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Marlon Brando was an actor and director known for gritty characters and a realistic approach to both acting and directing. How many Marlon Brando films do you think you can name from a screenshot? Get tough. Take this quiz and see how well you do.
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Godfather
Marlon Brando (Don Vito Corleone) wore a mouthpiece to make his cheeks look puffier. It was professionally made and is now on display at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York.
The Chase
The Young Lions
The Nightcomers
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Godfather and the Mob
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
A Streetcar Named Desire
Marlon Brando and eight of the other stars in the film, were a part of the cast of the original Broadway play. Vivien Leigh, who plays Blanche DuBois opposite Marlon Brando’s Stanley Kowalski, also played the role in the London theatre production.
Broadway: The Golden Age
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
Julius Caesar
"Julius Caesar" was Marlon Brando’s fourth film. The film's sets had previously been used in another film shot in Italy. They were then shipped to Hollywood. The decision to use them in this film was to cut costs.
Last Tango in Paris
The Night of the Following Day
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
A Streetcar Named Desire
Meet Marlon Brando
Mutiny on the Bounty
On the Waterfront
His portrayal of Terry Malloy earned Marlon Brando the first of his two Oscars. The second was for his iconic role in "The Godfather."
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
A Streetcar Named Desire
Viva Zapata!
John Steinbeck, author of "The Grapes of Wrath," wrote the screenplay for "Viva Zapata." He used the film to focus on how people are corrupted by money and power.
Candy
The Chase
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse
Last Tango in Paris
For his role in the film, Marlon Brando was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award. Bernardo Bertolucci was also nominated for Best Director. Neither won.
One-Eyed Jacks
Mutiny on the Bounty
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
Broadway: The Golden Age
Sayonara
The Freshman
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
1992 marked 500 years since Columbus’ arrival in the Americas. This film was not the only one about Columbus’ journey released that year. "1492: Conquest of Paradise," was released a couple of months later.
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
Superman
The Godfather and the Mob
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Formula
Although this film performed poorly at the box office, both of its lead male actors were Academy Award winners. In fact, they are the only two who refused to accept the Best Actor Oscars they had won – Brando for "The Godfather" and George Scott for "Patton."
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
Sayonara
This was the second Marlon Brando movie in two years to center around post-war Japan. The first was "The Teahouse of the August Moon", in which he played a Japanese villager.
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
Guys and Dolls
The Men
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
Free Money
Meet Marlon Brando
The Missouri Breaks
Both Marlon Brando and his co-star, Jack Nicholson, had success with their roles in "The Godfather" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest," respectively. This film, however, did poorly both at the box office and with the critics.
A Dry White Season
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Fugitive Kind
The Appaloosa
Last Tango in Paris
The Wild One
"The Wild One" was banned in the UK for over 15 years. It was later given an “X” rating, meaning it could only be viewed by persons 16 and older.
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Young Lions
Marlon Brando played a German soldier who became disheartened by the effects of the war. Brando’s acting (and his bleached blond hair) received very favorable reviews.
The Godfather and the Mob
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Meet Marlon Brando
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Night of the Following Day
A Dry White Season
Mutiny on the Bounty
This film was nominated for seven Academy Awards. It did not win any.
Reflections in a Golden Eye
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
A Dry White Season
Broadway: The Golden Age
Guys and Dolls
Frank Sinatra also stars in this film. On set, he referred to Marlon Brando as “Mumbles” – a reference to Brando’s trademark way of mumbling his lines.
The Ugly American
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
Roots: The Next Generations
Marlon Brando received a Primetime Emmy Award for his portrayal of George Lincoln Rockwell. He received the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.
The Godfather Epic
The Countess from Hong Kong
Guys and Dolls
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
Guys and Dolls
Don Juan DeMarco
Famous Mexican-American singer Selena appears in Don Juan DeMarco. She died just eight days before the film was released.
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Brando
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Formula
Desiree
Superman Returns
Marlon Brando’s work as Jor-El in "Superman II" (1980) was completely cut from the final version of the film. Those scenes were used in "Superman Returns" - 26 years later.
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Score
Both Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro starred in "The Score." Years earlier, Brando played Vito Corleone in the original "The Godfather" film (1972). In 1974, it was De Niro’s turn to act as Vito in "The Godfather II".
Superman
Burn!
The Countess from Hong Kong
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
Bedtime Story
Listen to me Marlon
A Streetcar Named Desire
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmaker's Apocalypse
This documentary film looked back at the trials and tribulation that had beset the production of the hugely popular "Apocalypse Now" nearly 20 years earlier.
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Teahouse of the August Moon
The film is an adaptation of an award-winning Broadway play, which is an adaptation of a novel. A later Broadway musical version ran for only 19 performances!
The Chase
Michael Jackson - You Rock My World
Sayonara
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
Julius Caesar
Viva Zapata!
The Godfather Epic
Superman
Marlon Brando had acted in nearly 30 films at this point in his career. For Christopher Reeve, who plays the title character, "Superman" was only his second Hollywood film.
