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Classic Directors Trivia Quiz

Try to name the directors of the following classic movies.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
39,363

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1062

Last 3 plays: Guest 206 (8/10), Guest 75 (10/10), Guest 107 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Magnificent Seven Hint

John Sturges

Delmer Daves

George Roy Hill

Anthony Mann

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Question 2 of 10

2. Deliverance Hint

David Lean

William Friedkin

Stanley Donen

John Boorman

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Question 3 of 10

3. High Noon Hint

Cecil B. DeMille

Lewis Milestone

William Wellman

Fred Zinnemann

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Question 4 of 10

4. Sunset Boulevard Hint

Mervyn Leroy

Billy Wilder

Elia Kazan

George Cukor

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Question 5 of 10

5. Treasure of the Sierra Madre Hint

George Stevens

Victor Fleming

William Wyler

John Huston

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Question 6 of 10

6. Cheyenne Autumn Hint

John Ford

Michael Curtiz

Frank Capra

Howard Hawks

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Question 7 of 10

7. Saboteur Hint

Barry Levinson

Brian De Palma

Stanley Kubrick

Alfred Hitchcock

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Question 8 of 10

8. Magnificent Ambersons Hint

Carol Reed

Orson Welles

Charlie Chaplin

Blake Edwards

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Question 9 of 10

9. Laura Hint

Stanley Kramer

Busby Berkeley

Richard Lester

Otto Preminger

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Question 10 of 10

10. Z Hint

Bergman

Fellini

Truffaut

Costa-Gavras

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Magnificent Seven

Answer: John Sturges

Great Elmer Bernstein music.

2. Deliverance

Answer: John Boorman

Friedkin was {'Exorcist';} Lean was Lawrence of Arabia'.

3. High Noon

Answer: Fred Zinnemann

DeMille did just about everything else.

4. Sunset Boulevard

Answer: Billy Wilder

One of many Wilder classics. Kazan was 'On the Waterfront'.

5. Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Answer: John Huston

Huston did 'Maltese {Falcon';} Wyler did many Bette Davis movies. Fleming did 'Gone With The Wind'. Stevens did 'Shane'.

6. Cheyenne Autumn

Answer: John Ford

Ford was king of the westerns - but this one was without John Wayne.

7. Saboteur

Answer: Alfred Hitchcock

Not his most famous, but good.

8. Magnificent Ambersons

Answer: Orson Welles

Follow-up to Citizen Kane. Not so good.

9. Laura

Answer: Otto Preminger

Kramer did some masterpieces with Spencer Tracy.

10. Z

Answer: Costa-Gavras

His most famous.

Source: Author robert362

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