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| THE BFI'S TOP 100 BRITISH FILMS |
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| In lists of Shakespeare's plays, this comedy is placed first alphabetically |
All's Well That Ends Well
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| Lloyd Bentsen |
Michael Dukakis
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| The world's largest library, it contains over 115 million volumes on 532 miles of bookshelves |
Library of Congress
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| Peter O'Toole had his first leading role in this film, No. 3 on the list |
Lawrence of Arabia
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| This composer's shows "Cats" & "Phantom of the Opera" have won a total of 14 Tonys |
Andrew Lloyd Webber
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| In 1936 FDR said, "I have seen" this, "I hate" this; 5 years later the U.S. was involved in a second big one |
War
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| Tragic title character whose lines are heard here: |
"King Lear"
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| Sargent Shriver |
George McGovern
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| Florence, Italy's Laurentian Library was designed between 1524 & 1534 by this master painter & sculptor |
Michelangelo
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| 7 David Lean-directed films made the list, including this 1957 P.O.W. movie that won 7 Oscars |
(P: What is "Stalag 17?") (L: What is "The Bridge Over the River Kwai?")
The Bridge on the River Kwai
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| Charles Jennens wrote, or rather assembled, the libretto for this composer's "Messiah" |
G.F. Handel
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| You'll find "Hate Week" mentioned in his novel "1984" |
George Orwell
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| Twin brothers, both named Antipholus, have slaves named Dromio who are also twins in this confusing comedy |
(J: What is "Love's Labour's Lost?")
"The Comedy of Errors"
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| Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. |
Richard Nixon
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| This library was founded in 1895 by a trust fund from Samuel J. Tilden & the consolidation of the Astor & Lenox Libraries |
New York Public Library
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| No. 1 on the list is this stark film based on a Graham Greene novel about post-WWII Vienna |
The Third Man
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| 19th century heir to Bach & Beethoven seen here: |
Johannes Brahms
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| "I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally" is attributed to this bulbous-nosed actor |
W.C. Fields
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| Octavius speaks last in these 2 plays |
"Julius Caesar" & "Antony and Cleopatra"
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| Earl Warren |
Thomas E. Dewey
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| The Book of Kells, a decorated manuscript of the 4 gospels, is on exhibit in this Dublin school's library |
(P: What is Trinity University?) (minute to go...)
Trinity College (part of the University of Dublin)
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| The most recent film to break the Top 10, this 1996 film brazenly portrayed the Edinburgh drug scene |
Trainspotting
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| In the "Farewell" symphony by this friend of Mozart, the musicians stop playing & leave the stage one by one |
Franz Joseph Haydn
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| "I hate to see the evenin' sun go down", he wrote in the song "St. Louis Blues" |
W.C. Handy
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| Banished from Rome though he captured Corioli, this title warrior says, "You common cry of curs...I banish you!" |
Coriolanus
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| John Sparkman |
(Alex: If you noticed, all of these candidates lost!)
Adlai Stevenson
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| The Family History Library in this state capital houses the world's largest genealogical collection |
(P: What is Boston?)
Salt Lake City
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| No. 100 is this Roland Joffe-directed film set in Cambodia & starring Sam Waterston |
The Killing Fields
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| In the early 1900s he skipped through the Hungarian countryside to become a folk song authority |
Bela Bartok
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| "If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself", wrote this "Siddhartha" author |
Hermann Hesse
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