# Movie Marathon (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 23, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988 "2023-06-23T10:14:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 52
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1021 "2023-08-30T15:35:33Z")
**Movies by Alfred Hitchcock** 1. The Birds 2. Rope 3. Pyscho ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1022 "2023-08-30T16:07:05Z")
**Movies by Alfred Hitchcock** 1. The Birds 2. Rope 3. Pyscho 4. Family Plot I went to see this because Hitch directed it. I was disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1023 "2023-08-30T16:07:40Z")
**Movies by Alfred Hitchcock** 1. The Birds 2. Rope 3. Pyscho 4. Family Plot 5. North by Northwest ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1024 "2023-08-30T16:39:38Z")
**Movies by Alfred Hitchcock** 1. The Birds 2. Rope 3. Psycho 4. Family Plot 5. North by Northwest 6. Vertigo ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1025 "2023-08-30T16:47:03Z")
**Movies by Alfred Hitchcock** 1. The Birds 2. Rope 3. Psycho 4. Family Plot 5. North by Northwest 6. Vertigo 7. Rear Window ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1026 "2023-08-30T17:10:37Z")
**Movies by Alfred Hitchcock** 1. The Birds 2. Rope 3. Psycho 4. Family Plot 5. North by Northwest 6. Vertigo 7. Rear Window 8. Strangers on a Train ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mike\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_H)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1027 "2023-08-30T18:18:44Z")
**Movies by Alfred Hitchcock** 1. The Birds 2. Rope 3. Psycho 4. Family Plot 5. North by Northwest 6. Vertigo 7. Rear Window 8. Strangers on a Train 9. Frenzy ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1028 "2023-08-30T19:11:22Z")
**Movies by Alfred Hitchcock** 1. The Birds 2. Rope 3. Psycho 4. Family Plot 5. North by Northwest 6. Vertigo 7. Rear Window 8. Strangers on a Train 9. Frenzy 10. Notorious My longtime favorite, with Vertigo and The 39 Steps close behind. Pass. ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1029 "2023-08-30T19:14:24Z")
**Movies about Real-Life Tyrants and Dictators** 1. The Last King of Scotland ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1030 "2023-08-30T19:33:22Z")
**Movies about Real-Life Tyrants and Dictators** 1. The Last King of Scotland 2. Downfall Deserves to be better-known and appreciated other than for its misappropriated (although often funny, I’ll grant you) scene of Hitler ranting to his generals. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1031 "2023-08-30T21:21:20Z")
**Movies about Real-Life Tyrants and Dictators** 1. The Last King of Scotland 2. Downfall 3. Last Days of Mussolini ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1032 "2023-08-30T21:36:37Z")
**Movies about Real-Life Tyrants and Dictators** 1. The Last King of Scotland 2. Downfall 3. Last Days of Mussolini 4. The Death of Stalin ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1033 "2023-08-30T22:24:13Z")
**Movies about Real-Life Tyrants and Dictators** 1. The Last King of Scotland 2. Downfall 3. Last Days of Mussolini 4. The Death of Stalin 5. Caligula ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1034 "2023-08-31T07:45:32Z")
**Movies about Real-Life Tyrants and Dictators** 1. The Last King of Scotland 2. Downfall 3. Last Days of Mussolini 4. The Death of Stalin 5. Caligula 6. The Interview ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1035 "2023-08-31T14:27:17Z")
**Movies about Real-Life Tyrants and Dictators** 1. The Last King of Scotland 2. Downfall 3. Last Days of Mussolini 4. The Death of Stalin 5. Caligula 6. The Interview 7. Red Monarch ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1036 "2023-08-31T15:53:33Z")
**Movies about Real-Life Tyrants and Dictators** 1. The Last King of Scotland 2. Downfall 3. Last Days of Mussolini 4. The Death of Stalin 5. Caligula 6. The Interview 7. Red Monarch 8. The Conqueror John Wayne as Genghis Khan. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1037 "2023-08-31T16:00:49Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > John Wayne as Genghis Khan. For real? That’s hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1038 "2023-08-31T16:33:06Z")
Oh, it is. It is. Trailer: [Bing Videos](https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?&q=the+conuqerer+scene+youtube+john+wayne+blood&&mid=35F1FE479AD88804A7E735F1FE479AD88804A7E7&&FORM=VRDGAR) Best worst line: I feel this Tartar woman is for me, and my blood says, take her. There are moments for wisdom and moments when I listen to my blood; my blood says, take this Tartar woman. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1039 "2023-08-31T18:13:21Z")
It’s also garnered a reputation for causing cancer among the cast and crew. The outdoor shots were done near St George, Utah, about 130 miles downwind of several nuclear testing sites. It was reported that the producers imported several tons of soil from the desert to Hollywood studios to complete the reshoots. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1040 "2023-08-31T19:10:17Z")
[Didn’t Cecil write a column about that?](https://www.straightdope.com/21341555/did-john-wayne-die-of-cancer-caused-by-a-radioactive-movie-set) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=51) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=53)