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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Paths of Glory (1957) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Paths of Glory (1957) - Part (2)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Paths of Glory (1957).

About the movie: When soldiers in WW1 refuse to continue with an impossible attack, their superiors decide to make an example of them.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paths of Glory (1957)?
a.		Olivia Olson (Joanna - Sams crush), does all her own singing in "All I Want for Christmas is You" at the Christmas concert. She had such an amazing voice that the director had it edited so it sounded more like a child singing.
b.		Surpassed Giant to become the highest grossing film in Warner Bros. history up to that time. It has since been surpassed.
c.		Col. Daxs headquarters was placed in a severely damaged building, which looks like it was hit by shells. This set was actually the old castle of Schleissheim, opposite the-18th century castle, used as the set for the court martial, etc. During WWII the factories near Schleissheim were hit by an air raid. Some bombs fell on the old castle, causing heavy damage. So Col. Daxs headquarters were not set up by the film crew, they were actually damaged by war.
d.		More than 2/3 of the film was shot with 3 or less crew members on any given shooting day.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paths of Glory (1957)?
a.		There are 16 explosions in this movie.
b.		Kubrick and his partners purchased the film rights to Humphrey Cobbs novel from his widow for $10,000.
c.		Film debut of Byron Foulger.
d.		Second of the three I Love a Mystery thrillers, based on the popular radio series of the same name.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paths of Glory (1957)?
a.		This film was originally proposed in the mid-70s, starring Diana Ross and Steve McQueen, but was rejected as "too controversial". The film concept was to be attempted again in the late 1970s, with Ryan ONeal and Diana Ross cast as the leads. The project fell through after only a few months because of irreconcilable differences between ONeal and Ross, who had been dating.
b.		Aimee Mann: The musician is the nine-toed Nihilist woman who we see briefly at the diner.
c.		Considerable footage from this one was edited into _Kid from Broken Gun, The (1952)_ where it became the background story told in flashbacks.
d.		The film was shot near Munich, Germany, and most of the men playing French soldiers were actually off-duty officers from the Munich Police Department.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paths of Glory (1957)?
a.		The idea of being put a wig on at one point of the film was improvised by Donald Pleasence on the set.
b.		In 1969, Kirk Douglas recalled about the film "Theres a picture that will always be good, years from now. I dont have to wait 50 years to know that; I know it now".
c.		Unused in the release print, footage of Betty Grable and chorus girls performing "Ill Be Marching to a Love Song" (music by Ralph Rainger, lyrics by Leo Robin) would wind up in the all-star short subject, Hollywood Victory Caravan. In the 1942 feature, a brief bit of this number, serving as the coda, was done by Miss Grable, John Payne, Victor Mature and chorus. Another deletion was a slapstick dance routine by Miss Grable and Mr. Payne.
d.		Christina Ricci, Dominique Swain, Julia Stiles, Erin Moore and Evan Rachel Wood auditioned for the role of Claudia.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paths of Glory (1957)?
a.		Banned in Spain by the censorship under General Francisco Francos dictatorship, for its anti-military message. It wasnt released until 1986, 11 years after Francos death.
b.		The film was refused a UK cinema certificate in 1967.
c.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 19, 1938 with Edward G. Robinson reprising his film role.
d.		This was the first movie filmed by director Greg Berlanti.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paths of Glory (1957)?
a.		This movie upon theatrical release was marketed with Roman Numerals to signify the number 2 i.e. Death Wish II. In time, its modern DVD releases tend to show the number two of the title as a numerical digit instead. This is then consistent with the titles Death Wish 3 and Death Wish 4: The Crackdown. According to the book Bronsons Loose by Paul Talbot, the original working title of the next film Death Wish III was changed to Death Wish 3 because the Cannon Group conducted a survey and found that nearly half of the U.S. population could not read Roman numerals. Interestingly, the fifth film, Death Wish V: The Face of Death, reverted to the use of Roman Numerals to signify the film number
b.		Special effects supervisor Erwin Lange was forced to appear before a special German government commission before he was permitted to acquire the huge number of explosives needed for the battle scenes. Over a ton of explosives were discharged in the first week of filming alone.
