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A Cast of Possibilities

You know the face. You remember the scene. Now find where every movie fits.

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Hard · 6 movies · 6 parts · 3 checks

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  • Bullitt
  • Young Frankenstein
  • The Hustler
  • Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
  • Once Upon a Time in the West
  • The Towering Inferno

The six parts

  • Released in the 1960s
  • Western
  • With Paul Newman
  • A scientist inherits his notorious grandfather’s castle
  • With Antonio Banderas
  • Released in the 1970s

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Play A Cast of Possibilities: six movies, overlapping clues and three optional hints. Find the full lineup in this free Double Take movie puzzle.

Part of Unmasking the Machines, a 10-puzzle pack. Hard is an estimated difficulty, based on this lineup and its clues. Every movie must fit a different category; one tempting match can leave another film without a place.

This cast includes Bullitt, Young Frankenstein, The Hustler, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Towering Inferno. Its movie data spans Action, Crime, Thriller, Comedy. Read all six clues before committing to the first match. You can move movies and undo placements without spending a check.

Hard · Estimated difficulty. Six movies. Six categories. Use every movie once.

  • Bullitt
  • Young Frankenstein
  • The Hustler
  • Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
  • Once Upon a Time in the West
  • The Towering Inferno

The categories

  • Released in the 1960s
  • Western
  • With Paul Newman
  • A scientist inherits his notorious grandfather’s castle
  • With Antonio Banderas
  • Released in the 1970s

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How the cast came together

Spoilers: the full lineup. Open after you play.

This library puzzle has an optional answer discussion. 3 of the six categories fit more than one film. The lineup below is the only way to give all six movies a part. Facts come from the puzzle’s verified movie data.

  1. Released in the 1960s — Bullitt was released in 1968, in the 1960s. Also fits: The Hustler and Once Upon a Time in the West. Source
  2. Western — Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) is listed under Western. Source
  3. With Paul Newman — Paul Newman is in the cast of The Hustler (1961). Also fits: The Towering Inferno. Source
  4. A scientist inherits his notorious grandfather’s castle — A neurosurgeon inherits the castle and reanimation research of his grandfather, Victor Frankenstein, in a comic monster story. Source
  5. With Antonio Banderas — Antonio Banderas is in the cast of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988). Source
  6. Released in the 1970s — The Towering Inferno was released in 1974, in the 1970s. Also fits: Young Frankenstein. Source

How to play.

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A Cast of Possibilities

Puzzle No. 145

Play A Cast of Possibilities: six movies, overlapping clues and three optional hints. Find the full lineup in this free Double Take movie puzzle.

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