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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Great Expectations (1934) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Great Expectations (1934) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Great Expectations (1934).
About the movie:
9 year old 'Pip' Pirrip, an orphan living with relatives, aids and befriends an escaped convict on the moors, an act that will have a profound effect on his life.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Great Expectations (1934)?
a.
This movie is based on an original story and scenario by
Cy Endfield
who is also credited as writing its screenplay. Enfield was a producer and the director and screenwriter of
Zulu
. Endfield was considered an expert on African history and the history of the Zulu nation.
b.
David and Elizabeths Apartment building is really about 6 stories tall but the view from the roof (done with CGI) is one from a much taller building. We look down upon other buildings that are of a similar height.
c.
Francis L. Sullivan recreated the role of Jaggers in the 1946 adaptation of the novel.
d.
Much of the sound in the film was improvised by Mexican sound effects specialist
Gonzalo Gavira
, yet nonetheless gained the admiration of American director
William Friedkin
, who in turn hired him to do sound work for
The Exorcist
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Great Expectations (1934)?
a.
Stuart Walker
also directed Universals other foray into Dickens,
Mystery of Edwin Drood
Both were expensive failures and hastened the fall of the Leammle regime at the studio. Ironically, MGMs two Dickens adaptations, "A Tale of Two Cities" and "David Copperfield" produced at the same time, were huge hits.
b.
The films director
Tony Gilroy
grew up about 65 miles north of New York City in Orange County, New York and did not forget where he came from in his directorial debut. It is mentioned that Michael Clayton attended Washingtonville Central High School; graduating in 1977. Gilroy, himself, graduated from Washingtonville High School in 1974. The home of Michael Clayton depicted in the film is actually in Blooming Grove, NY. The airport where Michael boards a private jet was filmed at Stewart International Airport in New Windsor/Newburgh, NY. And the pivotal moment of the film involving an incident with a main characters automobile was filmed at the Moodna Viaduct in Salisbury Mills, NY. All of these locales are within 7 miles of his hometown.
c.
This motion picture originally aired on NBC@10:00 p.m. (EST), Friday, February 4 and Friday, February 11, 1966 as the 49th & 50th episodes of
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
, "The Bridge Of Lions Affair" (Parts 1 and 2).
d.
This film, like Capras
Dirigible
, is also loosely based on the crash of the airship Italia, flown by Umberto Nobile, around May 25, 1928 near the North Pole, and the international rescue effort that cost early polar explorer Roald Amundson his life. The pilot who rescued Nobile also crashed when returning to rescue more survivors and had to be rescued himself.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Great Expectations (1934)?
a.
This was the first film to win the Oscar "grand slam" (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Screenplay).
b.
Originally scripted as taking place in New York City. The movie prepped for two months and shot 6 weeks in New York. On the last night of location filming,
Peter Bogdanovich
received a phone call from his agent at about midnight letting him know he was being replaced as director. After reviewing footage with the replacement director, it was determined that none of the New York footage was usable and the script was rewritten to be shot entirely in Los Angeles.
c.
Francis L. Sullivan
also played Jaggers in the 1946 version.
d.
Dorothea Wieck
replaced
Carole Lombard
, who refused to do the picture.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Great Expectations (1934)?
a.
David Schwimmer
s character, Max Abbitt, was named after the shows production accountant
David Abbitt
, who the producers felt bore a physical resemblance to Schwimmer.
b.
Shot over 10 days in Florida.
c.
Valerie Hobson
, who played Estella in the 1946 version had a featured in the film but her scenes were deleted. Nevertheless she is still billed in the credits.
d.
Jennas birth date is 26 May 1974.
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