Films

Question 1

Film first publicly shown

Answer 1

1896 - quickly became famous for special effects. Still the case

Question 2

British studio flourished

Answer 2

1930s - Sir Alexander Korda and Sir Alfred Htchcock.

Question 3

During WWII

Answer 3

Boosting morale- films like In Which we serve

Question 4

1950s and 1960s

Answer 4

Bitish comedies - Passport to Pimlico, The Ladykillers and Carry On films

Question 5

Ealing Studio

Answer 5

Oldest continuoustly working film studion in the world.

Question 6

Nick Park

Answer 6

Wallace and Grommit

Question 7

Actors

Answer 7

Sir Laurence Olivier
David Niven
Sir Rex Harrison
Richard Burton

Question 8

Films

Answer 8

The 39 steps (Alfred Hitchcock)
Brief Encounters (Sir David Lean)
The third Man (Carol Reed)
The Belles of St Trinian’s (Frank Launder)
Lawrence of Arabia (Sir David Lean)
Women in Love (Ken Russell)
Don’t Look Now (Nicolas Roeg)
Charriots of Fire (Hugh Hudson)
The killing fields (Roland Joffe)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (Mike Newell)
Touching the Void(Kevin MacDonald)