Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Atlas (1961) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Atlas (1961) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Atlas (1961).

About the movie: Evil king Praximedes convinces superhero Atlas to fight for him, but Atlas eventually sees the king's true nature and turns against him.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Atlas (1961)?
a.		Although it is usually assumed that the somewhat skimpy battle scenes were due to director Roger Cormans legendary cheapness, Corman had actually arranged for the services of 500 soldiers from the local Greek army garrison. On the morning of filming, however, only about 50 showed up, and as the day wore on (and the heat intensified), some of them drifted away. In order to make it look like there were more "soldiers" than there actually were, Corman had them march in formation past the camera, then when out of camera range run around behind the crew and equipment, and march past the camera again. That is also why the battle scenes are filmed in close-up combat between individual soldiers or small groups of soldiers rather than in long shots of masses of battling infantry, as Corman had originally planned.
b.		The house that Isabel rents was chosen by director Nora Ephron because it had belonged to friends of her parents and she visited it many times as a child. By pure coincidence, those friends were Larry Berns and his wife, Sandra Gould, who played the second, better-known Gladys Kravitz. Alice Pearce, the first Gladys Kravitz, died after the second season and was replaced with Gould. Ephron claims in the DVD commentary that she didnt realize this until after the movie was made.
c.		In the original ending, Shosannas movie for the Nazis was supposed to be in French. Mélanie Laurent was the one who suggested to Quentin Tarantino it should be done in English to make the finale more powerful.
d.		Pete Spooners suggested answer to the radio shows "tortoise and hare" qualifying question is "Middleground and Your Host". This is a reference to two famous racehorses of the day. Your Host was favored to win the 1950 Kentucky Derby but faded badly and lost to Middleground.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Atlas (1961)?
a.		The nighttime shot of Heather running through the woods (a prominent image in the trailers) had to be filmed twice because of logistical problems.
b.		This film marked the beginning of Corman veteran Frank Wolffs exile to Europe. He remained there until his suicide in Rome in 1971.
c.		During the scene where Eisenheim is performing at the Hofburg, he places the Crown Princes sword upright on the stage. The first officer who attempts to lift it is unable. The second person to try - to whom the Crown Prince says "Not so eager, cousin" - is also unable. That second person was probably meant to be Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen, who succeeded "Crown Prince Leopolds" father, Franz Josef, as Emperor in 1916.
d.		The American version has a more upbeat ending.

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