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 300 Spartans (1961)
6.7/10
Director: Rudolph Mate
Starring: Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, Barry Coe, David Farrar
Based on actual events occurring in 480 B.C. Greece, this scintillating drama stars Richard Egan as the Greek soldier Leonidas, who led 300 Spartan so... Read more
Far From the Madding Crowd (1967)
7.2/10
Director: John Schlesinger
Starring: Julie Christie, Peter Finch, Terence Stamp, Alan Bates, Fiona Walker
Based upon the classic novel by Thomas Hardy and set against the harsh, foreboding landscape of rural Victorian England, "Far From the Madding Crowd"... Read more
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
8.2/10
Director: Stanley Kramer
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich
In 1948 the trials of Germans for crimes against humanity where drawing to a close and this film examines one of the lesser trials, in which four judg... Read more
Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948)
8/10
Director: Max Ophuls
Starring: Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians
Joan Fontaine stars in this classic tearjerker playing a lonely woman who is seduced and abandoned by pianist Louis Jourdan. She marries another, but... Read more
Sons and Lovers (1960)
7.3/10
Director: Jack Cardiff
Starring: Dean Stockwell, Trevor Howard, Wendy Hiller, Heather Sears, Sean Barrett
Showered with praise on its release, this adaptation of DH Lawrence's famous novel is perhaps a little dated now. Censorship laws of the time prevete... Read more
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1956)
6.6/10
Director: George Stevens
Starring: Max von Sydow, Charlton Heston, Carroll Baker
An all star cast highlights this glossy biblical epic about the life of Jesus. John Wayne is the Roman centurion overseeing Christ's crucifixion. Max... Read more
The Misfits (1961)
7.4/10
Director: John Huston
Starring: Clark Gable, Eli Wallach, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter
Gable and Monroe in their last screen roles! Expertly directed by John Huston from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize winner Arthur Miller, "The Misfits"... Read more
Goodbye, Mr Chips (1939)
7.8/10
Director: Sam Wood
Starring: Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Paul Henreid
A moving and much-loved drama, Goodbye Mr Chips earned Robert Donat the 1940 Academy Award for Best Actor. Charles Chipping, a retired English schoolm... Read more
Cleopatra (Special Edition) (1963)
7/10
Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton star in this truly mammoth production filled with spectacle and a cast of thousands. The legendary story of the Qu... Read more
David Lean Double Feature: The Sound Barrier / Hobson's Choice (1952)
Director: David Lean
Starring: Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Nigel Patrick, John Justin, Charles Laughton, John M...
David Lean dvd double feature. "The Sound Barrier" (1952) - The true story of the jet plane's early days and the committed men who risked all to test... Read more