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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Triumph of the Spirit (1989) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Triumph of the Spirit (1989) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Triumph of the Spirit (1989).
About the movie:
Fact based story about a former Greek Olympic boxer who was taken as a prisoner during World war II and placed in the Auschwitz prison camp...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Triumph of the Spirit (1989)?
a.
"The Hours" was the original working title of
Virginia Woolf
s "Mrs. Dalloway".
b.
This films opening prologue states: "This film was inspired by the experiences of a young Greek boxer, Salamo Arouch, who was a prisoner in the Auschwitz/Birkenau concentration camps during World War II."
c.
The film was inspired by a diary director
Allan Moyle
found in a second hand couch that he bought. The diary was from a young mentally disturbed woman that featured words and drawings about her life on the streets.
d.
This film is considered an Ozploitation movie, an Australian genre and/or Australian exploitation movie.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Triumph of the Spirit (1989)?
a.
It is believed that a lot of the film was improvised. This is not true. While there was some improvisation, most of the dialogue in the film was scripted. The director hired a lot of newcomers and non-actors to mix in with the seasoned actors to give the feel of actual people who had a camera thrown in their face.
b.
Director
Robert M. Young
was initially hesitant to take on this project when given the original script. He felt that the subject was too voluminous to be incorporated into one movie. He later agreed when presented with a revised script that focused only on one small element in the death camp, or in Youngs own words "like a cork, bubbling on the surface of the sea."
c.
Damien Rice
, who sings the song "Blowers Daughter" on the films soundtrack, Recorded a song for the movie also called "Closer" - but the song wasnt finished in time for the movies release. Another Rice song "Cold Water" can be heard in the film when Alice and Dan are walking around London after leaving the hospital.
d.
Kevin Smith
: [comic books] Brodie is a comic book collector; there is a comic book store in the mall; comic book creator
Stan Lee
appears in the movie; Brodie and T.S. discuss Supermans sex life.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Triumph of the Spirit (1989)?
a.
Melissa McCarthy told an interviewer for "GQ" Magazine that she based the look and characterization of Megan in part on Guy Fieri, the (male) host of the show "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives."
b.
Visible hanging on the wall in Yuris weapons container is a nickel-plated AK-47 rifle that was originally used in
Belly
.
c.
The characters that come to haunt Peter Sellers in his dream (while he is being resuscitated in hospital) are Mr Robinson (The Ladykillers), Grand Duchess Gloriana XII (The Mouse that Roared), Aldo Vanucci (After the Fox), Lionel Meadows (Never Let Go), President Merkin Muffley and Dr Strangelove (Dr Strangelove), and Inspector Clouseau (Pink Panther series). The voice of Fred Kite (Im Alright Jack) is also heard, but the character does not appear.
d.
Shot on location at the actual Auschwitz death camp. This was first film production that was permitted to shoot at the actual camp. Some of the existing structures were utilized in the production, however, the camps crematorium had to be recreated since the actual crematorium condition had greatly deteriorated over the years.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Triumph of the Spirit (1989)?
a.
This films closing epilogue states: "Following his liberation, Salamo found and married Marta, the allegra of our story. They live together in Israel with their four children and twelve grand children."
b.
In the lawsuit
Walt Disney
Prods. v. Souvaine Selective Pictures, Inc., Disney sued the U.S. distributor of
Alice in Wonderland
to prevent its opening in the U.S. within days of Disneys
Alice in Wonderland
. Disney sought an 18-month delay in its U.S. release, arguing unsuccessfully that it was unfair competition because the public identified the title with the Disney version.
c.
"My Fair Lady" is the only
Alan Jay Lerner
and
Frederick Loewe
stage musical to have been filmed totally complete, with no omission of any songs from the stage version (or dialogue, for that matter). There are even some added lyrics to the song "You Did It", in which Higgins goes more into detail about the speech "expert" Zoltan Karpathys evaluation of Eliza at the ball, that were not in the stage version.
My Fair Lady
,
West Side Story
, and
South Pacific
may be the most complete film adaptations of Broadway musicals ever made.
d.
Gwyneth Paltrow
, the real life daughter of
Blythe Danner
(Martha Jefferson) played Patsy Jefferson (the daughter of Martha Jefferson) in the movie
Jefferson in Paris
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Triumph of the Spirit (1989)?
a.
The original song scripted for Patrick to sing to Kat to gain her forgiveness was "I Think I Love You" by the Partridge Family.
b.
Shortly after the films release, Jacques "Jacko" Razona, a Jewish boxer from Salonika, sued the real life Salamo Arouch and the producers for $20,000,000 (US). Razona claimed that they had stolen his story, and that Arouch had grossly exaggerated his exploits. The case was later settled out of court.
c.
In a 2007 poll conducted by the UKs The Times for the Top 50 Scariest Movie Moments, this film topped the list.
d.
Billie Bird
s second appearance in a Police Academy film. Here she plays a small role as Mrs. Stanwyck. In
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
, she had a larger role as Mrs. Feldman.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Triumph of the Spirit (1989)?
a.
Andie MacDowell
asked
Harold Ramis
if she could speak with her normal (and rather heavy) South Carolina accent.
b.
Leonard Woolf
and
Virginia Woolf
s dramatic railway station scene was filmed at Loughborough Station in Leicestershire over three days, over 100 miles from the train station depicted at Richmond. The genuine 1920s steam train came from the Isle of Wight and was taken by truck to Loughborough.
c.
Most snakes were digitally created because the real snakes did not move as much as the filmmakers wanted.
d.
Costas Mandylor
s film debut.
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