Q1
In October 1980, the author was on his way back to Australia after a
book signing when he stopped en route to the airport to buy a new
briefcase in a Beverly Hills luggage shop owned by Leopold Pfefferberg
- who had been one of the 1200 saved during the holocaust. In the 50
minutes the author spent waiting for his credit card payment to clear,
Pfefferberg persuaded him to go to the back room where the shopkeeper
kept two cabinets filled with documents he had collected. Pfefferberg
- who had told his story to every writer and producer who ever came
into his store - eventually wore down the author's reluctance, and the
writer chose to make the story into his next book. Which book?
Q2
To preserve the dramatic opening of the film, the director insisted on
moving all the credits to the end of the movie, thereby not intruding
on the iconic opening crawl. The Directors' Guild in particular took
issue with this, and demanded that he, at that time a DGA member,
follow Guild regulations and put the credits at the beginning or face
a fine. The director kept the film as is, paid the fine and promptly
resigned from the DGA after the movie's release. Who was the director
/ which movie?
Q3
In the Limited Edition DVD (and in the standard Region 2 edition)
allows the movie to be watched in the exact chronological order of the
events in the film. The first couple scenes of the regular cut of the
movie appear normal in this version, meaning they are not reversed.
However, this version of the movie is on Disc 2, is quite difficult to
reach (the user must answer several questions and solve a puzzle), and
forward, reverse and chapter skip capabilities are disabled.
Which movie?
Q4
The actor's strangled accent is based on the voice of Weegee, the
famous German-born crime photographer of the 1950s whose name was
given by New York police due to his uncanny ability to show up at
murder scenes before they did. The actor heard Weegee talking during
an on-set visit and adopted his strange German accent for the title
character. Clue: Some references show the date of this film as 1963.
Its world premiere was scheduled for December 12, 1963, but following
John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, it was felt to be
inappropriate to release such a film so soon afterwards, so it was not
shown until January 1964. Which movie?
Q5
This was the first western film made in and about the country to be
produced with full Chinese government cooperation since 1949. It was
also the first feature film granted permission by the Chinese
government to be filmed in the Forbidden City. Which film?
Q6
The film was unavailable for decades because its rights (together with
four other pictures of the same period) were bought back by Alfred
Hitchcock and left as part of his legacy to his daughter. They've been
known for long as the infamous "Five Lost Hitchcocks" among film
buffs, and were re-released in theaters around 1984 after a 30-year
absence. The others are The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Rope (1948),
The Trouble with Harry (1955), and Vertigo (1958). Name this "lost" film.
Q7
In filming the "Well of Souls" sequence, the producers scoured every
pet shop in London and the South of England for every snake they could
lay their hands on. Hence there are snakes that are identifiable from
many different geographical areas. However, once all the snakes were
on set, it became clear that there were not nearly enough of them, so
the director had several hoses cut into lengths, and these were used
as well. Looking closely, you can tell which are the real snakes and
which are not. Which movie?
Q8
There is a persistent myth that all the clocks in the movie are
set to 4:20 (although, certainly all the clocks on the wall in the
pawn shop are set to 4:20). However, in at least two scenes it is
obvious that this is not the case. The significance of the time 4:20
is that it is slang for smoking marijuana. Which movie?
Q9
The film was shot in Spain during the regime of Gen. Francisco Franco.
While the scene with the crowd chanting the Marxist theme was being
filmed (at 3:00 in the morning), police showed up at the set thinking
that a real revolution was taking place and insisted on staying until
the scene was finished. Apparently, people who lived near where
filming was taking place had awoken to the sound of revolutionary
singing and had mistakenly believed that Franco had been overthrown.
Which film?
Q10
Director Michael Curtiz' Hungarian accent often caused confusion on
the set. He asked a prop man for a "poodle" to appear in one scene.
The prop man searched high and low for a poodle while the entire crew
waited. He found one and presented it to Curtiz, who screamed "A
poodle! A poodle of water!" Which movie?
Q11
Identify the actress, in a photo from her youthful days, in the above image.
