp was Henry in 'Hampton Court Palace' in 1926, Jennings played the role in 'Anna Boleyn' in 1920 and Laughton was the great king in 'The Private Life Of Henry VIII' in 1933.
| Vincent Price was specialized in horror movies, but in his early career he played many historical characters. In 'The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex' in 1939, he gave a wonderful performance as one of England's greatest aristocrats. Who did he portray? | History at the Movies
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Sir Walter Raleigh. Essex was played by Errol Flynn, Cecil by Henry Daniell and Burghley by Henry Stephenson. Price also played the Duke of Clarence in 'Tower of London' (1939), King Charles II in 'Hudson's Bay' (1940) and Richelieu in 'The Three Musketeers' (1948). His elegance and finesse were truly remarkable and will always be remembered by movie lovers.
| This beautiful and very talented british actress played many tragic characters such as Anne Boleyn, Isadora Duncan, Mary Stuart and Lady Alice More. Who is she? | History at the Movies
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Vanessa Redgrave. Vanessa Redgrave was Anne Boleyn in 'A Man For All Seasons' in 1966, in the 1988 version, she played Alice More (Charlton Heston was Thomas More). Wendy Hiller was Alice More in the 1966 film. Genevieve Bujold played Anne Boleyn opposite Richard Burton in 'Anne Of The Thousand Days'.
| This movie about the French scientist Louis Pasteur won 3 Oscars in 1937. Who played the title character? | History at the Movies
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Paul Muni. Muni won the best actor award with this role.
| We probably all remember Angus McFayden as Robert the Bruce in the unforgettable 'Braveheart'. Who played his father, the old Robert Bruce Sr? I'll give you a clue: this Scottish actor sadly died in 1999 in a car accident. | History at the Movies
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Ian Bannen. Cox played Wallace's (Mel Gibson) father. Fun fact: he was the first Hannibal Lecter in 'Manhunter'. Hanly was the Prince Edward and O'Hara was the Irish warrior who talked to God.
| In 1941, the famous Laurence Olivier became Sir Horatio Nelson for the Alex Korda movie 'That Hamilton Woman'. Who played Lady Emma Hamilton? | History at the Movies
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Vivien Leigh. Gladys Cooper was Lady Nelson in this movie. Jackson was Lady Hamilton to Peter Finch's Nelson in 'Bequest The Nation' in 1975 'and Griffith played the same character in the 1929 movie 'Divine Lady'.
| Many actors have played the Duke of Wellington but only one of them is Canadian. Need a little help? He was also Rommel in 'The Night Of The Generals' and Rudyard Kipling in 'The Man Who Would Be King'. Who is he? | History at the Movies
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Christopher Plummer. Born in 1929 in Toronto, Ontario, he is mostly known for his portrayal of 'Papa' von Trapp in 'The Sound Of Music'.
| Before he portrayed the American artist Jackson Pollock ('Pollock' 2000), Ed Harris played a famous astronaut in the 1983 'Right Stuff'. Which one was it? | History at the Movies
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John Glenn. Sam Shepard played Yeager, Scott Glenn was Alan Shepard and Fred Ward played the unfortunate Gus Grissom.
| Judi Dench won an Oscar in 1998 for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in 'Shakespeare In Love'. The preceeding year she played another queen in a wonderful but underestimated movie. Who was this queen? | History at the Movies
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Queen Victoria. The movie was 'Mrs. Brown' and she really deserved the Oscar for it. What a terrific actress!
| When Gary Oldman became Ludwig van Beethoven in 1994 for 'Immortal Beloved' it was his second real life character role whose name is associated with music. Who was the first one? | History at the Movies
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Sid Vicious. I know, I know, some people will say it's not music.... By the way, the movie was 'Sid And Nancy' (1986).
| Like Gabriel Byrne, his first movie was 'Excalibur' in 1980. Since then, he played many historical characters including a German businessman with a heart of gold, an Irish republican leader and a Scottish hero. Who is he? | History at the Movies
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Liam Neeson. He was Oskar Schindler in 'Schindler's List' (1993), Michael Collins in 1996 and Rob Roy in 1995.
| In 1955, Richard Burton played the thespian brother of a famous assassin in 'The Prince Of Players'. Which assassin am I talking about? | History at the Movies
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John Wilkes Booth. Booth, Lincoln's murderer, had a brother who was a famous stage actor. Guiteau, Princip and Czolgosz killed respectively: President Garfield, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and President McKinley.
| In the movie 'Quiz Show' (1994), Paul Scofield played a Pulitzer-Prize winning poet. Who was it? | History at the Movies
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Mark van Doren. My favorite Van Doren (1894-1972) poem is 'After the Drough'. I recommend it.
| In the 1970 movie 'Cromwell', Richard Harris was the title character, but who played the unfortunate King Charles I who lost his head in the struggle? | History at the Movies
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Alec Guiness. Paterson, Miller and Clyde also played Charles I respectively in: 'The Return of tthe Musketeers' in 1989, 'The Vicar of Bray' in 1937 and 'By the Sword Divided' in 1983.
