Big, Big, Big! Film Epics

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1. 'The Godfather' series of films is a three-part epic that took 19 years to complete. Which director brought us this monumental film trilogy? Francis Ford Coppola Michael Cimino Martin Scorsese William Friedkin

2. Which grand, masterful film epic directed by Steven Spielberg won an Academy Award for Best Picture of 1993? Saving Private Ryan Amistad The Color Purple Schindler's List

3. In 1965, David Lean released to the world a film of over three hours in length about a doctor caught in the middle of Russian revolution period. What is the name of this groundbreaking cinematic masterpiece? Doctor Zhivago Doctor Moreau Doctor Strangelove Doctor Kildare

4. One director has been involved in creating two epic films, one, a western released in 1968 called 'Once Upon a Time in the West', and the other, a crime drama called 'Once Upon a Time in America', which hit theaters in 1984. Who created these two excellent films? Bernardo Bertolucci Dario Argento Vincente Minnelli Sergio Leone

5. No discussion of film epics would be complete without a mention of the 1939 film 'Gone with the Wind', an expansive film with a top notch cast and brilliant directorial work by Victor Fleming. Which actress won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in this blockbuster? Joan Fontaine Vivien Leigh Greer Garson Jennifer Jones

6. Director Stanley Kubrick was involved in a number of large scale projects during his career, but none grander than which 1975 film, featuring the story of an Irish rogue who establishes a place for himself among the aristocracy in 18th century Europe? Vanity Fair Lolita Dangerous Liaisons Barry Lyndon

7. Kevin Costner took a great chance in 1990 with the creation of which epic western film that features the story of John Dunbar, a member of the U.S. army who learns the ways of the local Native American people? The Outlaw Josey Wales Open Range Dances with Wolves Lone Wolf McQuade

8. Which great director, master of the film epic, was responsible for bringing 'The Ten Commandments' to the big screen not once, but twice? Cecil B. DeMille Delbert Mann Elia Kazan George Stevens

9. What is the aptly named title of the 1956 film, starring Rock Hudson, Liz Taylor and James Dean, that follows the story of a wealthy Texas cattle rancher who develops a personal rivalry with his former ranch hand who becomes an oil tycoon? So Big The Greatest Story Ever Told Larger than Life Giant

10. My favorite epic, the epic to end all epics, is the 1959 film 'Ben-Hur'. William Wyler undertook the massive task of directing this 212-minute movie that features an entire chariot race. Which actor accepted the task of taking the title role in this grandiose production? Burt Lancaster William Holden Paul Scofield Charlton Heston