In October 1980, the author was on his way back to Australia after a
book signing when he stopped en route to the airport to buy a new
briefcase in a Beverly Hills luggage shop owned by Leopold Pfefferberg
- who had been one of the 1200 saved during the holocaust. In the 50
minutes the author spent waiting for his credit card payment to clear,
Pfefferberg persuaded him to go to the back room where the shopkeeper
kept two cabinets filled with documents he had collected. Pfefferberg
- who had told his story to every writer and producer who ever came
into his store - eventually wore down the author's reluctance, and the
writer chose to make the story into his next book. Which book?
Q2
To preserve the dramatic opening of the film, the director insisted on
moving all the credits to the end of the movie, thereby not intruding
on the iconic opening crawl. The Directors' Guild in particular took
issue with this, and demanded that he, at that time a DGA member,
follow Guild regulations and put the credits at the beginning or face
a fine. The director kept the film as is, paid the fine and promptly
resigned from the DGA after the movie's release. Who was the director
/ which movie?
Q3
In the Limited Edition DVD (and in the standard Region 2 edition)
allows the movie to be watched in the exact chronological order of the
events in the film. The first couple scenes of the regular cut of the
movie appear normal in this version, meaning they are not reversed.
However, this version of the movie is on Disc 2, is quite difficult to
reach (the user must answer several questions and solve a puzzle), and
forward, reverse and chapter skip capabilities are disabled.
Which movie?
Q4
The actor's strangled accent is based on the voice of Weegee, the
famous German-born crime photographer of the 1950s whose name was
given by New York police due to his uncanny ability to show up at
murder scenes before they did. The actor heard Weegee talking during
an on-set visit and adopted his strange German accent for the title
character. Clue: Some references show the date of this film as 1963.
Its world premiere was scheduled for December 12, 1963, but following
John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, it was felt to be
inappropriate to release such a film so soon afterwards, so it was not
shown until January 1964. Which movie?
Q5
This was the first western film made in and about the country to be
produced with full Chinese government cooperation since 1949. It was
also the first feature film granted permission by the Chinese
government to be filmed in the Forbidden City. Which film?
Q6
The film was unavailable for decades because its rights (together with
four other pictures of the same period) were bought back by Alfred
Hitchcock and left as part of his legacy to his daughter. They've been
known for long as the infamous "Five Lost Hitchcocks" among film
buffs, and were re-released in theaters around 1984 after a 30-year
absence. The others are The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Rope (1948),
The Trouble with Harry (1955), and Vertigo (1958). Name this "lost" film.
Q7
In filming the "Well of Souls" sequence, the producers scoured every
pet shop in London and the South of England for every snake they could
lay their hands on. Hence there are snakes that are identifiable from
many different geographical areas. However, once all the snakes were
on set, it became clear that there were not nearly enough of them, so
the director had several hoses cut into lengths, and these were used
as well. Looking closely, you can tell which are the real snakes and
which are not. Which movie?
Q8
There is a persistent myth that all the clocks in the movie are
set to 4:20 (although, certainly all the clocks on the wall in the
pawn shop are set to 4:20). However, in at least two scenes it is
obvious that this is not the case. The significance of the time 4:20
is that it is slang for smoking marijuana. Which movie?
Q9
The film was shot in Spain during the regime of Gen. Francisco Franco.
While the scene with the crowd chanting the Marxist theme was being
filmed (at 3:00 in the morning), police showed up at the set thinking
that a real revolution was taking place and insisted on staying until
the scene was finished. Apparently, people who lived near where
filming was taking place had awoken to the sound of revolutionary
singing and had mistakenly believed that Franco had been overthrown.
Which film?
Q10
Director Michael Curtiz' Hungarian accent often caused confusion on
the set. He asked a prop man for a "poodle" to appear in one scene.
The prop man searched high and low for a poodle while the entire crew
waited. He found one and presented it to Curtiz, who screamed "A
poodle! A poodle of water!" Which movie?
Q11
Identify the actress, in a photo from her youthful days, in the above image.
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