British Films of the 20th Century by Longford

Champion(s):

RautY
The machines are winning


Runner(s)-Up:

BradburnA


Quiz Description

In 1999 the British Film Institute produced the BFI 100 list of the greatest British films of the 20th century. Questions about those films. Note: By definition there are no films from the last 17 years on the list.

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1 RautY 623 98 15
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2 BradburnA 563 96 15
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3 KreitzerJ 531 94 15
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4 SorensonG 483 91 15
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5 helitzur 482 89 15
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6 GarciaD 461 86 15
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7 BillPennington 456 84 00
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8 Kloefkorn 437 82 15
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9 elfm 428 79 15
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10 randalleng 408 77 15
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12 ArunH 399 72 15
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13 RonningD 372 70 15
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14 jnowell 371 67 15
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15 inspectorbucket 368 65 00
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16 KosmanJ 342 63 00
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17 Sijnaanik 325 60 15
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18 ElendilPickle 318 58 00
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19 quarterrican 296 55 15
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20 VenguswamyK 280 53 00
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21 Michalle 278 51 00
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25 AdamKing 254 41 00
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27 Matto 245 36 15
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Questions:

This director has 7 films on the list, the most of any director. Name him.

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David Lean

This film, directed by Carroll Reed and starring Orson Wells, was ranked as the best British film of the century. Name it.

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The Third Man

This actor, born, Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr., is the most represented living actor, starring in seven films. Name him

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Michael Caine

This actress is in the most represented actress, with six films on the list, including "Far From the Madding Crowd". Name her.

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Julie Christie

One of the Carry On films made the list. (Not Carry On Camping). This film is a spoof of the British Indian and Kiplingesque films. Name it.

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Carry on Up the Khyber

This 1973 horror film stars Edward Woodward, who travels to a remote island in the Hebrides. What was this film?

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The Wicker Man

"The Bridge on the River Kwai" is number 11 on the list. What is the last line of dialog from this movie?

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"Madness! ... Madness!"

This 1970 film features James Fox as a gangster hiding out from the police. It also stars Mick Jagger. Big Audio Dynamite's song "E=MC²" samples.dialogue from this movie. Name it.

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Performance

This movie starred Clare Grogan, the lead singer of new wave band Altered Images. What is this 1981 Scottish film directed by Bill Forsyth is a coming of age story about school and soccer?

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Gregory's Girl

The only film from the 1990s in the top ten, was this 1996 Danny Boyle directed film set in Scotland.

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Trainspotting

Bob Hoskins starred in 2 movies on the list from the 1980s about London gangsters. Name both.

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Mona Lisa, The Long Good Friday

This movie, about a robbery using Minis, literally ends in a cliffhanger. In what film were you "only supposed to blow the bloody doors off"?

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The Italian Job

This 1987 black comedy stars Richard E Grant about struggling actors in a country cottage trying to avoid lecherous uncle Monty.

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Withnail and I

Brighton Rock, based on the Graham Green book, is a 1947 British gangster film noir. What actor (and later director) stars as gang leader Pinkie Brown?

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Richard Attenborough

The most represented actor is in 9 of the films listed, including "Kind Hearts and Coronets"

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Alec Guinness

My Left Foot, with Daniel Day Lewis tells the story of what Irish writer and artist?

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Christy Brown