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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - Part (5) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).
About the movie:
After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
The 8 sound discs for this film survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, Whether the film Survives or not is not known.
b.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
It was
David Lean
s suggestion to have the British soldiers march into the POW camp singing "Colonel Bogey" at the start of the film. Producer
Sam Spiegel
was opposed to including the song and felt it would have not meaning to most audiences. The song was in fact a British military march. At first, Spiegel tried to convince Lean that the song would cost too much money to license, but eventually Lean got his way.
d.
In one of the last scenes when Meredith is attacked by the Danes you can clearly hear one of them say: "Bind kællingen!" Which is actually Danish and means "Tie the bitch up!"
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
Mary McCormack
originally did not want accept the role of Alison because of Sterns controversial reputation. She accepted the chance to audition only because she wanted to meet director
Betty Thomas
. When McCormack told Thomas that she was refusing the role, Thomas encouraged McCormack to listen to Sterns radio show and meet him in person. McCormack became a fan of the show and accepted the role.
b.
Shots of Spock talking to Kirk while he is climbing El Capitan in Yosemite were actually filmed on a set in a parking lot at a vista point overlooking the valley. The actual face of El Capitan is just visible in the background behind Kirk.
c.
When Columbia read the script for "Kwai", the studio was concerned that the story was too much about men and had no love interest. At their behest,
Sam Spiegel
asked
David Lean
to incorporate a love scene. Although unconvinced of its merits, Lean agreed to include Shearss affair with a British nurse.
d.
The whole drive-in movie sequence was shot in a single day.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
Initially
Alec Guinness
had doubts about playing the role of Colonel Nicholson. Guinness had become a much-loved figure on screen, appearing in a series of popular comedies. The Colonel Nicholson character seemed humorless, unlovable and perhaps even dull. To remedy this, Guinness tried to interject some humor into his portrayal of the Colonel.
David Lean
was very much opposed to this idea, insisting that it be played straight. Thus began an argument between the two men that continued through shooting.
b.
The character of Glenn Usher was, originally, supposed to be an FBI agent with no actual lines in the movie. Much like the cop scenes, stylized as the audience being an outsider looking in; the information would have been given through pieces of dialogue heard that the cops would speak.
c.
Wanda kisses all of the major male characters at some point.
d.
Marc McClure
: Annabelles love interest (Boris) in
Freaky Friday
as Boris the delivery man.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
The role of Habu was originally written for actor: Gerry Bednob
b.
When
David Lean
agreed to the project, he took on the task of reworking
Carl Foreman
s script. Lean felt that Foremans script had discarded the best elements of the book in favor of heavy-handed melodrama and action/adventure. Lean noted that the conflict between Colonel Nicholson and Saito became apparent far too late in the narrative, and that Saito was written like a stock B-picture villain. In terms of message, it was important to Lean that Colonel Nicholsons minor folly of building the bridge mirror the greater folly of the war itself.
c.
In the scene where Melanie questions Tracy about her belly button ring, a reference is made to rapper
Bubba Sparxxx
. One of Tracys lines is taken from his first single, "Ugly" in which he raps, "Thats just my mood now, I hate it came to this. How else can I say it? I dont speak no other languages."
d.
When Hagrid is escorting Harry out of Knockturn Alley, and again when Lockhart turns to show his other profile to the photographer, hardcover editions of Harry Potter books can be seen on the shelves.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
The film was rejected for a UK cinema certificate in 1967 by the BBFC.
b.
It was the first to use wild animals in action sequences.
c.
The first screenwriter to take a stab at adapting
Pierre Boulle
s novel was
Carl Foreman
. He had come across Boulles book when he moved to England, after being blacklisted in his native America.
d.
Official Selection WT Os, Norway Film Festival, 2007.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
Although not explicitly stated, the film is set during the summer of 2008 as evident through
The Dark Knight
poster, as well as the mention of the collapse of Bear Sterns.
b.
Producer
Sam Spiegel
brought
David Lean
and
Carl Foreman
together for a brief period of time to work on the screenplay. The tension between Lean and Foreman was apparent, much to Spiegels delight. Spiegel felt that the best screenplays were born out of friction and discord. In this case, tensions became too great and Foreman left the project.
c.
Michael Manasseri
s first movie.
d.
Freddy Rodríguez
worked on this film at the same time as he was shooting season 5 of
Six Feet Under
. He would work on the show on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and on the film on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
Shot in chronological order.
b.
When the film was first released in theaters,
Alec Guinness
s name was misspelled in the opening credits, using only one n in his surname. The error has since been corrected.
c.
On "At the Movies" in 1984 just before the films release,
Gene Siskel
correctly guessed that the movie would attain cult status.
d.
Hanging on the wall in Driscolls office is a certificate bearing the symbol of the U.S. Armys First Infantry Division - the unit that
Samuel Fuller
served in during World War II and depicted in his 1980 film,
The Big Red One
. The same typestyle for the infantrys numeral "1" is also featured in a reading-campaign poster in front of National Accounts, the gangster headquarters building.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
The French title translates as "Die Hard 4.0: Return to Hell".
b.
Joey Lauren Adams
was originally considered for the part of Gertrude Steiney. But
Kevin Smith
thought that pairing her with
Ben Affleck
again, would make the film look too similar to
Chasing Amy
. So they went with
Jennifer Lopez
.
c.
Eric Mabius
,
Natasha Gregson Wagner
, and
Paula Marshall
all auditioned for roles.
d.
Sessue Hayakawa
was 68 years old when he was cast as Saito. Having limited command of the English language, he focused only on those pages of the script in which he had dialog - the rest of the pages he tore out. The complete script was about one inch thick; Hayakawas with the pages torn out was about an eighth of that.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
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.
b.
James Garner
says that this is his favorite of his movies.
c.
Edna May Wonacott
, who plays young Ann Newton, and
Estelle Jewell
, who plays Charlies friend, Catherine, were both locals of Santa Rosa, where the film was shot on location. Many of the films extras were also locals of the town, which was too far away from Hollywood to be affected by Actors Guild guidelines demanding the use of professional actors.
d.
When
William Holden
first arrived on the set, he was greeted with crew complaints regarding
David Lean
s attitude. Holden immediately responded like a sports coach corralling his team and gave a rousing speech about how they all knew the quality of the script and director.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
Around the time that he was offered
The Bridge on the River Kwai
,
David Lean
had little money and was very much in need of a new project. He was contracted for $150,000 to be paid in installments. As soon as he signed, Lean borrowed $2000 from Columbia Pictures to get his teeth fixed.
b.
This whole movie was made with one camera, one boom mic, and almost no lights. It was made out of pocket by the directors and was completed based on the dedication and charitable nature of all of those involved.
c.
The feature film debut for actress
Rachel Ward
.
d.
President
William McKinley
is portrayed on screen by
Dell Henderson
, but with the dubbed voice of
John Carradine
.
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