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"
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
7.8/10
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand
Burt Lancaster beautifully assumes the real-life role of Robert Stroud, a world-hating convict sentenced to life in prison who becomes an authority on... Read more
Black God, White Devil (1964)
7.4/10
Director: Glauber Rocha
Starring: Joao Gama, Geraldo Del Rey
A masterwork, 'Black God, White Devil' blends mysticism, religion, and popular culture, into a powerful, bleak and cruel epic, that unashamedly expres... Read more
Black Magic (1949)
6.6/10
Director: Gregory Ratoff, Orson Welles
Starring: Orson Welles, Nancy Guild, Akim Tamiroff, Raymond Burr, Frank Latimore, Valentin...
A hypnotist uses his powers for revenge of his mother's death against King Louis XV's court. Based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas. Read more
Black Narcissus (1947)
8/10
Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Starring: Deborah Kerr, David Farrar, Sabu, Jean Simmons
Plagued by uncertainties and worldly desires, five Protestant missionary nuns, led by Deborah Kerr's Sister Clodagh, struggle to establish a school in... Read more
Black Narcissus ( Blu-ray ) (1947)
8/10
Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Starring: David Farrar, Deborah Kerr, Jean Simmons, Sabu
Plagued by uncertainties and worldly desires, five Protestant missionary nuns, led by Deborah Kerr's Sister Clodagh, struggle to establish a school in... Read more
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
7.4/10
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Vic Morrow, Sidney Poitier
A well-remembered urban drama about an idealistic teacher in a slum area who fights doggedly to connect with his unruly students. Bill Haley's "Rock a... Read more
Blackmail (1929)
7/10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Anny Ondra, Sara Allgood, John Longden
Hitchcock's first sound picture, 'Blackmail' is the story of a young girl who stabs an artist to death in defense of her honour. Her boyfriend, a Scot... Read more
Blood Alley (1955)
6.3/10
Director: William A Wellman
Starring: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Paul Fix, Anita Ekberg
Produced during the height of the Cold War and stars John Wayne as he and Lauren Bacall lead a group of Chinese refugees along a dangerous waterway. Read more
Blood and Sand (1941)
7/10
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Starring: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Rita Hayworth
Based on the novel by Vincente Blasco Ibanez, "Blood and Sand" is the beautifully rendered story of the rise and fall of a young, cocksure Spanish bul... Read more
Blood On The Sun (1945)
6.2/10
Director: Frank Lloyd
Starring: James Cagney, Sylvia Sidney, Wallace Ford
James Cagney stars as Nick Condon, the American editor of a pre-WW2 Tokyo newspaper. When two of his best friends are horribly murdered, Condon suspec... Read more