FEBRUARY ANSWERS:
Question One:
RC filmed this production in both these European cities.
a: Name the cities,
b: Name the film:
ANSWER a: ZURICH AND PARIS
b: THE BOURNE IDENTITY

Question Two:
In this film two banks are involved, one in each of the cities,
(from question one)
a:Name the banks,
b: Name their respective cities
ANSWER a: GEMEINSCHAFT and VALOIS BANK
b: ZURICH PARIS

Question Three:
Richard had another role in this production
As What?
ANSWER: CO-PRODUCER

Question Four:
Some scenes from the film were shot in Nice.
Name the other film that RC appeared in
which was also shot in Nice.
ANSWER: MAD WOMAN OF CHAILLOT

MARCH:
Question One: (Cryptic)
In this film at twelve minutes past six in the evening,
canons and bells began a new phase in the career of RC's character.
a: name the part Richard played
b: name the film

ANSWER: PETER TCHAIKOVSKY - MUSIC LOVERS
(Explanation to question: Twelve minutes past six in the evening
is also known as 18:12 =1812 Overture, (canons and bells)=
the start of Tchaikovsky's career as a conductor)

Question TWO:
What did Richard do vicariously in this film?
ANSWER: He played the B flat minor in piano concerto

Question THREE:
The actor who played the part of Richard's brother
in this film, appeared with him in two other films.
Name the films:
ANSWER: Wallenberg and Casanova

Question FOUR:
In the film Richard and 'his wife'
secretly watch the people in the park.
How?
ANSWER: Through a camera obscura

Question TWO:
In which Irish county was RC's character born?
ANSWER: County Meeth.

Question THREE:
One of Richard's fellow actors was famous in a role that
Richard too has recently played.
Name the role?
ANSWER: Captain von Trapp
(Christopher Plummer who took the part
of Cardinal Verchesi was also in the
film version of The Sound of Music)

Question FOUR:
Richard hurt himself during filming of this production.
How?
ANSWER: He lost his temper (!!!),
slammed his hand into a camera stool and broke it.

Question TWO:
Richard's character was based on an actual 17th
century sailor. Name him.
ANSWER: Will Adams

Question Three:
Which actor did the writer of this story
originally want to play his main character?
ANSWER: Sean Connery

Question Four:
Nagashima was used as the location for which
village that was 'given' to Richard?
ANSWER: Anjiro

Question Two:
How did this film change Richard's life?
ANSWER: Peter Dewes, director of the
Birmingham Repertory Company saw
    Richard's performance and thought
he would be good playing Hamlet,
    the rest is history!!!

Question Three:
The character that Richard played lived
in a house in England
Name the house.
ANSWER: Gardencourt

Question Four:
This house, Lamb House, is in Rye, Sussex,

England and belonged to the author of
the book from which the film was taken.
Name the author and any one other of his books.
ANSWER: Henry James
     other books include:
Washington Square, Wings of the Dove,
The American, Watch and Ward, Roderick Hudson,
The Europeans, Confidence, The Bostonians,
The Princess Casamassima, The Tragic Muse,
What Maisie Knew,  The Ambassadors, The Golden Bowl.

Question One:
1) POETic Licence was taken with this film
     Name the film.
ANSWER: Lady Caroline Lamb

 Question Two:
2) What new skill did Richard learn for this film?
ANSWER: Boxing

 Question Three:
3)  In this film what did Richard have for dinner?
ANSWER: Potatoes and Vinegar

Question Four:
4) Apsley House, the home of the Duke of Wellington
was used in the film.

Somerset House, London, was used for the
home of Lord and Lady Holland.
The Devonshires were the family to whom the main
character of this film belonged.
Can you name their house which was used
at the opening of the film?
ANSWER:Chatsworth House

Question Two:
The character that Richard played also had an unauthorised
title by which he liked to be known,
what was it?
ANSWER: The Sun King
Question Three:
A famous French chateau was mentioned in the film
and actually used for the location shots.
Name it.
ANSWER: Chateau Vaux -le- Vicomte
    (other chateaux were also used for location
and also the Dorset coast in England)

Question Four:
How does Richard refer to himself
and his love of acting period dramas?
ANSWER: As "A cape freak"

Question 2:
In which European city was the story supposed to be set?
     Which actual city was used for the location?
ANSWER: Budapest Hungary, Zagreb Yugoslavia

Question 3:
What film did RC's character see before
the war which inspired him?
ANSWER: The Scarlet Pimpernel

Question 4:
Why was there such an outrage at the
ensuing Emmy awards?
ANSWER:
Wallenberg won 4 Emmys, however Richard's superb
performance was overlooked;
he was nominated but did not win.
Richard was nominated for
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN
A LIMITED SERIES OR A SPECIAL - 1985

Question 2:
Sigourney's Father also appeared in this film
and an episode of Dr. Kildare.
Name him.
ANSWER: Fritz Weaver.

Question 3:
RC's character was a real life person.
What other real life people has Richard played?
( careful this is not as obvious as it seems there are actually 11 of them!)
ANSWER: Tchaikovsky, Byron, F.Scott Fitzgerald,
Edward VIII, Raoul Wallenberg, Captain John Couch,
Octavius Caesar, Louis XIV, Cook(Cook & Peary),
Casanova, Captain von Trapp.

Question 4:
Name the famous trail across the USA that the first
travellers were trying to find at the beginning of the film.
ANSWER: Oregon Trail

Question 2:
In this film Richard takes the part of a lawyer.
Name another film in which Richard was a lawyer?
ANSWER: The Last Wave

Question 3:
Which role did Richard really want to play in this film?
ANSWER: Ben Brown, the accused murderer

Question 4:
A young actress who had a small part in this film and who became a
friend of  Richard's, later became well known as a Dynasty lady.
Name the actress and the part she played in Dynasty.
ANSWER: Linda Evans, Krystal Carrington

Question 1:
The story of Cinderella was the inspiration for this film.
Name the film
ANSWER: The Slipper and the Rose

Question 2:
Soutwark cathedral in London was used for the wedding scene.
What other European city was used in the filming?
(clue: Mozart's birthplace)
ANSWER: Salzburg

Question 3:
The director of this film also directed Richard in the
Mad woman of Chaillot.
Name the director
ANSWER: Bryan Forbes

Question 4:
Complete the following:
" Good kings, bad kings,
sane kings and mad kings,
..........................................."
ANSWER: benevolent or nefarious

Question 1:
Mozart wrote the opera Don Giovanni based on the
person that Richard portrays in this film
Name the character
ANSWER: Casanova

Question 2:
How many of Richard's fellow actors in this film were also
in the Musketeer films with him?
ANSWER:Four:, Frank Finlay, Faye Dunaway,
Christopher Lee, Roy Kinnear

Question 3:
Although more famous as a lover,
Richard's character became what in later life?
ANSWER: A librarian
Question 4:
Which two countries were used for locations in this film?
ANSWER: Italy and Spain

TOTAL SCORE

CONGRATULATIONS!
THE OVERALL WINNER in 2002  IS ANNA P.
Of course congratulations to
Hanna, Melisande, Margaret, Ankie and N Gann.
All of you do really know the work of Richard Chamberlain.
Thank you for your loyalty in this game!
These last six winners will receive a little surprise
and a memory of this wonderful actor.
 

NO 1
Ana P. (45 correct answers)

NO 2
Hanna P. (44 correct answers)

NO 3
Melisande C. (43 correct answers)

NO 4
Margaret M. (42 correct answers)

NO 5
Ankie Z. (36 correct answers)
N. Gann (36 correct answers)