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"
Khartoum (1966)
6.9/10
Director: Basil Dearden
Starring: Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson
A historical epic about 'Chinese' Gordon and his famous defeat by Arab tribesmen in the 317 day siege. The cast of thousands include Charlton Heston,... Read more
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
7.9/10
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Starring: Wendy Hiller, John Hurt, Leo McKern, Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles, S...
Adapted by Robert Bolt and Constance Willis from Bolt's hit stage play, this is a literate, penetrating treatment of the conflict between Thomas More... Read more
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
8.1/10
Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis
Based on Edward Albee's smash hit play; Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton star in the story of the love-hate relationship between a middle-aged prof... Read more
The Chase (1966)
7.3/10
Director: Arthur Penn
Starring: Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Angie Dickinson, Robert Duvall
A prisoner (Robert Redford) escapes and is rumored to be back in his hometown, setting everyone on edge. Marlon Brando is the sheriff who must make th... Read more
Grand Prix (1966)
7.2/10
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Eva Marie Saint, James Garner, Jessica Walter, Toshiro Mifune, Yves Montand, Bri...
Incredible racing sequences highlight this Oscar-winning lightning-fast drama about the on-, and off-track rivalries of the Grand Prix drivers. With... Read more
To Sir, With Love (1966)
7.7/10
Director: James Clavell
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts, Suzy Kendall, Lulu
Sidney Poitier is Mark Thackery, a no-vice teacher assigned to a slum school in London's East End. Faced with tough opposition from the disinterested... Read more
inside daisy clover (1965)
6.2/10
Director: Robert Mulligan
Starring: Robert Redford, Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Ruth Gordon, Roddy McDowall
Daisy Clover is a 15 year old Tomboy who dreams of being a Hollywood star. After auditioning for producer Raymond Swan of Swan studios she becomes the... Read more
Pierrot Le Fou (Blu-Ray) (1965)
7.7/10
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Starring: Anna Karina, Dirk Sanders, Jean-Paul Belmondo
Aka "Pierrot Goes Wild". Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina run away together to the South of France, he is escaping from his rich wife, she is escapi... Read more
Elizabeth Taylor: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof / Butterfield 8 / Father of the Bride / The Sandpiper (1965)
6.7/10
Director: Daniel Mann, Richard Brooks, Vincente Minnelli
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Richard Burton, Spencer Tracy
Elizabeth Taylor Box Set: 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' (1958) - Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize play thunders across the screen in a powerful film adapt... Read more
Pierrot Le Fou (Crazy Pete) (1965)
7.7/10
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Dirk Sanders
Aka "Pierrot Goes Wild". Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina run away together to the South of France, he is escaping from his rich wife, she is escapi... Read more