Tossup
Leonard Maltin called a film in this genre “the one time you should read the book instead.” A sax leitmotif recurs as a snake slithers out of a skull in Toshiro Mayuzumi’s avant-garde score for a film in this genre. Carl Sandburg wrote dialogue for an Ultra Panavision 70 film in this genre that was made only four years after a similar MGM film directed by Nicholas Ray. Christopher Fry wrote the screenplay for a film in this genre in which John Huston cast himself to provide (*) voice work. John Wayne cameoed as a soldier who speaks an awkward voiceover beginning “truly this man…” in one of several 1960s ensemble films in this genre. For 10 points, give this genre of The Greatest Story Ever Told and King of Kings. ■END■
ANSWER: biblical epic [accept Bible films or Christian film; accept adaptations of the Bible or New Testament; prompt on historical epic or biopic; prompt on sword and sandal film with “what is the film’s particular subject matter?”]
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cheyne | Cheyne and Cole | Harvey and Golden | 16 | 15 |
| Jaimie Carlson | Carlson | Battleship PoXTemkin | 130 | 0 |
| Jack van Nostrand | Battleship PoXTemkin | Carlson | 130 | 10 |
| Tim Morrison | Morrison and Raje | Tunks and Bozeman | 130 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 This Set is Garbo - Online | 2024-10-26 | 3 | 100% | 0% | 92.00 |