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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Ten Commandments (1956) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Ten Commandments (1956) - 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 Ten Commandments (1956).
About the movie:
The Egyptian Prince, Moses, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1956)?
a.
Stephen J. Rivele
s and
Christopher Wilkinson
s first draft sprawled across 200 pages, taking Ali from childhood up to the present.
b.
Shot on the more inexpensive 16mm stock (to compensate for having to pay "named" actors) and later blown up to 35mm for theatrical release.
c.
Dario Marianelli
was considered as a possible composer for this film.
d.
During the early part of principal photography,
Yul Brynner
was still on Broadway starring in
The King and I
. All of his shots on the actual Egyptian locations were done in one day after which he had to fly back to New York.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1956)?
a.
In the scene in which Penny bursts into tears after finding the stolen necklace,
Shirley Temple
s tears were genuine. Just before filming the scene, Temple learned that her friend
Dorothy Dell
(her co-star in
Little Miss Marker
) had been killed in a car crash. Because of Temples affection for Dell, the news was kept from her for as long as possible.
b.
Walter ODim who held the alias of Randall Flagg, was also the antagonist in the novel "The Eyes Of The Dragon" by Steven King.
c.
Shot in 1960, not released until 1964.
d.
The red smoke on top of Mt. Sinai, which symbolized Gods presence on the mountain, was a matted special effect superimposed over a shot of the actual Mt. Sinai filmed on location.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1956)?
a.
David Isaacs
&
Ken Levine
did an uncredited rewrite of the script. They later did a rewrite for
Mannequin: On the Move
for which they were credited.
b.
Despite the fact that this was filmed in the standard spherical format, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.
c.
Because of the numerous scenes that required multiple cameras to be running simultaneously, Paramount had the Mitchell Camera Corporation build additional VistaVision cameras for this production. Decades later, these cameras were highly sought after by special effects companies due to their ability to produce large area negatives on standard 35mm filmstock.
d.
Johnnie calls Lina by his nickname for her, "Monkey Face", 19 times throughout the movie.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1956)?
a.
Screenwriter
Robert Rodat
wrote 17 drafts of the script before there was an acceptable one.
b.
Several shots that appear throughout the movie are shots that were matted together from scenes shots on location in Egypt and scenes shots at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood. Most notable scenes featuring this multi-location matte-shooting are the scenes which Moses and Sethi watch the Obelisk being raised; the slaves in the background were shot in Egypt, the foreground with Moses and Sethi shot in Hollywood, and the background pylons being matte paintings.
c.
In the movie the two main characters, Tim and Thom are brothers. In reality the filmmakers and stars of the movie are brothers as well.
d.
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.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1956)?
a.
Originally, when
Elmer Bernstein
was orchestrating the music to accompany the Great Exodus of the slaves out of Egypt, the music was mournful. Upon hearing it,
Cecil B. DeMille
ordered him to replace it, substituting joyful, upbeat music to announce the Hebrew slaves joy, getting their freedom.
b.
Christian Slater
turned down a role in
Assassins
to work with director
John Woo
.
c.
The code name "Dead Right", which the film was shipped to British cinemas with, is actually the name of a short amateur film that
Edgar Wright
wrote and directed, when he was a student.
d.
The speech given by Gen. Matsui (
Sessue Hayakawa
) to his surrendering troops in Japanese recounts the popular Japanese folktale of Momotaro the Peach Boy, and it stresses kindness, courage, and strength.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1956)?
a.
June 2008 Ranked #10 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Epic".
b.
Ali Larter
was offered the role of Kayleigh, but dropped out.
c.
The furious volley of typewriter keys striking paper in the opening scenes was created by layering the sounds of gunshots and whip-lashes over the actual sounds of a typewriter, accentuating the films theme of words as weapons. This is also why the closing scene has a teletypewriter printing headlines with the sound of cannon fire from a 21-gun salute in the background.
d.
To achieve the shot of the shuttlecraft crashing onto the landing deck of the Enterprise, a scale model was placed on a launching pad connected to garage door springs. A crane was used to move the catapult into place.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1956)?
a.
The film survives incomplete and is held in the George Eastman House.
b.
The name of the fish that yells "Oh my gosh! Nemos swimming out to sea!" is Kathy.
c.
During the storm scene, a newspaper proclaiming "STORM! City in Chaos" is shown. A smaller headline reads "Military seals off Tennessee murder site. Time-space disturbance discovered." This is a reference to
Sam Raimi
s previous film
The Evil Dead
and its sequel
Evil Dead II
, which Raimi was writing at the time.
d.
The cloud special effects used during the parting of the Red Sea scenes, would later be repeatedly used in various movies by director
Steven Spielberg
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1956)?
a.
Ian McKellen
hadnt read the books when he was first approached by
Peter Jackson
to play Gandalf. It was Jacksons enthusiasm for the project that won him over.
b.
In some shots you can clearly see
Katharine Hepburn
s head and hands trembling because of her hereditary shake, e.g., when she is pouring a drink for the Reverend right after his second arrival.
c.
This is the only Star Wars series film in which neither Yoda nor Palpatine make an appearance. Yoda is not mentioned, as the character had not yet been created. Palpatine (whose name is never uttered in the classic trilogy) is mentioned, but referred to only as "the Emperor".
d.
Martha Scott
, who played
Charlton Heston
s mother, in his two Biblical epics,
The Ten Commandments
and
Ben-Hur
, was only ten years older than her on-screen son.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1956)?
a.
Bill "Stink" Fisher reprises his role as Danny Cunningham from
Robert A. Masciantonio
s film
Cold Hearts
.
b.
The film took 6 months to complete from production to post production.
c.
According to
Charlton Heston
s autobiography, the filming of the orgy scenes was so grueling, it prompted one female extra to exclaim, "Who do I have to f**k to get OUT of this movie?"
d.
Some of the exterior scenes at the Circus (set in Germany), were actually filmed at the American Air force Base at Upper Heyford, England. This is especially seen when Bond is driving through the unguarded main gate, when he crashes through the barricade on the flight line, and the wide shot of the circus performer trailers. F-111 aircraft can be seen in the back round. These were the actual aircraft stationed at the base at that time.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1956)?
a.
This is perhaps the only Paramount film in which the VistaVision "Motion Picture High Fidelity" logo, together with its accompanying musical fanfare, does not appear at all.
b.
Film debut of
Arthur Hunnicutt
.
c.
Broke the box office receipts record for an opening weekend in December until
Scream 2
was released the following year.
d.
Despite the common belief that the happy ending was made for American audiences and the tragic ending was for others, The New York Times review (for the Embassy Theater premiere of the movie in New York on 29 November 1927) reports that the film had the tragic ending. The AFI Catalog reports the tragic ending for the movie in its summary and lists the alternate happy ending in a note.
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