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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939).
About the movie:
FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)?
a.
The house on the hill that David/Greg takes Betty during their date is the same house, which featured in
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
b.
With every new draft of the script, there was a different set of survivors and a different set of characters dying. At various points during pre-production, Hammond, Malcolm, and Dr. Wu were going to die and Gennaro and Muldoon were going to live.
c.
The film did record-breaking box office business around the world despite being banned in Germany, Japan and 18 Latin American countries.
d.
Mambas successful opening broke all records at the Gaiety for the first two weeks of its run.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)?
a.
On Manday, July 3, 1939, Warners legal department advised companys theaters that "Confessions of a Nazi Spy" must not be publicized as "based on the book written by
Leon G. Turrou
."
b.
Carrie-Anne Moss
did some of her own driving on the motorcycle in the highway scene.
c.
Robert Evans
hated
Nino Rota
s original stab at the score.
Francis Ford Coppola
threatened to quit over this, until Evans backed down.
d.
The instruction to "Keep your hand at the level of your eyes" is another reference from the book, in which the Phantom was adept at disposing of victims with the "Punjab lasso." Keeping ones hand at the level of ones eyes kept the Punjab lasso away from the victims neck and was the only defense.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)?
a.
Warner Bros. increased security throughout the production and some actors slept on the Warners lot. Sabotage was suspected when a boom holding one of the cameras collapsed, narrowly missing director
Anatole Litvak
.
b.
June Foray
did some uncredited voice work for Michael and Sean during some of the out door scenes.
c.
There seems to be some inspiration for this film taken from Jules Vernes "Journey to the Centre of the Earth". Both feature an underground sea. In both, the entrance to the Earth is close to the top of the Earth (Iceland in Vernes novel and Alaska in this film) and the escape from the underground is unexpected and amazingly rapid.
d.
Frank Iacobuccis girlfriend was pregnant during the filming and played Buds pregnant wife in the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)?
a.
Kenneth Utt
: the producer appears as the coroner.
b.
The Motion Picture Association of America originally refused to issue a seal for this movie because it shows drug addiction. The next year the production code was changed to allow movies to deal with drugs, kidnapping, abortion and prostitution. The film was eventually assigned certificate no. 17011.
c.
The lab workers seen during the scene where
Dennis Quaid
is about to be miniaturized were in fact real laboratory workers, as actors would not have been suitable to performing what real lab rats do.
d.
This was the first anti-Nazi movie made in Hollywood before the start of World War II.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)?
a.
Contains an early audio jump cut: Gerry Trent in New York says, "Four-fifteen here. Lets see. Over there it must be ...", which cuts to Jim Woodward aboard ship, saying, "Nine-fifteen - were away on time."
b.
Tim Blake Nelson
wrote the screenplay with
Edward Norton
in mind to play the roles of the twin main characters, saying "there would have been no second choice" if Norton had said no.
c.
The movie is based on an actual spy-ring trial in New York in 1938, which convicted four individuals of spying for the German government.
d.
This is the only installment of the series where John McClane doesnt carry his Beretta 92FS. Instead he carries either a SIG-Sauer P220R.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)?
a.
Will Smith
and
Rosario Dawson
had previously co-starred in
Men in Black II
six years before (or seven, if one goes by filming dates), where they also played each others love-interest.
b.
Originally, 20th Century Fox was to finance the film, but disputes arose between the studio and the producers over casting. In particular, Fox preferred a more well-known actress to play Katharine Clifton instead of
Kristin Scott Thomas
;
Demi Moore
was lobbying particularly hard for the role. After the producers refused to give in on a series of casting choices, Fox backed out of the film, and the project was uncertain just as production was about to begin. However, within a few weeks - during which the cast and crew stayed on in Italy without knowing if the film would be made - the film was picked up by Miramax.
c.
Quentin Tarantino
wrote the role of Jules specifically for
Samuel L. Jackson
, however it was almost given to
Paul Calderon
after a great audition. When Jackson heard this, he flew to Los Angeles and auditioned again to secure the role. Calderon ended up with a small role as Paul.
d.
When this movie was made, America was not part of World War II. At this time a number of Hollywood studios were pro-American involvement in the war. This movie is one of a number of films made during the late 1930s and early 1940s that represented pro-American intervention in the war, including such films as
A Yank in the R.A.F.
,
Man Hunt
,
Foreign Correspondent
,
The Mortal Storm
, and
Sergeant York
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)?
a.
The spelling of "Canibal Hobos" is a throwback to the infamous horror film "Zombi."
b.
Original director
Todd Phillips
left the production after shooting the rodeo/"Star Spangled Banner" scene, citing "creative differences".
c.
Charles Bronson
was about sixty-one years of age when he appeared in this movie.
d.
Ernest Haller
took over as director of photography when
Sol Polito
fell ill.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)?
a.
The film, which cost only $340,000 to make and generated rentals of $3,000,000 at the domestic box office, reportedly was one of the most profitable movies ever made.
b.
Body count: 24.
c.
A libel suit for $75,000 was filed on Monday, July 3, 1939 in U.S. Federal Court against Warner Bros. by Katherine Moog, in which she claimed that the picture "Confessions of a Nazi Spy" and its advertisements defamed her character. Plaintiff alleged that Warners, without her consent, used her name to exploit the picture and connected her with the character "Erika Wolf," played by
Lya Lys
.
d.
Robert Harling
s mother was on set during the filming of the scenes while Shelby was in the hospital. During the scene when Shelby is taken off life support she was asked if she wanted to leave. She declined, saying that once the scene was over she wanted to see Shelby -
Julia Roberts
- get up and walk away.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)?
a.
The Cedar Bridge, where Francesca met Robert, was destroyed in a fire on 3 September 2002.
b.
Adolf Hitler
reportedly planned to execute the makers of this film upon winning the war.
c.
When we see the Marauders Map for the first time, the name Newt Scamander can be seen. In the Harry Potter universe, he wrote the book "Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them", but isnt a teacher at Hogwarts.
d.
For fear of lawsuits, the studio discouraged the filmmakers from shooting at many Los Angeles landmarks, or at least making them recognizable.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)?
a.
At 306 minutes, this was the lengthiest of the sound serials.
b.
Mel Gibson
had a Canadian priest, Fr. Stephen Somerville, celebrate the Traditional Roman Catholic Latin Mass of the Apostolic Rite for the film crew each day before production began.
c.
Some well-known actors (including
Anna Sten
and
Marlene Dietrich
) refused to be in the movie fearing reprisals against relatives living in Europe. Many who did appear changed their names for the same reason, accounting for large number of akas in the cast list.
d.
The chariot race was shot without sound. This was added in post-production when the decision was also made to not have any music throughout the sequence.
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