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Wild One
The Men
Apocalypse Now
"Apocalypse Now" is thought to be one of the best films ever made. It received a long list of nominations for several major awards. None of these, however, were for Brando.
Superman Returns
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Nightcomers
The Ugly American
In this 1963 film, Kukrit Pramoj played the part of the Prime Minister of Sarkhan, a fictional Southeast Asian country. He would go on to become the real Prime Minister of Thailand in 1975.
The Countess from Hong Kong
The Missouri Breaks
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
SUperman
Morituri
The film is based on the fact that rubber was a prized material during the war. It is better to sink your own ship than to have it captured with its precious cargo: rubber.
The Godfather Epic
Listen to Me Marlon
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Freshman
Candy
An impressive lineup of stars were featured in this film. Actors making cameo appearances included Ringo Starr, Umberto Orsini and Sugar Ray Robinson.
On the Waterfront
Desiree
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
Michael Jackson - You Rock My World
A Dry White Season
After filming "The Formula" in 1980, Marlon Brando would go nine years before appearing in another film – "A Dry White Season." He received a Best Supporting Actor, Oscar nomination for the role he played.
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse
Burn!
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
One-Eyed Jacks
This is the first film Marlon Brando directed - and it went over budget. He eventually walked away from the film, dissatisfied with the studio’s view of how the final cut should look.
Julius Caesar
Last Tango in Paris
Don Juan DeMarco
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Countess from Hong Kong
Charlie Chaplin wrote and directed this film, and also played a minor role. Three of his daughters also appeared briefly.
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Free Money
The Fugitive Kind
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Brave
Johnny Depp co-wrote, directed and acted in this film. It is, in fact, his debut (and only) feature film as a director.
The Appaloosa
Mutiny on the Bounty
Roots: The Next Generations
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Appaloosa
Initially, Marlon Brando’s character, Matt, seemed willing to die for the sake of his horse. By the end of the film, however, he decided to possibly sacrifice the Appaloosa to save the woman he loved.
Roots: The Next Generations
The Score
Superman
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Men
Candy
The Wild One
Desiree
The film is based on a bestselling novel and was nominated for two Academy Awards: one for Art Direction and the other for Costume Design.
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
On the Waterfront
The Freshman
Throughout the film, reference is made to how much Marlon Brando’s character, Carmine, resembles Vito Corleone from The Godfather (who Brando also played). Some claim that Corleone was actually based on Carmine.
The Godfather
The Score
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
Superman Returns
Apocalypse Now
The Brave
The Fugutive Kind
Anna Magnani played the love interest of Brando’s character, Snakeskin. She did not speak English and had to learn her lines phonetically.
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Island of Dr. Moreau
This film had many production challenges, not the least of which was a change of director just four days into filming. The film eventually did very poorly at the box office and was deemed a failure.
The Missouri Breaks
Viva Zapata!
Sayonara
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
Listen to Me Marlon
This documentary film won several awards and was nominated for many more. Released in 2015 (11 years after Brando’s death), it tells the story of his life, using private tapes compiled by the actor.
Burn!
The Godfather
Free Money
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Viva Zapata!
The Chase
Joycelyn Brando, Marlon’s older sister, had a small part in this film. It's the second of his films in which she appears. She also had a supporting role in his 1963 film – "The Ugly American".
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
Bedtime Story
Morituri
The Night of the Following Day
Between 1961 and 1968, Marlon Brando appeared in nine films (one released each year). This film was number eight in that list.
On the Waterfront
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Men
The film received many good reviews for the sensitive way in which it took on the heart-wrenching subject of paralyzed veterans trying to come to terms with their injuries. Brando’s performing skills, however, were not the highlight of this, his first, film.
The Missouri Breaks
Apocalypse Now
Desiree
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
Morituri
The NIghtcomers
The film is a prequel to the novel "The Turn of the Screw." The makers of the film, however, thought it best to depict the children as older than they were in the book due to the sexual themes in the story.
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Brando
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
One-Eyed Jacks
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Candy
Burn!
Evaristo Márquez, who stars as the main supporting actor opposite Marlon Brandon, had no acting experience prior to this film. He was a poor herdsman from Columbia, whose talent was discovered by the film’s director.
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
Free Money
Charlie Sheen played Bud Dyerson, one of the main characters in the film. His father, Martin Sheen, made a short cameo appearance.
One-Eyed Jacks
Julius Caesar
The Ugly American
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
Apocalypse Now
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Shots of Marlon Brando in this 1967 film were used in another of his films, 12 years later. In that film, "Apocalypse Now," the photos were used to show a younger version of Brando’s character.
The Ugly American
The Nightcomers
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Which Marlon Brando movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Roots: The Next Generations
Bedtime Story
Brando
This nearly 3-hour long documentary takes a detailed look at the life and work of Marlon Brando. It was filmed three years after his death and features an array of stars who had worked with him.
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