Which director made the mafia epic ‘The Godfather’?
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Francis Ford Coppola
‘The Godfather’ (1972) with Marlon Brando is seen as one of the greatest films ever.
💡 Did you know? Part II is often called a masterpiece too.
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In which Hitchcock classic is a woman murdered in the shower?
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Psycho
The shower scene (1960) is among the most famous in film history.
💡 Did you know? The shrieking violins are by Bernard Herrmann.
Which Stanley Kubrick sci-fi classic features the computer HAL 9000?
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2001: A Space Odyssey
The 1968 film set standards for special effects.
💡 Did you know? The cut from bone to spaceship is legendary.
Which film is set in Humphrey Bogart’s nightclub in Vichy-controlled Morocco and ends on a foggy airfield?
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Casablanca
The 1942 wartime romance is full of famous quotes.
💡 Did you know? ‘Here’s looking at you, kid.’
Which Steven Spielberg film made people afraid to swim from 1975?
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Jaws
It is seen as the first modern ‘blockbuster’.
💡 Did you know? The menacing two-note motif is by John Williams.
Which classic shows Gene Kelly dancing through a downpour with an umbrella?
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Singin’ in the Rain
The 1952 musical is one of the best-loved ever.
💡 Did you know? Kelly reportedly danced the scene with a fever.
Which Orson Welles film is often called the greatest ever?
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Citizen Kane
The 1941 film revolutionised camerawork and storytelling.
💡 Did you know? The mysterious last word is ‘Rosebud’.
Which Sergio Leone spaghetti western ends with a three-way duel in a military cemetery?
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Directed by Sergio Leone, scored by Ennio Morricone.
💡 Did you know? The whistling theme is world-famous.
Which 1997 film tells a love story aboard a sinking ocean liner?
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Titanic
James Cameron’s 1997 film won eleven Oscars.
💡 Did you know? The theme song is by Céline Dion.
Which 1954 Kurosawa classic was remade as a western starring Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen?
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Seven Samurai
Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 epic is a milestone.
💡 Did you know? It shaped the ‘assembling a team’ film genre.
Which film shows Marilyn Monroe over a subway grate with billowing dress?
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The Seven Year Itch
The 1955 scene is a film icon.
💡 Did you know? It was directed by Billy Wilder.
Which Billy Wilder comedy ends with ‘Nobody’s perfect’?
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Some Like It Hot
With Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe (1959).
💡 Did you know? Often voted the best film comedy.
Which film immortalises a red bike and an alien?
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E.T.
Spielberg’s 1982 film moved millions to tears.
💡 Did you know? The bike-across-the-moon shot became a studio logo.
Which fantasy classic starts in black-and-white and turns colour in Oz?
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The Wizard of Oz
The 1939 film with Judy Garland is timeless.
💡 Did you know? ‘Over the Rainbow’ became a classic.
Which Tom Hanks film has him tell his life on a park bench?
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Forrest Gump
The 1994 film won six Oscars.
💡 Did you know? ‘Life is like a box of chocolates.’
Which film features Heath Ledger's Joker in Gotham?
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The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan’s 2008 film is a genre milestone.
💡 Did you know? Ledger received a posthumous Oscar.
Which space saga began in 1977 with ‘A New Hope’?
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Star Wars
George Lucas’s film revolutionised blockbuster cinema.
💡 Did you know? John Williams’s score is world-famous.
Which film about a wrongly jailed banker is set in a Maine prison?
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The Shawshank Redemption
The 1994 film often tops audience rankings.
💡 Did you know? It is based on a Stephen King novella.
Which Tarantino film tells L.A. gangster tales out of order?
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Pulp Fiction
The 1994 film shaped 1990s independent cinema.
💡 Did you know? It won the Palme d’Or at Cannes.
Which 1994 Disney animated classic is about Simba?
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The Lion King
Elton John and Hans Zimmer contributed the music.
💡 Did you know? The plot echoes ‘Hamlet’.
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