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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)

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About the movie: The charismatic swordsman-poet helps another woo the woman he loves in this straightforward version of the play.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)?
a.		The movie that Ben and Sera are watching when they lie by the pool at the Desert Hotel is The Third Man.
b.		This film has been cited as one of the factors that brought an end to the Italian-made "sword and sandal"/"mythological muscleman" epics that had been popular since the late 1950s. Specialized suppliers raised their prices for goods and services supplied to this production. The higher prices were beyond the budget of Italian producers so production values for their films dropped and audiences declined.
c.		John Shepherd wore cowboy boots in order to look taller.
d.		The false nose that José Ferrer wore as Cyrano was reported to have cost United Artists $1,500.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)?
a.		When former American President Ronald Reagan famously once said, "Well bring this one down together", he was actually quoting from this movie.
b.		This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
c.		Emma Thompson accepted the role of Professor Trelawney to impress her four-year-old daughter, Gaia Wise. Tilda Swinton was originally offered the role but declined.
d.		José Ferrer won the 1947 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "Cyrano de Bergerac" for his portrayal of the title role.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)?
a.		Robert Walker Jr. originally announced for Nick Adams role.
b.		Patric Knowles and Charles Quigley were listed in early production charts as actors, but were not seen in the film. Also, Eddie Gribbon is in studio records playing a bartender but was likewise not seen in the film.
c.		The 1946 Broadway revival of "Cyrano de Bergerac", starring José Ferrer, opened at the Alvin Theater in New York on October 8, 1946 and ran for 193 performances. Cyrano became Ferrers most famous role, and the one he most often revived.
d.		The name of the Senator, "Francis Mohan," is an anagram for Executive Producer Aron Schifman.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)?
a.		The final sequence where a cable is extended from an MC-130 to the 747 was filmed near Californias Channel Islands. Paul Bishop flew the 747 in formation within a few feet of the MC-130. The camera plane, a modified B-25, had a top speed of about 230 mph, so the sequence was filmed at about 200 mph and the 747 had to be flown with flaps extended. This sequence is a nearly a shot-for-shot copy of a similar air to air rescue involving an MC-130 and a Boeing 747 in Airport 1975.
b.		Three people who worked on the film were victims of the Joseph McCarthy HUAC hearings - director Michael Gordon, screenwriter Carl Foreman, and actor Morris Carnovsky, who played Le Bret in the film. José Ferrer himself was investigated, but managed to escape the blacklist.
c.		According to Beverly Garland the first scene shot was a love scene between her and John Ireland. It was at 6:30 in the morning and their teeth were chattering. She says they had huge red biting ants crawling all over them during the scene, and the ants can be seen in the finished film.
d.		When The Bride is standing outside Vernita Greens house, an ice cream truck jingle is played. Its "Music Box Dancer" by the Canadian pianist Frank Mills, a 1978 hit single. In the original script, Yuki Yubari (attempting to avenge the death of her sister, Gogo) stalked The Bride in an ice cream truck.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)?
a.		There are fewer characters in the film than in the stage version or in other versions. This is not only because the play was cut for the film, but because four separate characters were combined into two. In the film, Cyranos best friend Le Bret is a combination of Le Bret and Carbon de Castel-Jaloux, the Captain of the Gascony soldiers. And the cook Ragueneau in the film is a combination of himself and the alcoholic poet Ligniere, who, in the play, is the one who is threatened with an attack on him by a hundred men.
b.		You can visit a statue of Bobby on George IV Bridge in Edinburgh. Which is near to the graveyard where old Jock is buried.
c.		John Wayne later blamed the failure of the movie on co-star Vera Ralston.
d.		David Cronenberg: [Music] Howard Shore score

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)?
a.		Erik Rhodes Italian characterization so offended the Italian government - and dictator Benito Mussolini in particular - that the film was banned in Italy. The same fate befell The Gay Divorcee the year before.
b.		Version presently available, and the one shown on Turner Classic Movies in December 2010, is the 1936 re-release, with a Twentieth Century-Fox logo, redesigned opening and closing credits, and original exit music eliminated. Shorter running time indicates that some editing had also been done, most likely in order to meet Production Code demands which were not in effect at the time of the films original release.
c.		Joe Yule, who appears uncredited as a waiter, is the father of cast member Mickey Rooney, whose real name is Joe Yule, Jr.
d.		Asked if he has read Don Quixote, Cyrano responds that he has, and found himself the hero. José Ferrer would later actually play Don Quixote on stage in the musical Man of La Mancha.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)?
a.		Dennis Storhøi was cast as Sander but pulled out of production due to personal reasons. He was replaced by Ulrich Thomsen.
b.		At first, the story for this movie revolved around Harpo Marx alone (he gets a story credit here) and was initially titled "Diamonds in the Basement". But the film couldnt get backing unless Groucho Marx and Chico Marx appeared as well, so they did. Harpos 650-page autobiography makes no reference to this movie intended to showcase him.
c.		Stanley Kramer put the film into production as a substitute for the script he had been developing, High Noon, which became bogged down with copyright issues.
d.		The "Trek" movie with the longest hiatus to date since the last motion picture (7 years).

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)?
a.		The film was completed on August 4, 2010, exactly 2 years to the day from the start of principal photography.
b.		When Sylvester Stallone enters his computer to activate the massive explosion of his home near end of film, the password he uses is "Top of the world, Ma." This is a slight paraphrase of Jimmy Cagneys last line in White Heat, just before Cagney shoots into the large gas storage unit hes standing on, causing massive explosions. ("Made it, Ma. Top of the world!")
c.		The film doesnt make this explicit, but Rachels real-life counterpart was so upset by Marks infidelity that she went into labor prematurely.
d.		Premiered on November 16, 1950. Exactly forty years later, on November 16, 1990, the French language film Cyrano de Bergerac, starring Gérard Depardieu premiered in New York. Depardieu, like Ferrer, was also nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for his performance, and actually won Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Cesar Award for Best Actor.

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