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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
1029

Last 3 plays: angostura (10/10), Guest 181 (9/10), Liz5050 (8/10).

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1. Magnificent Seven Hint

Anthony Mann

George Roy Hill

John Sturges

Delmer Daves

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2. Deliverance Hint

David Lean

John Boorman

Stanley Donen

William Friedkin

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3. High Noon Hint

Fred Zinnemann

William Wellman

Cecil B. DeMille

Lewis Milestone

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4. Sunset Boulevard Hint

Billy Wilder

Elia Kazan

Mervyn Leroy

George Cukor

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5. Treasure of the Sierra Madre Hint

George Stevens

Victor Fleming

William Wyler

John Huston

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6. Cheyenne Autumn Hint

Frank Capra

Howard Hawks

Michael Curtiz

John Ford

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7. Saboteur Hint

Alfred Hitchcock

Stanley Kubrick

Barry Levinson

Brian De Palma

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8. Magnificent Ambersons Hint

Carol Reed

Orson Welles

Charlie Chaplin

Blake Edwards

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9. Laura Hint

Stanley Kramer

Otto Preminger

Richard Lester

Busby Berkeley

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10. Z Hint

Costa-Gavras

Truffaut

Bergman

Fellini

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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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Aug 28 2023 : angostura: 10/10
Aug 22 2023 : Guest 181: 9/10
Aug 14 2023 : Liz5050: 8/10
Aug 13 2023 : Guest 75: 10/10
Aug 06 2023 : Guest 174: 5/10

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