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Arizona State University THE 405 1)Though "Foreign Correspondent" was nominated for Best Picture, Hitchcock did not get nominated for Best Director for that particular film

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THE 405

1)Though "Foreign Correspondent" was nominated for Best Picture, Hitchcock did not get nominated for Best Director for that particular film.

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2. "Foreign Correspondent" is a good example of the type of films he couldn't make in Britain because he didn't have the budget.

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3. Hitchcock created the effect of a man falling from the Statue of Liberty by sitting him in a revolving chair and having the camera pull back and away in front of a rear projected image.

TRUE FALSE

4. The highlight of "Saboteur" is the big climax scene that takes place on the top of Mount Rushmore.

TRUE FALSE

5. "Mr & Mrs. Smith" was a Hitchcock suspense-thriller about a married couple that realizes that they are both spies when they are assigned to kill each other.

TRUE FALSE

6. Though he wanted Henry Fonda for "Saboteur", the only actor Hitchcock could cast for the lead was Robert Cummings.

TRUE FALSE

7. In "Notorious," Alicia is being slowly poisoned by Sebastian's mother (with Sebastian reluctantly involved) until Devlin saves her.

TRUE FALSE

8. The term "Close-Up" refers to the use of the camera to de-emphasize the importance of whatever it is filming.

TRUE FALSE

9. David O. Selznick produced "Foreign Correspondent" as a favor to the US Foreign Intelligence Agencies to raise awareness for a possible war in Europe and was shocked when the film was a Best Picture Oscar nominee.

TRUE

 

FALSE

10. "Suspicion" was difficult for Hitchcock to make because the studio said that Cary Grant could not play a potential killer.

TRUE FALSE

 

 

11. In "Notorious," there is a major shot that Hitchcock created that starts on a second floor during a party and cranes down from a wide shot all the way to a close- up of Alicia's hand that holds a key.

TRUE FALSE

12. Actor Gary Cooper was Hitchcock's first choice for the lead in "Foreign Correspondent."

TRUE FALSE

13. The ending of "Notorious" has Devlin turned over to the Nazis for execution because he let Alexander Sebastian escape with Alicia.

TRUE FALSE

14. Blonde Joan Fontaine won an Oscar for her role in "Rebecca".

TRUE FALSE

15. In "Suspicion", Hitchcock used a lightbulb in a glass of milk for one of the key scenes in the film.

TRUE FALSE

16. The term "Close-Up" refers to the use of the camera to de-emphasize the importance of whatever it is filming.

TRUE FALSE

17. "Suspicion" was difficult for Hitchcock to make because the studio said that Cary Grant could not play a potential killer.

TRUE FALSE

18. The MacGuffin in "Foreign Correspondent" was a package in the baggage rack of a train car where Professor Van Meer was kept in hiding because of the assassination attempt.

TRUE FALSE

19. David O. Selznick produced "Foreign Correspondent" as a favor to the US Foreign Intelligence Agencies to raise awareness for a possible war in Europe and was shocked when the film was a Best Picture Oscar nominee.

TRUE FALSE

 

20. Though he wanted Henry Fonda for "Saboteur", the only actor Hitchcock could cast for the lead was Robert Cummings.

TRUE FALSE