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"
Elmer Gantry (1960)
7.8/10
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Dean Jagger
Featuring Burt Lancaster in a compelling, Oscar-winning performance, "Elmer Gantry" is unforgettable screen entertainment surging with power and excit... Read more
Errol Flynn Collection: Captain Blood (1935) / Dodge City (1939) / The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) / The Sea Hawk (1940) / They Died With Their Boots On (1941) / The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2006)
Director: Michael Curtiz, Raoul Walsh
Starring: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Lionel Atwill, Ann Sheridan, Bette Davis, Bren...
A must-see for fans of the swashbuckling Aussie bloke who became a Hollywood icon. Includes five of Flynn's best-known films: 'Captain Blood', 'Dodge... Read more
Essential Bergman: The Faith Trilogy - Through A Glass Darkly / Winter Light / The Silence (1963)
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Starring: Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Gunnel Lindblom, Ingrid Thulin, Max von S...
This 3 disc box set contains three of Bergman's signature dramas, exploring themes of alienation and faith. In 'Through a Glass Darkly', he confronts... Read more
Eva (1962)
6.6/10
Director: Joseph Losey
Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Stanley Baker
A self-absorbed, expatriate Welsh writer (Stanley Baker) living in Italy meets his cynical match when he falls for a manipulative prostitute named Eve... Read more
Exodus (1960)
6.8/10
Director: Otto Preminger
Starring: Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Peter Lawford, Lee J Cobb, Ralph Richardson, Sal M...
The birth of the nation of Israel, based on the novel by Leon Uris. Ari Ben Canaan (Paul Newman), a commander of the Israeli underground, manages to l... Read more
Expresso Bongo (1959)
6.3/10
Director: Val Guest
Starring: Cliff Richard, Laurence Harvey, Sylvia Syms, The Shadows
Fast-talking promoter Laurence Harvey thinks he's found the next teen singing sensation when he spies bongo-playing troubadour Cliff Richard (in a ro... Read more
Fallen Angel (1945)
7.2/10
Director: Otto Preminger
Starring: Alice Faye, Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, Charles Bickford, Bruce Cabot, John Car...
Otto Preminger and Dana Andrews followed their successful partnership in the making of 'Laura' with this lesser-known noir. Andrews plays a down-on-hi... Read more
Fanny (1961)
7/10
Director: Joshua Logan
Starring: Charles Boyer, Horst Buchholz, Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier
Based on the hit Broadway musical, this film from the director of 'South Pacific' and 'Picnic' about grand romance in a little village will warm anyon... 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
Far From the Madding Crowd (Blu-ray) (1967)
7.1/10
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