QuizAssess
Home
Popular Quiz Categories
Home
Hollywood Movies Famous Trivia Quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Doctor Zhivago (1965) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Doctor Zhivago (1965) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965).
About the movie:
Life of a Russian doctor/poet who, although married, falls for a political activist's wife and experiences hardships during the Bolshevik Revolution.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.
Counting John Landis, there are 17 directors that make an appearance in the film.
b.
Burt Reynolds
apparently kept a photo from his earlier movie
Sam Whiskey
in which he also starred with
Angie Dickinson
. The still was of the bedroom scene between himself and Dickinson. Reynolds apparently had the photo blown-up and then hanged it over the top of his bar at his house. A caption was added to the picture. It read: "An actors life is pure hell?".
c.
This film grossed more than every other film
David Lean
had directed put together.
d.
Christopher Walken
was originally supposed to receive $17,000 for his role as Nick, but his salary was raised to $25,000 because filming took longer than was originally planned.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.
The wife of the man Tiffany calls to apologize to is the widow of the cop she killed at the beginning of
Bride of Chucky
.
b.
Writer/director
Christopher Coppola
originally wanted
Isabella Rossellini
to play Vanessa.
c.
When
David Lean
told the studio that he wanted
Maurice Jarre
to provide the score, he was told, "Maurice is very good on sand, but Im sure we have someone better on snow." Jarre, of course, won the Oscar for best original score for this film.
d.
Paramounts biggest hit of 1926.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.
The late actress
Lana Clarkson
appears as Mr. Vargass wife in the high school dance scene. Clarkson was the woman murdered by music producer
Phil Spector
on February 2, 2003.
b.
Billy Wilder
and
Charles Brackett
met with
Greta Garbo
and tried to convince her to make a comeback for the role of Norma Desmond. Garbo declined the offer.
c.
Chuck Norris
was originally planned to return as the character Matt Hunter in this sequel to
Invasion U.S.A.
but he became tied up on other Cannon film productions. Rising Cannon star
Michael Dudikoff
then was then cast in the role instead.
d.
In an interview years after making the film,
Rod Steiger
said he was almost the only American among so many great British actors. "All I wanted to do was not embarrass myself."
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.
Jackie Chan
was considered for the part of Clouseaus Chinese assistant, Cato Fong. But the filmmakers decided they didnt want to use a politically incorrect character, and replaced Cato with the Frenchman Ponton.
b.
Most of the exteriors were completely built inside as well to serve as interiors.
c.
For the scene during "Suppertime" when Mushnik is offering Seymour a way out, director
Frank Oz
originally wanted to use over-the-shoulder shots. But
Rick Moranis
and
Vincent Gardenia
kept cracking each other up so he had to use close-ups.
d.
There is a real Cold Mountain in North Carolina, located within the Pisgah National Forest southwest of Asheville. However, there is not and has never been a town named after the mountain.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.
William Hartnell
and
T.P. McKenna
were both offered parts.
b.
One of the trucks that EVE searches is the Pizza Planet delivery truck from
Toy Story
c.
Several aircraft carrier scenes were taken from the movie
Flight of the Intruder
, including the flyby of 4 planes when the pilots arrive at the aircraft carrier, when the bombs are loaded onto the planes, and when the planes launched for their final mission.
d.
Shot in two weeks.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.
The original cut of the film was 45 minutes longer.
b.
During their fight scene, Josh Lucas actually blacked out while being choked by Dermot Mulroney.
c.
John Leguizamo
was originally set to direct the film, but after being cast as Jorge as well, as serving as executive producer,
Frank Whaley
stepped in as director as well as staying on as a producer.
d.
Omar Sharif
asked
David Lean
to consider him for the role of Pavel Antipov (Pasha) and was surprised when Lean instead offered him the title role.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.
As
Quentin Tarantino
was leaving Japan after initial location scouting and securing the studios, he heard the all girl band "The 5,6,7,8s" playing over the stores speakers. He was so intrigued by the music that he asked a clerk who the band was. When he was told, Tarantino, who didnt have enough time to go to a music shop to get their CD, begged the clerk to sell him their copy. Quentin took the disc home, listened to it, and immediately signed the band to play during the "Showdown at the House of Blue Leaves" segment. All of the bands songs, including the stand-out "Woo Hoo" are covers of early 60s surfer songs.
b.
