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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 Tall Men (1955)

6.7/10
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Cameron Mitchell, Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Robert Ryan

Two ex-Confederate soldiers, brothers Clark Gable and Cameron Mitchell, sign on as cowhands on a hazard-filled run from Texas to Montana in this gritt... Read more

The Tarnished Angels (1957)

7.3/10
Director: Douglas Sirk
Starring: Rock Hudson, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Jack Carson

Based on the celebrated novel by author William Faulkner and set during the early 1930s this classic romance stars Robert Stack as Roger Schumann, a d... Read more

The Ten Commandments (1956)

7.9/10
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo, D...

For sheer pageantry and spectacle, few motion pictures can claim to equal the splendor of Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 remake of his epic "The Ten Commandm... Read more

The Ten Commandments (1956 and 1923 versions) (1956)

7.9/10
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo, D...

For sheer pageantry and spectacle, few motion pictures can claim to equal the splendor of Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 remake of his epic "The Ten Commandm... Read more

The Thief of Bagdad (Sabu) (1940)

7.6/10
Director: Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan
Starring: Sabu, John Justin, June Duprez, Conrad Veidt

This multiple Oscar-winning film is a magical, atmospheric, epic - its sumptuous art direction and beguiling special effects making this the definitiv... Read more

The Thief of Paris (1967)

6.9/10
Director: Louis Malle
Starring: Genevieve Bujold, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marie Dubois, Francoise Fabian

Set in turn-of-the-century Paris, Georges Randal (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is shocked to learn that the uncle who raised him has not only squandered the yo... Read more

The Thin Man (1934)

8.1/10
Director: W S Van Dyke
Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan

This madcap blend of screwball comedy and murder mystery marked the first pairing of what was to become one of the movies great romantic teams, Willia... Read more

The Three Faces of Eve (1957)

7.2/10
Director: Nunnally Johnson
Starring: Joanne Woodward, David Wayne, Lee J Cobb, Nancy Kulp

This distinguished movie boasts Joanne Woodward's Oscar-winning performance as a woman with multiple personalities. Based on a true life case. Read more

The Time Of Your Life (1948)

6.4/10
Director: H C Potter
Starring: James Cagney, William Bendix, Jeanne Cagney, Broderick Crawford, Ward Bond

After turning down several other Hollywood producers, playwright William Saroyan sold the film rights of his whimsical Pulitzer Prize-winning play to... Read more

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1947)

8.3/10
Director: John Huston
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt

Pauline Kael calls this 'one of the strongest of all American movies'. Three Americans strike it rich and greed takes over. With Bogart, Walter Huston... Read more