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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) - 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: The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951).
About the movie:
The life and career of the respected World War II German general.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)?
a.
James Stewart
and
Marlene Dietrich
had an affair with lasted for the duration of filming. She later claimed that she had to have an abortion after Stewart made her pregnant.
b.
Desmond Young
questioned everyone " . . . from field marshals to Desert Rats". This is a reference to the nickname adopted by the British 7th Armoured Division of the "Desert Rats", derived from the jerboa image used as a unit badge. The term has been also applied to members of the British Eighth Army, though there is contention over their right to adopt this nickname.
c.
Liev Schreiber
was handpicked by Paramount Pictures boss
Sherry Lansing
for the title role.
d.
While the film makers apparently went to great lengths to use actors who look a lot like their real-life counterparts,
Karl Michael Vogler
, who plays Erwin Rommel, bears only a passing resemblance to the actual man.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)?
a.
When Elvis turns on the TV and sees the
Elvis Presley
movie marathon, none of the clips are from any of Elviss movies. Because the licensing costs would have been too much for the budget, they used stock footage and never showed the faces of the Elvis-like actors.
b.
Heath Ledger
wore some of
Skip Engblom
s old clothes. Skips wife had saved them and they lent them to Ledger to help him get into character.
c.
The Hollywood Reporter announced in April 1951 that actor
George Pembroke
would be appearing in this movie but he does not appear in this films cast credits.
d.
The speech mannerisms of the character Harold parody those of
Howard Cosell
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)?
a.
The Witchs coachman is unnamed in the book. The filmmakers named him Ginaarbrik, deciding that he is an ancestor of Nikabrik from
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
. The two dwarrow wear the same family ring in the films.
b.
This was the first film shown on a television network in 1972. It made its network television debut on "NBC Monday Night at the Movies", on the night of January 3 of that year. (No films were shown on January 1 or January 2nd because of the football.)
c.
Jennifer Lopez
insisted that the part of Catch be played by
James Caviezel
even though she didnt even know his name. She had recently been impressed with his performance in
The Thin Red Line
.
d.
After this film,
James Mason
would reprise his role as Nazi German Field Marshal
Erwin Rommel
two years later in
The Desert Rats
, made also by the same 20th Century Fox studio and also being set in World War II North Africa.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)?
a.
Clark Gable
personally chose
William A. Wellman
to direct because he admired
Battleground
.
b.
All soldiers in the scenes of D-Day and thereafter are US troops, and most of the music heard (the exception is "The British Grenadiers") are tunes associated with the US military, providing a false impression that only US troops were involved in these operations.
c.
Used props from
The Invisible Ray
.
d.
The fourth of eleven films that
Elizabeth Taylor
and
Richard Burton
starred in together.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)?
a.
John Cleese
was the original choice for the role of Basil.
b.
Movie debut (uncredited) of British actor
John Alderson
who plays a German corporal.
c.
Nick Offerman
is credited as playing Nick the Potter, when in fact he played three characters in the film. He played the blonde mow-hawked trumpeter in Maura Tierneys "Hals Pets Community Service Band." He also played the bald phone translator that Mercer tries to get to help him find out where Alren is.
d.
The screenplay was adapted by author
David D. Osborn
from his own novel of the same name. The movie credits refer to a work called "The All-Americans" but in actuality the book was simply called "Open Season" (Dial Press, New York, 1974).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)?
a.
The Hollywood Reporter announced in February 1950 and August 1950 that the 20th Century Fox studio planned to film background shots in North Africa where this picture is predominantly set. However, these plans fell through. However, background shots filming was shot on location by director
Henry Hathaway
in France, England and Germany according to editions of The Hollywood Reporter in January 1951 and March 1951.
b.
The play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 6 March 1934 and had 79 performances. The opening night cast included
Sam Levene
, who originated his movie role as Busch in the play,
James Stewart
,
Barton MacLane
,
Eddie Acuff
,
Eduardo Ciannelli
,
Robert Keith
,
Myron McCormick
,
Millard Mitchell
,
Robert Shayne
and
Jack Carr
.
c.
Robert De Niro
and
Jack Nicholson
were offered the role of Dick Tracy. Nicholson was committed to playing The Joker in
Batman
, and De Niro refused the role for fear of being typecast as a grim, hardened tough guy similar to his Travis Bickle character in
Taxi Driver
.
d.
Even though
Andy Samberg
plays the older brother of
Jorma Taccone
, Taccone is actually the older one in real-life.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)?
a.
The opening line is "Wake up," while the closing line in
Spike Lee
s previous film, School Daze, was also "Wake up."
b.
An original trailer showed a scene not in the finished movie, where Katharine asks Tess to spray her red dress with anti-static, before Katharines welcome party.
c.
This movie had its theatrical release in Germany at the end of August 1952. Prior to this, there had been strong reservations about the film being released there. Both The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter in November 1951 announced that reservations about this picture being released in Germany were held by many American-Jewish organizations, some German Government officials as well as the US State Department.
d.
Joe Dallesandro
: Atar of many
Andy Warhol
films, appeared as himself in a restaurant scene cut from final print.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)?
a.
Studio information reported that Gen. Heinrich von Stulpnagel would be played by
John Goldsworthy
and Field Marshal
Bernard L. Montgomery
would be played by
Trevor Ward
but neither are credited. They appear but are not credited.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 30, 1950 with
Howard Duff
and
Ida Lupino
reprising their film roles.
c.
Priscilla Lane
was considered for the role of Melanie Wilkes.
d.
The seemingly random code which appears over Sybil Dannings surveillance camera footage is actually the films visual effects artists birthday.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)?
a.
A scene was cut showing Stuntman Mike masturbating in his flipped over car after the first car accident. It was decided to be unnecessary since the following scene would have Texas Ranger Earl McGraw explain to the audience it was a sexual fetish for Stuntman Mike to do this.
b.
This movie utilized real black-and-white archival combat footage from the British documentary
Desert Victory
.
c.
Despite the tagline, not a single camper is mentioned with the name Marvin.
d.
The barber in the scene at the exclusive mens club where
Jodie Foster
confronts
Christopher Plummer
named Vincent (his nameplate is affixed to the mirror, and Plummer addresses him by name too), is in real life the barber at the Down Town Association on Pine Street.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)?
a.
The actors snorted milk powder in the cocaine scenes.
b.
Frank Cady
s film debut.
c.
The concentration camp scenes were filmed at a Swedish military compound.
d.
This movies main filming location was at Borrego Springs, San Diego County, California.
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