1960s Epic Movies
Instructions: Sweeping landscapes, cast-of-thousands spectacles, and legendary scores -- test your knowledge of the great epic films of the 1960s!
- 1.
Which 1962 epic starring Peter O'Toole tells the story of a British officer in the Arabian desert during World War I?
AEl CidBThe Longest DayCDoctor ZhivagoDLawrence of Arabia - 2.
Who directed 'Lawrence of Arabia' and 'Doctor Zhivago'?
AJohn HustonBWilliam WylerCDavid LeanDJohn Ford - 3.
Which 1960 epic film tells the story of a slave revolt in ancient Rome, directed by Stanley Kubrick?
ACleopatraBSpartacusCBen-HurDThe Fall of the Roman Empire - 4.
Elizabeth Taylor starred as the Egyptian queen in which notoriously expensive 1963 film?
AThe Fall of the Roman EmpireBThe Ten CommandmentsCCleopatraDSpartacus - 5.
Which 1965 epic musical set in Austria won the Academy Award for Best Picture?
AWest Side StoryBMy Fair LadyCDoctor ZhivagoDThe Sound of Music - 6.
Omar Sharif starred alongside Peter O'Toole in 'Lawrence of Arabia' and also played the title role in which 1965 epic?
AKhartoumBGenghis KhanCThe Fall of the Roman EmpireDDoctor Zhivago - 7.
Which 1960 film starring John Wayne depicted the famous 1836 Texas battle?
AThe AlamoBHow the West Was WonCThe ComancherosDThe Horse Soldiers - 8.
'The Longest Day' (1962) depicts which famous World War II military operation?
ABattle of MidwayBMarket GardenCBattle of the BulgeDD-Day at Normandy - 9.
Which 1962 epic western featured an all-star cast including John Wayne, James Stewart, and Gregory Peck?
AThe Magnificent SevenBThe Good, the Bad and the UglyCThe Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceDHow the West Was Won - 10.
Who composed the iconic sweeping score for 'Lawrence of Arabia'?
AMiklos RozsaBDimitri TiomkinCBernard HerrmannDMaurice Jarre - 11.
Charlton Heston starred as a besieged Chinese general in which 1963 epic?
AKhartoumBEl CidC55 Days at PekingDThe Agony and the Ecstasy - 12.
Which 1966 epic starred Charlton Heston as General Charles 'Chinese' Gordon defending Khartoum?
AThe War LordBEl CidCKhartoumD55 Days at Peking - 13.
Which film technique, using an ultra-wide curved screen, was famously used for 'How the West Was Won'?
AVistaVisionBTodd-AOCCinemaScopeDCinerama - 14.
Robert Bolt wrote the screenplay for both 'Lawrence of Arabia' and which other David Lean epic?
ARyan's DaughterBDoctor ZhivagoCA Passage to IndiaDThe Bridge on the River Kwai - 15.
Which 1961 epic musical set in New York City won ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture?
AThe Music ManBWest Side StoryCGypsyDMy Fair Lady