Characters from Historical Movies 2 Quiz

Answer: Jean Simmons

"Spartacus" was a 1960 movie directed by Stanley Kubrick and starred Kirk Douglas in the title role. It was nominated for six Academy Awards in 1961 and won four of them. Eric Orbom won a posthumous Oscar for Best Art Direction. He suffered a heart attack during the production.

Answer: Geoffrey Rush

"Munich" was a 2005 movie directed by Steven Spielberg and was nominated for five Academy Awards but failed to win in any category. It was the only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year not to be nominated in any of the acting categories. Eric Bana and Daniel Craig starred in the film.

Answer: Sally Field

"Lincoln" was a 2012 movie directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln for which he received an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. It was also nominated in 11 other categories, winning the Award for Best Production Design.

Answer: Kenneth Branagh

"Valkyrie" was a 2008 movie directed by Bryan Singer. Tom Cruise played the role of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg. It had an all-star cast including Bill Nighy, Eddie Izzard, Tom Wilkinson, Terence Stamp and Carice van Houten. The majority of the cast who played Nazis were British.

Answer: Kenneth More

"Battle of Britain" was a 1969 movie directed by Guy Hamilton with an all-star cast including Sir Michael Caine, Sir Laurence Olivier, Trevor Howard Christopher Plummer and Sir Ralph Richardson. The film was considered a financial flop losing over $10m. This was partially due to the high production costs. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II attended the premiere in London.

Answer: Kevin Bacon

"Frost/Nixon" was a 2008 movie directed by Ron Howard. Frank Langella played Richard Nixon and Michael Sheen played Sir David Frost. It was nominated for five Oscars but failed to win any category.

Answer: Lily James

"Darkest Hour" is a 2017 movie directed by Joe Wright. Gary Oldman played Winston Churchill and Kristin Scott Thomas his wife Clementine. The movie was nominated for six Academy Awards and won for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role and Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling.
The entire movie takes place over a single month starting in May 1940 when Churchill took over as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from Neville Chamberlain.

Answer: John Gielgud

"Gandhi" is a 1982 movie directed by Sir Richard Attenborough and stars Ben Kingsley in the title role. The film won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor in a Leading Role. The film premiered in New Delhi, India and then in London two days later in the presence of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

Answer: Kevin Costner

"Thirteen Days" is a 2000 movie directed by Roger Donaldson. It stars Kevin Costner as White House assistant Kenny O'Donnell and JFK is played by Bruce Greenwood.
The film is a US perspective on the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and while drawing some good reviews, it was a box office failure.

Answer: Ed Harris

"Apollo 13" is a 1995 movie directed by Ron Howard and stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton as the Apollo 13 astronauts. The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won two.
Jim Lovell appeared in the film as the Captain of the U.S.S. Iwo Jima and greeted the astronauts on their safe return home.