c.		Alfred Hitchcock: walking past a phone booth just after Jack Favell (George Sanders) makes a call in the final part of the movie. There are photos showing Hitchcock standing beside the phone booth looking at Mr Sanders. Actually the scene isnt played that way and you have to be quick spotting Hitchcock, quickly passing by in the background while Sanders is discussing a parking matter with a police man. Sanders having only been seen in close up while talking on the phone.
d.		The Vietnam scenes of the film were shot on what is now the Ocean Creek Golf Course on Fripp Island, SC.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paths of Glory (1957)?
a.		Stanley Kubricks numerous fluid tracking shots required that the trenches be two feet wider than the original World War I trenches - six feet as opposed to four feet - to allow room for the roving camera dollies. Although the technical director did object to the widening, the duckboards the camera rolled on were authentic.
b.		For William Rutherfords emotional hospital bed speech to Dee Dee, Dolly Grip Korey Salajka executed a 5-foot continuous-speed push-in over 3 min. 45 sec. for 10 takes without missing a mark.
c.		Barbra Streisand was, at the time of the films release, a voting member of AMPAS. When she found she was nominated, she, like any member nominated, voted for herself. If she hadnt, she wouldnt have tied with Katharine Hepburn for the years Best Actress Oscar.
d.		Producer Ray Stark originally wanted the film to be a vehicle for actress Raquel Welch.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paths of Glory (1957)?
a.		Jan Vlasák (The Dutch Businessman) didnt speak a word of English, he learned his lines phonetically.
b.		To find an American city resembling an Indiana town of the 1940s, director Bob Clark sent his location scouts to twenty cities before selecting Cleveland, Ohio, as the site for filming.
c.		Kubricks working with Kirk Douglas on this film directly led to him replacing Anthony Mann as director of Spartacus in 1960. Mann and Douglas had had a falling out on the production of that film so Douglas asked for Kubrick to direct.
d.		Winona Ryder was originally offered the role of Shelby.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paths of Glory (1957)?
a.		The computer graphic consoles that became standard on the 24th century Star Trek bridges and also called "Okudagrams" (named for designer Michael Okuda), make their first appearance on the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A. It is also the final appearance of the entire original Star Trek movie bridge set as only small parts were reused for Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
b.		Robert Rodriguezs original budget projection was $9,000. He brought his film in on time and under budget, mainly by shooting only one take for every scene, thereby saving on film.
c.		The epic battle sequence was filmed in a 5,000-sq.-yd. pasture rented from a German farmer. After paying for the crops that would have been raised that season, the production team moved in with eight cranes and as many as 60 crew members working around the clock for three weeks to create trenches, shell holes and the rough, muddy terrain of a World War I battleground.
d.		Gertrude Vanderworth, the wealthy, dying widow (in the opening scene with Lex Luthor), is played by Noel Neill. Noel Neill portrayed Lois Lane in the 1950s Superman TV series starring George Reeves. Prior to the TV series, she had played Lois Lane in the 1948 feature length film "Superman" and its 1950 sequel, "Atom Man vs. Superman." Both movies starred Kirk Alynas Superman.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paths of Glory (1957)?
a.		The French authorities considered the film an offense to the honor of their army and prohibited its exhibition in France until 1975. In Germany the film wasnt allowed to be shown for a couple of years after its release to avoid any strain in relations with France.
b.		Emma Thompson was offered a role.
c.		Discounting later parodies and novelty films, this was the last major American film to make use of silent film conventions such as title cards for dialogue. The very last dialogue title card of this film (and thus, it can be said, the entire silent era) belongs to The Tramp, who says "Buck up - never say die! Well get along."
d.		Liza Minnelli was about 41 years of age when she played a high class rent-a-girl in this movie.

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