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The National Lottery has helped fund over 500 UK films since 1994. How well do you know the hits and the homegrown stars they’ve produced?

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YOU’RE an Oscar-winning film producer. You may not know it. But you are. Every time anyone buys a

National Lottery ticket they’re helping fund major film projects from youth workshops to Oscar-winning blockbusters. And on The National Lottery

Cinema Day on 25 August, Lottery players get to enjoy any film for free.

It means you can enjoy free entry to participating cinemas across the country to see a film of your choice.* Simply buy a ticket for today’s Lotto Double Prize Event Draw and you can also use it to secure a free cinema trip tomorrow, Sunday 25 August.

But can you match the knowledge of your rival bigleague movie producers in our quiz below to celebrate the special offer?

Try your cinema knowledge on our deceptively tricky quiz, based on National Lotteryfunded films that have been supported through the British Film Institute (BFI).

Ready for the big league? Then… action!

1 BAFTA-winning drama Philomena picked up a whopping four Oscar nominations. It stars Dame Judi Dench as a woman searching for her child and which UK comedy powerhouse as the journalist who helps her?

A. Billy Connolly

B. Steve Coogan

C. Lenny Henry

D. Russell Brand

2 The King’s Speech tells the story of how King George VI worked to overcome a severe stammer in order to meet his responsibilities as monarch. Colin Firth won an Oscar for his performance as the wartime king, but who played his queen, the late Queen Mother?

A. Olivia Colman

B. Renee Zellweger

C. Rosamund Pike

D. Helena Bonham Carter

3 Gugu Mbatha-Raw was showered with awards for her performance as 17th-century heiress Dido Elizabeth Belle. But what inspired the film Belle?

A. A secret diary written by the former slave who entered high society

B. A song about Dido which was popular in music halls of the time

C. A painting of Dido with her cousin Lady Elizabeth Murray

D. The sculpture of Dido, which stands outside St. Jude’s Church, Clerkenwell

4 Meryl Streep (left, on the red carpet at the premiere) won an Oscar for her portrayal as Margaret Thatcher in the film The Iron Lady. Which of the following is a real quote from the film?

A. I may be persuaded to surrender the hat. The pearls, however, are absolutely non-negotiable.

B. I may be persuaded to surrender the shoes. The handbag, however, is absolutely non-negotiable.

C. I may be persuaded to surrender the dress. The glasses, however, are absolutely non-negotiable.

5 Brooklyn won a BAFTA for Best British film in February 2016, but in which decade is the powerful romance about Irish migrants to the USA set?

A. 1930s

B. 1940s

C. 1950s

D. 1960s

6 What’s the name of the beloved British animation specialist who directed Early Man in 2018?

A. Gerry Anderson

B. Oliver Postgate

C. Nick Park

D. Terry Gilliam

7 The Last King of Scotland was a historical drama about which controversial figure?

A. Bonnie Prince Charlie

B. Cecil Rhodes

C. Idi Amin

D. Alex Salmond

8 Pride was set in a lovingly crafted recreation of the 1980s, with a spot-on Eighties soundtrack from retro favourites such as Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Pet Shop Boys and Culture Club. But which of these classic bangers is NOT featured in the film?

A. I Want To Break Free by Queen B. Shame Shame Shame by Shirley & Company C. Love & Pride by King D. Pride (In The Name Of Love) by U2

9 Who plays Billy Elliot’s dancing instructor in the hit film?

A. Dame Judi Dench

B. Dame Julie Walters

C. Dame Helen Mirren

D. Dame Darcey Bussell

10 Gosford Park may be the noblest murder mystery ever, with two knights and two dames in the cast. Who wrote the aristocratic drama?

A. Julian Fellowes

B. Kenneth Branagh

C. Sally Wainwright

D. Stephen Fry

11 Suffragette, the first feature film to be shot in the real Houses of Parliament, has an all-star cast for its dramatisation of women’s fight for the vote in

the UK. In which year did women finally get the vote?

A. 1914

B. 1918

C. 1922

D. 1928

12 The Constant Gardener is the story of Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes), a British diplomat in Kenya, as he tries to solve the murder of his wife Tessa. Which celebrated British author wrote the book on which the film is based?

A. Agatha Christie

B. Ngaio Marsh

C. John Le Carré

D. PD James

13 Sunshine On Leith was a song, then a musical, and finally a film. Director Dexter Fletcher (below) has also had a long and varied route to the big chair, from child film star to TV presenter to voiceover artist and director of smash hit Rocketman. Which was the first film he appeared in?

A. The Long Good Friday

B. The Elephant Man

C. The Bounty

D. Bugsy Malone

14 What’s unusual about Vera Drake’s 2005 Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination?

A. The film wasn’t released until the following year

B. Director Mike Leigh confessed that there wasn’t actually a screenplay

C. The version supplied to the Academy had all the swearing taken out

15 Which of these gritty British dramas stars Olivia Colman, Peter Mullan and Eddie Marsan?

A. Tyrannosaur

B. Man on Wire

C. God’s Own Country

16 Under The Skin, starring Scarlett Johannsson, is an adaptation of an eerie, surreal book by Michel Faber. What film part does Johannsson play?

A. A private tutor

B. A Russian assassin

C. An alien

D. A stuntwoman

17 Topsy Turvy is based on the creation of a classic Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera. But which one?

A. The Mikado

B. The Pirates of Penzance

C. HMS Pinafore

D. Iolanthe

18 The Duchess was one of the biggest British movies of 2008, chronicling the life of 18th-century Duchess of Devonshire, Georgina Cavendish. Which Oscar did it win?

A. Best Art Direction

B. Best Make-up and Hair

C. Best Actress

D. Best Costume Design

19 How can you tell that I, Daniel Blake was set before 2011?

A. Tinie Tempah is described as an “up and coming ”singer B. Daniel drinks from a Jobcentre watercooler – they were all removed in 2010 C. Osama bin Laden is mentioned as being “still alive” D. Everyone is looking forward to Will and Kate’s wedding

20 Which of these great British films spawned three follow-up TV series?

A. Billy Elliot

B. This Is England

C. Gosford Park

D. My Summer of Love