Q 01/05

Who played Andy Dufresne in "The Shawshank Redemption"?

A) Morgan Freeman

B) Tim Robbins

C) Kevin Costner

D) Tom Hanks

Answer · why

B) Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins starred as Andy Dufresne, a banker wrongly convicted of murder, who maintains hope throughout his decades-long incarceration at Shawshank ...

Q 02/05

Besides The Shawshank Redemption, which Stephen King prison novella did Frank Darabont film?

A) The Green Mile

B) Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption

C) Stand By Me

D) Misery

Answer · why

A) The Green Mile

Darabont bought the rights to the Shawshank novella from King for just $5,000; Stand By Me and Misery were both directed by Rob Reiner.

Q 03/05

Which actor starred as Frank Morris in the 1979 film about the only successful escape from Alcatraz?

A) Steve McQueen

B) Charles Bronson

C) Clint Eastwood

D) Paul Newman

Answer · why

C) Clint Eastwood

It was the fifth and final collaboration between Eastwood and director Don Siegel, and Danny Glover made his film debut in it.

Q 04/05

The famous line, "What we've got here is failure to communicate," is from which classic prison film?

A) Cool Hand Luke

B) The Great Escape

C) Papillon

D) Birdman of Alcatraz

Answer · why

A) Cool Hand Luke

Strother Martin's Captain delivers the line, which the American Film Institute ranked number 11 among the 100 most memorable movie quotes.

Q 05/05

Which notorious real-life French penal colony is the setting for the film "Papillon"?

A) Sing Sing

B) Devil's Island

C) Robben Island

D) Bastille

Answer · why

B) Devil's Island

Henri Charriere's memoir has him escaping the island on a raft of coconut sacks; Steve McQueen played him in 1973 and Charlie Hunnam in the 2017 remak...