Gerard Depardieu. Depardieu doesn't really have the body to play the diminutive French painter... Ferrer ('Moulin Rouge' 1952). Leguizamo ('Moulin Rouge' 2001) Royer ('Lautrec' 1998).
| Once nicknamed 'The Queen of TV Movies', this British actress played a very convincing Marie-Antoinette in 'The French Revolution' in 1989. Who is she? | History at the Movies
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Jane Seymour. Her real name is Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg.
| In the 1998 movie 'Love Is The Devil', Derek Jacobi played the British painter Francis Bacon. But who played his lover, George Dyer? | History at the Movies
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Daniel Craig. Remember the sadistic Sergent Botha in 'The Power of One'?
| After playing Henry VIII in 'A Man For All Seasons'(1966), this powerful British actor became Winston Churchill's father in 'Young Winston' (1972). Who is he? | History at the Movies
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Robert Shaw. Born in 1927, he died of a heart attack in 1978. He is best remembered for his role of Quint in 'Jaws' (1975).
| Glenda Jackson retired from acting in 1992 to enter politic but before, she played a very famous queen in an underestimated movie in 1971. Who was this great Queen? | History at the Movies
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Elizabeth I . The movie was 'Mary Queen Of Scots'.
| In Richard Attenborough's 'Cry Freedom', Kevin Kline played the recently (2001) deceased South African journalist Donald Woods who had to flee his country after he took the defense of one of his friends, a Black activist played by Denzel Washington. Who was this martyr who was tortured and killed by the police? | Black History At The Movies
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Steve Biko . Biko was killed in September 1977 while in police custody.
Cinque. Cinque was played by Djimon Hounsou, Yamba by Razaaq Adoti, Fala by Abu Bakaar Fafanah and Buakei by Derrick N. Ashong.
| James Earl Jones, the Man with the Golden Voice, played he leader of the Black community in this John Sayles's movie (1987) about labor troubles in the heart of West Virginia in the 1920s. What was the title of this extraordinary movie? | Black History At The Movies
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Matewan. One of Sayles's best.
| He played Corporal Thomas Searles in 'Glory' (1989), which was his first major role. He also portrayed the actor in Spike Lee's 'Get on the Bus', about the journey of a group of men going to the 'Million Man March' in 1995. Who is he? | Black History At The Movies
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Andre Braugher. Braugher also was the angel Cassiel in 'City of Angels'. He is better known for his role of Franck Pembleton in the TV series 'Homicide, Life on the Streets'.
Thandie Newton. Born in Zambia, Thandie Newton lived in England most of her life. This brilliant actress also holds a degree in anthropology from Cambridge University.
| In 'Ghosts of Mississipi', Alec Baldwin played real life prosecutor Bobby DeLaughter who finally got a guilty verdict that sent Byron De La Beckwith (James Woods) to jail for the 30 year old murder of a civil right leader. Who was this victim who waited so long for justice to be done? | Black History At The Movies
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Medgar Evers. Evers was shot in his own driveway on June 12th 1963. His murderer was convicted in 1994.
| Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle and Jon Voigt are the stars of this 1997 John Singleton movie in which a woman falsely claims sexual assault by a Black man and launched a racist mob attack on the Black community of a small Florida town in 1923. What is the title of this movie? | Black History At The Movies
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Rosewood. Rhames has never been so good.
Miki Howard. Diana Ross played Billie Holiday in 'Lady Sings the Blues' (1972). Lewis was Ella Fitzgerald in 'Stompin' at the Savoy' (1992) and Halle Berry portrayed Dorothy Dandrige in 'Introducing Dorothy Dandridge' (1999).
| In this 1975 movie, director Peter Greenaway listed South African prisoners who, according to the government, have died in 'accidental falls from windows' while in police custody. What is the title of this very disturbing movie? | Black History At The Movies
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Windows. All are Greenaway's movies filmed in the same period.
| Angela Bassett played Betty Shabazz twice (as of Oct 2001). She portrayed her for the first time in 'Malcolm X', but in which movie did she play this woman for the second time? | Black History At The Movies
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Panther. This Mario Van Peebles movie retells the story of the Black Panthers.
| In Sergei Bondarchuck's 'Waterloo', Rod Steiger played Napoleon Bonaparte. Who played Marshal Michel Ney executed by Louis XVIII soon after the battle? | French History At The Movies
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Dan O'Herlihy. Christopher Plummer was the Duke of Wellington, Jack Hawkins was the General Thomas Picton and Michael Wilding was William Ponsoby in the same movie.
| Serial killers are not found only in the USA. In this movie, a man contacts Parisian women through newspapers, seduces them and kills them for their money. It was directed by Claude Chabrol and written by Francoise Sagan. Who was this killer nicknamed 'Bluebeard'? | French History At The Movies
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Landru. Born in 1869, Henri-Desire Landru killed 10 women and a child between 1915 and 1919. He was guillotined in February 1922.
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