Film History #2

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Year
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1902
Georges Méliès directs "Le Voyage dans la lune" (English name)
A Trip to the Moon
1915
He directs "Birth of a Nation"
D. W. Griffith
1925
"Battleship Potemkin" is released in this country
Soviet Union
1927
Fritz Lang makes the allegedly first Sci-fi film
Metropolis
1928
This Disney mascot makes its first appearance
Mickey Mouse
1937
The first animated feature film is released
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
1946
In which city is this Film Festival held for the first tim?
Cannes
1958
Truffaut and Godard, i.a., found this French New Wave
Nouvelle Vague
1960
Alfred Hitchcock directs this horror/thriller
Psycho
1966
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" concludes this western trilogy
Dollar trilogy
Year
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1972
"The Godfather" is adapted from his novel
Mario Puzo
1975
A TV show starts, hosted by Siskel and ...
Ebert
1978
"Halloween" opens this horror sub-genre
Slasher
1981
This prize for the worst in film is introduced
Golden Raspberry
1987
"Full Metal Jacket" depicts this war
Vietnam War
1988
"Rain Man" draws attention to this developmental disorder
Autism
1991
Anthony Hopkins plays this character in "The Silence of the Lambs"
Hannibal Lecter
2007
Martin Scorsese wins the Oscar in this category
Best Director
2008
This "Joker" actor dies
Heath Ledger
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This year has four movies grossing over 1 billion US-$
2012
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Level 75
Mar 19, 2015
Never heard the spaghetti westerns called the dollar trilogy. I knew the other titles, Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More, but just never heard that name for them. I really enjoyed this quiz and would love to see more like it.
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Level 78
Mar 20, 2015
I guessed not everybody would know the "Dollar" name, but on the other hand it's not obscure either. Thanks for your comment! I might make more of these, even if they won't cover the giant milestones of cinema anymore.