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"
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
7.7/10
Director: Robert Aldrich
Starring: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten
Robert Aldrich's follow-up to 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?' was this all-star suspense shocker about a family with several skeletons in its close... Read more
Hud (1962)
7.9/10
Director: Martin Ritt
Starring: Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal
Paul Newman is Hud, a man at odds with his father, tradition and himself. Patricia Neal and Melvyn Douglas both won Academy Awards for their roles as... Read more
A Night To Remember (1958)
7.9/10
Director: Roy Baker
Starring: Kenneth More, David McCallum, Jill Dixon
The maiden voyage of the Titanic is meticulously detailed in this remarkable black and white recreation. Based on the best seller by Walter Lord. Grea... Read more
Zorba the Greek (1964)
7.8/10
Director: Michael Cacoyannis
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova
Anthony Quinn's much-beloved performance as a lusty Greek residing on the island of Crete highlights this Oscar-winning film about living life to the... Read more
The Miracle Worker (1962)
8.1/10
Director: Arthur Penn
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory
Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke won Oscars for their roles in Arthur Penn's version of Annie Sullivan and her pupil, Helen Keller. The dramatic force of... Read more
Plein Soleil ( Purple Noon ) (1960)
7.8/10
Director: Rene Clement
Starring: Alain Delon, Marie Laforet, Maurice Ronet
Based on the critically acclaimed novel 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' by Patricia Highsmith, this is a susenseful edge-of-your-seat thriller! A handsome,... Read more
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
7.2/10
Director: Carol Reed
Starring: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento
The battle of wills between Michelangelo and Pope Julius II over the artist's painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling is turned into a sumptuous histor... Read more
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
7.8/10
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Jose Ferrer, Lee Marvin
Humphrey Bogart, as Captain Philip Francis Queeg, provokes Van Johnson to seize his ship during a typhoon. Van and fellow officer Robert Francis go on... Read more
The Hustler (1961)
8/10
Director: Robert Rossen
Starring: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C Scott
Realistic and rivetting drama featuring Paul Newman as Fast Eddie Felson, an arrogant pool hustler who is driven to beat reigning champ, Minnesota Fat... Read more
Mrs Miniver (1942)
7.6/10
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Teresa Wright
The winner of seven Oscars in 1942 was an effective morale boost for all the folks on the home front. Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon head a middle-cl... Read more