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Friday, July 17, 2009

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Title Roles. The most important actor in a film is often the person who takes the title role. Test your knowledge of cinema by tackling these questions about title roles in movies. Answers here.

1. Who played the title role of Detective Harry Callahan in the 1971 film "Dirty Harry"?
2. Who played the title role in the 1990 film "Pretty Woman"?
3. Who won an Oscar for his performance in the title role of the film "Gandhi" (1982)?
4. Who played Dr Strangelove and two other roles in the 1963 film "Dr Strangelove: or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"?
5. Who starred as Bridget Jones in "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001) and its sequel "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" (2004)?
6. What was the name of the violent hero played by Mel Gibson in a futuristic Australian film (1979) and its sequels?
7. Who played "Alfie" in the 2004 remake of the film with that title?
8. Who took the title role in the 1979 comedy film "The Jerk"?
9. Who won critical acclaim for her role as Thelma in "Thelma and Louise" (1991)?
10. Who played a corrupting valet in the 1963 film "The Servant"?

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