Classic Drama
Classic Drama is where you will find most of those great films you either grew up with or have heard of but never got round to seeing. Generally dramatic productions made between 1928 and 1965 fill this section. "Silents" and contempory "Drama" (post 1965) can be found under their respective headings..
Right: Charlton Heston and Stephen Boyd gaze into one another's eyes in "Ben Hur"
The Spirit of St Louis (1957)
7.2/10
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: James Stewart, Patricia Smith, Murray Hamilton
Jimmy Stewart plays America's greatest flying hero, Charles A. Lindbergh, in Billy Wilder's filming of the aviator's autobiography. Follow 'Lucky Lind... Read more
The Spy in Black (1939)
7/10
Director: Michael Powell
Starring: Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Sebastian Shaw
Aka "U-Boat". An unusual espionage cum-romance story of German agent Conrad Veidt and his love affair with British agent Valerie Hobson. This was Emer... Read more
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965)
7.7/10
Director: Martin Ritt
Starring: Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner
Perhaps the best of the Cold War spy movies. Good writing coupled with magnetic performances make it that rare film based on a novel that is the equal... Read more
The Story of Ruth (1960)
6.9/10
Director: Henry Koster
Starring: Stuart Whitman, Elana Eden, Tom Tryon, Peggy Wood, Viveca Lindfors, Jeff Morrow,...
Telling the biblical story of Ruth the Moabite who, after the death of her husband, accompanies her mother-in-law when she returns to her homeland of... Read more
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
7.5/10
Director: Lewis Milestone
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Judith Anderson, Kirk Douglas, Lizabeth Scott, Van Heflin
Young Martha (Barbara Stanwyck) inadvertently causes the death of her cruel, authoritarian aunt. Martha lies to the cops, and Walter (Kirk Douglas), w... Read more
The Stratton Story (1949)
7.2/10
Director: Sam Wood
Starring: James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Morgan, Agnes Moorehead, Bill Williams
Excellent sports biography starring James Stewart as Monty Stratton, a pitcher with the Chicago White Sox whose career appears over when his leg is am... Read more
The Street With No Name (1948)
7.1/10
Director: William Keighley
Starring: Ed Begley, Barbara Lawrence, Lloyd Nolan, Mark Stevens, Richard Widmark, John Mc...
Two baffling murders send top FBI man Gene Cordell (Mark Stevens) undercover in a notorious gang headed by up and coming crime boss, Alec Stiles (Rich... Read more
The Sundowners (1960)
7.2/10
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov
The story of Australian sheepherders in the 1920s, it is a character study bought alive by sensitive direction, as well as by the fine acting of a sup... Read more
The Swimmer (1968)
7.7/10
Director: Frank Perry
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule
This fascinating film adaptation from the John Cheever short story stars Burt Lancaster in this splendid, unusual but rewarding film as a businessman... Read more
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
7.4/10
Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Starring: Moira Shearer, Robert Rounseville
Jacques Offenbach's fantasy work is magnificently brought to the screen by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger ('The Red Shoes'). Robert Rounseville... Read more