Classic Cinema Trivia
A trivia pack on the films that built cinema — Hollywood's studio-system golden age, the European art-house wave, the Japanese masters, the New Hollywood of the late 60s and 70s. The directors, the stars and the films that show up in every "greatest of all time" list.
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Hollywood golden age: Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, Citizen Kane, It's a Wonderful Life, Singin' in the Rain, Sunset Boulevard, the Hitchcock catalogue (Vertigo, Rear Window, Psycho, North by Northwest), the John Ford westerns. The stars: Bogart and Bacall, Hepburn (both), Cary Grant, Marlon Brando, Marilyn, James Dean.
International: the French New Wave (Truffaut, Godard), Italian neorealism and Fellini, Bergman, the Japanese masters (Kurosawa, Ozu, Mizoguchi), the British Hammer / Ealing eras. New Hollywood: The Godfather, Chinatown, Taxi Driver, Network, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Apocalypse Now.
For film-buff groups
Classic cinema is a quiz-buff staple — director matchups, actor career trivia, and the trophy-cabinet Oscar wins all appear. The pack pitches at AFI-100 / Sight & Sound poll level, not deep cinephile minutiae.
Famous lines, famous opening shots and famous casting near-misses (the actors who almost played certain roles) are all in.
Frequently asked questions
Where does "classic" stop?
Roughly the late 70s. Films past Star Wars / Apocalypse Now move into the broader Movies & TV pack.
Is silent cinema in?
Yes, for the landmarks — Chaplin, Keaton, Murnau, The Birth of a Nation, Metropolis. Not deeply.
Foreign films?
Strongly — Kurosawa, Fellini, Bergman and the French New Wave are all in.
How many players?
Up to six per room.