Based on director
Todd Graff
s experiences at a drama camp called Stagedoor Manor.
c.
WILHELM SCREAM: During the climactic battle, when the Muslims cross the first white rocks and Christians fire for the first time.
d.
In the scene where
Julie Christie
slaps
Rod Steiger
, Steiger slaps her back. Steiger slapping her back was not in the script or discussed during filming, Steiger did it only during filming and the stunned reaction of Christie was genuine. When
Rod Steiger
kisses
Julie Christie
for the first time, her struggling and surprise is genuine because Steiger deliberately French kissed her, sticking his tongue into her mouth.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.
The car chase sequence was trimmed down by censors and is available as a feature on the New Line DVD.
b.
The crew tried to keep the location filming in New York City as low-key as possible. Many of the scenes were filmed from the back of a station wagon. At the end of "New York, New York", as the camera tilts up at Rockefeller Plaza, you can see the skating rink lined with spectators watching
Frank Sinatra
and
Gene Kelly
.
c.
Bert Kalmar
and
Harry Ruby
were friends of
Fred Astaire
from their early days together in vaudeville. Astaire said the film was one of his all-time favorites.
d.
Rita Tushingham
filmed her part in two weeks.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.
Walter Mirisch
hired veteran
Fred Zinnemann
to produce and direct the movie in 1960. Zinnemann brought with him screenwriter
Daniel Taradash
, as they had already successfully partnered in bringing
From Here to Eternity
to the screen. But Taradash was not able to condense the epic book by
James Michener
, into a workable story. When Mirisch hired
Dalton Trumbo
to take over the script, Zinnemann - after two more years of development - left the project when United Artists rejected his concept of a 4-hour movie to be shown in two parts.
b.
Israeli actress
Moran Atias
was originally cast but had to be replaced early into filming.
c.
The white house used in the first segment, "The Dolls House", was the home of Producer Bo Buckley.
d.
Ranked #7 in
AFIs 100 Years... 100 Passions: Americas Greatest Love Stories
, #39 in
AFIs 100 Years... 100 Movies: Americas Greatest Movies
and received a nomination for AFIs 100 Years of Film Scores.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.
Reportedly
Steven Spielberg
s favorite movie, he remade it in 1989 as
Always
. The remake included the three main characters (Pete Sandich, Durinda Durston and Al Yackey), plus the characters of "Ted" and "Nails."
b.
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Possibly because of legal complications, this title was not included in the original television package, and may never have been actually shown. It has since been released by Universal on DVD.
c.
Alec Guinness
and
David Lean
quarreled frequently on the set of this film. According to Guinness, Lean was "acting the part of a super-star director" and frequently insulted Guinnesss performance and him personally. This caused a rift to develop between the two and they would not work again until
A Passage to India
almost twenty years later.
d.
The play, "Ladies of the Jury", opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 21 October 1929 and had 88 performances.
Related movie quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Doctor Zhivago (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Doctor Zhivago (1965) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Doctor Zhivago (1965) - Part (4) Quiz
Year: 1965 related famous movies quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : None But the Brave (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Morituri (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : In Harm's Way (1965) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : I Saw What You Did (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dark Intruder (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Collector (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Harlow (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Slender Thread (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Major Dundee (1965) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Body of a Female (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Beast That Killed Women (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Once a Thief (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Never Too Late (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Do Not Disturb (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Thousand Clowns (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Sound of Music (1965) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Bounty Killer (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Young Fury (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Sound of Music (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : My Hustler (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Space Probe Taurus (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Run Home Slow (1965) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : In Harm's Way (1965) Quiz
Related genere famous movies quizzes
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Across the Pacific (1942) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Pearl Harbor (2001) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Beguiled (1971) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : El Cid (1961) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Cavalcade (1933) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Pearl Harbor (2001) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Malèna (2000) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Cold Mountain (2003) - Part (9) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Messenger (2009) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Legends of the Fall (1994) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Mother Night (1996) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Underground (1941) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Dear John (2010) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : High Road to China (1983) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Mrs. Miniver (1942) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : In Love and War (1996) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Gone with the Wind (1939) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Cold Mountain (2003) - Part (7) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Messenger (2009) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Sand Pebbles (1966) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Cold Mountain (2003) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Dogfight (1991) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Northern Pursuit (1943) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Four Feathers (2002) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Gone with the Wind (1939) - Part (6) Quiz