Exam 2 - Film Credits

Question 1

The 400 Blows (1959)

Answer 1

Style: French New Wave
Directed by: Francois Truffaut
Co-Written by: Francois Truffaut
Starring: Jean-Pierre Le'aud as Antoine Doinel
Grand Prize at Cannes Film Festival
100% on Rotten Tomatoes

Question 2

Chinatown (1974)

Answer 2

Style: Neo-Noir
Director: Roman Polanski
Screenwriter: Robert Town (won the Oscar)
Cinematographer: John Alonzo
Starring: Jack Nicholson as Jake Gittes; Faye Dunaway as Evelyn Cross Mulray; John Huston as Noah Cross
Nominated for 10 Academy Awards and numerous Golden Globes

Question 3

MAS*H (1970)

Answer 3

Director: Robert Altman
Screenplay: Ring Lardner Jr.
Starring: Donald Sutherland as Capt. “Hawkeye” Pierce; Elliot Gould as Capt. “Trapper John” McIntyre; Tom Skeritt as Capt. “Duke Forrest”; Sally Kellerman as Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan; Robert Duvall as Major Frank Burns
Nominated for 5 Oscars, Including Best Picture
Won Golden Globe for Best Comedy
Successful long-running TV spin-off

Question 4

My Brilliant Career (1979)

Answer 4

Director: Gillian Armstrong
Starring: Judy Davis as Sybylla Melvyn; Sam Neill as Harry Beecham
Based on Novel by Miles Franklin