Packet 1: Tossup 7

For an “actor-less” film titled for this time period, the Siodmak (“see-ODD-mack”) brothers recruited a crew including Edgar G. Ulmer, (15[1])Fred Zinnemann, and Billy Wilder to shoot and write a script about a Berlin park. (-5[1])Daniel Day-Lewis made his film debut uncredited (15[1])in a movie titled (15[1])for this time period that features (15[1])a (15[1])kiss (15[1])between (15[1])Murray Head and Peter Finch. In the chilling opening of a film titled (15[1])for this time period, the camera zooms out from a flame to track a group of hooded men, who (*) brand a woman and hammer a nail-studded “mask of Satan” onto her face. This day is named twice in (-5[1])the title of John Schlesinger’s follow-up (10[1])to Midnight Cowboy. (10[1])It’s not the Sabbath, but scream (10[1])queen Barbara Steele played a dual role in a film titled for this day that was inspired by Gogol’s short story “Viy” (-5[1])(“vee”). For 10 points, that Mario Bava horror film is titled for (10[1])what “black” (10[1])day of the week? (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[2])

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