Round 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 for this time period that features a kiss between Murray Head and Peter Finch. In the chilling opening of a film titled 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 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” (“vee”). For 10 points, that Mario Bava horror film is titled for what “black” day of the week? ■END■

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