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Which was Woody Allen’s first film as director?
Take The Money And Run
Take The Money And Run
What’s Up, Tiger Lily?
What’s Up, Tiger Lily?
Bananas
Bananas
What’s New, Pussycat?
What’s New, Pussycat?
For which movie did Joel Coen win an Academy Award for Best picture?
O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ (2000)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ (2000)
True Grit’ (2010)
True Grit’ (2010)
Fargo’ (1996)
Fargo’ (1996)
No Country for Old Men’ (2007)
No Country for Old Men’ (2007)
For which movie did John Ford win his last Academy Award for Best director?
How Green Was My Valley’ (1941)
How Green Was My Valley’ (1941)
The Informer’ (1935)
The Informer’ (1935)
Gideon of Scotland Yard’ (1958)
Gideon of Scotland Yard’ (1958)
The Quiet Man’ (1952)
The Quiet Man’ (1952)
For which movie did Danny Boyle win The Academy Award, the Golden Globe, Director’s Guild and BAFTA for Best director?
127 Hours’ (2010)
127 Hours’ (2010)
Slumdog Millionaire’ (2008)
Slumdog Millionaire’ (2008)
Sunshine’ (2007)
Sunshine’ (2007)
The Beach’ (2000)
The Beach’ (2000)
Who was the director of Life of Pi?
Ang Lee
Ang Lee
Tom Hooper
Tom Hooper
Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle
Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow
What is Steven Spielberg’s middle name?
Allan
Allan
Mills
Mills
George
George
Bob
Bob
Which director has won the most Academy Awards for Best director?
Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks
William Wyler
William Wyler
John Ford
John Ford
Frank Capra
Frank Capra
Who was the director of The Pianist?
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola
George Clooney
George Clooney
Peter Weir
Peter Weir
In which of these Ridley Scott movies was Russell Crowe not part of the cast?
Black Hawk Down’ (2001)
Black Hawk Down’ (2001)
A Good Year’ (2006)
A Good Year’ (2006)
American Gangster’ (2007)
American Gangster’ (2007)
Gladiator’ (2000)
Gladiator’ (2000)
Classic TV series Columbo helped launch the career of which of these celebrated directors?
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
For which movie did Michael Curtiz win an Academy Award for Best director?
Angels with Dirty Faces’ (1938)
Angels with Dirty Faces’ (1938)
Casablanca’ (1942)
Casablanca’ (1942)
Four Daughters’ (1938)
Four Daughters’ (1938)
Yankee Doodle Dandy’ (1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy’ (1942)
Who was the director of the first Spider-Man trilogy?
Shane Black
Shane Black
Alan Taylor
Alan Taylor
Sam Raimi
Sam Raimi
J. J. Abrams
J. J. Abrams
For which movie was Howard Hawks nominated for the Academy Awards for best director?
Red Line 7000′ (1965)
Red Line 7000′ (1965)
Sergeant York’ (1941)
Sergeant York’ (1941)
Rio Bravo’ (1959)
Rio Bravo’ (1959)
Red River’ (1948)
Red River’ (1948)
Who won the Oscar for Best Director BEFORE the others?
Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Barry Levinson
Barry Levinson
Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
What was the last movie Woody Allen won an Academy Award for?
Blue Jasmine’ (2013)
Blue Jasmine’ (2013)
Deconstructing Harry’ (1997)
Deconstructing Harry’ (1997)
Match Point’ (2005)
Match Point’ (2005)
Midnight in Paris’ (2011)
Midnight in Paris’ (2011)
In which Martin Scorsese movie did David Bowie makes an appearance?
The King of Comedy’ (1982)
The King of Comedy’ (1982)
The Last Temptation of Christ’ (1988)
The Last Temptation of Christ’ (1988)
The Color of Money’ (1986)
The Color of Money’ (1986)
New York, New York’ (1977)
New York, New York’ (1977)
Who was the director of Michael Clayton?
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Tony Gilroy
Tony Gilroy
Joel and Ethan Coen
Joel and Ethan Coen
Who was the director of ‘Million Dollar Baby’?
Rob Marshall
Rob Marshall
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Joel and Ethan Coen
Joel and Ethan Coen
Which actor plays a role in six consecutive Christopher Nolan’s movies?
Michael Caine
Michael Caine
John Lithgow
John Lithgow
Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson
Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey
Who directed the 2009 adaptation of ‘Watchmen’?
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan
Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
Frank Miller
Frank Miller
Zack Snyder
Zack Snyder
How old was Charles Chaplin when his youngest son Christopher was born?
63
63
53
53
83
83
73
73
Who was the director of ‘Avatar’?
James Cameron
James Cameron
Gary Ross
Gary Ross
Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau
John Lasseter
John Lasseter
Which actress is the spouse of director Paul Thomas Anderson?
Diane Kruger
Diane Kruger
Maya Rudolph
Maya Rudolph
Rachel McAdams
Rachel McAdams
Katie Holmes
Katie Holmes
What was Clint Eastwood’s debut film as director?
High Plains Drifter
High Plains Drifter
Play Misty for Me
Play Misty for Me
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby
Magnum Force
Magnum Force
Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam directed which of the folowing films?
Finland
Finland
Brazil
Brazil
Mongolia
Mongolia
Chile
Chile
Which actress is the mother of director Sergio Leone?
Bice Valerian
Bice Valerian
Mirra Principi
Mirra Principi
Lyda Borelli
Lyda Borelli
Lydia De Roberti
Lydia De Roberti
Who directed the film ‘The Silence of the Lambs’?
James Cameron
James Cameron
Johnathan Demme
Johnathan Demme
Tim Burton
Tim Burton
David Lynch
David Lynch
How many Academy Awards did Ang Lee’s ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ (2000) win?
6
6
3
3
5
5
4
4
How many Golden Globes for Best director has Martin Scorsese won?
2
2
3
3
4
4
1
1
Who won the Oscar for Best Director BEFORE the others?
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes
Ron Howard
Ron Howard
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