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 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 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 Cincinnati Kid (1965)
7.3/10
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: Steve McQueen, Edward G Robinson, Ann-Margret , Karl Malden, Tuesday Weld, Joan...
This acclaimed character study of a young upstart poker player stars Steve McQueen as 'The Kid', who sets out to prove he knows his way around the tab... Read more
Darling (1965)
7.2/10
Director: John Schlesinger
Starring: Julie Christie, Dirk Bogarde, Laurence Harvey
Julie Christie is the enchanting but self-centred Diana, a model who cuts a swathe through the trendy sixties, and through the lives of the nice, inte... Read more
The Chalk Garden (Blu-ray) (1964)
7.4/10
Director: Ronald Neame
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Hayley Mills, John Mills, Edith Evans, Felix Aylmer, Elizabeth Sel...
An elderly woman hires a governess with a mysterious past to look after her disturbed and spoiled teenage granddaughter, who eventually understands th... Read more
The Killers (Blu-Ray) (1964)
7.1/10
Director: Don Siegel
Starring: Angie Dickinson, Claude Akins, Clu Gulager, John Cassavetes, Lee Marvin, Norman...
Two hitmen kill an ex-getaway driver, then hunt for the money he purportedly stole in a previous robbery. They probe their victim's past, seeking clue... Read more
The Fall of the Roman Empire ( Blu-ray ) (1964)
6.7/10
Director: Anthony Mann
Starring: Alec Guinness, Anthony Quayle, Christopher Plummer, James Mason, John Ireland, M...
One of the great historical tales, a sweeping story of glory and greed, of hubris and heroism from legendary Hollywood director Anthony Mann (El Cid)... Read more
Guns at Batasi (1964)
7.1/10
Director: John Guillermin
Starring: Flora Robson, Jack Hawkins, Mia Farrow, Richard Attenborough, John Leyton
Richard Attenborough won a BAFTA for his portrayal of Regimental Sergeant-Major Lauderdale, a martinet of the worst type, stuck out in a remote coloni... Read more
The Visit (1964)
7.7/10
Director: Bernhard Wicki
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Ingrid Bergman, Paolo Stoppa, Irina Demick
Karla Zachanassian (Ingrid Bergman) had a child by Serge Miller (Anthony Quinn) as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of... Read more
Lady in a Cage (1964)
6.9/10
Director: Walter Grauman
Starring: James Caan, Olivia de Havilland, Rafael Campos
Olivia de Havilland plays an aging, wealthy widow who is recuperating from a recent hip operation and is forced to use an elevator to get from one sto... Read more