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"
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
Mrs Miniver ( Blu-ray ) (1942)
7.6/10
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Dame May Whitty, Greer Garson, Henry Travers, Henry Wilcoxon, Teresa Wright, Wal...
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
Mutiny (1952)
5.1/10
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Starring: Mark Stevens, Angela Lansbury, Gene Evans
Mark Stevens stars as Captain James Marshall of the American ship Concord in the classic period drama, set during the War of 1812. After finding himse... Read more
Mutiny On The Bounty (1935)
7.8/10
Director: Frank Lloyd
Starring: Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone
The classic version, starring Charles Laughton in an unforgettable role as Captain Bligh and Clark Gable as Fletcher Christian. This movie deservedly... Read more
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
7.3/10
Director: Lewis Milestone
Starring: Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith, Richard Haydn, Tar...
Marlon Brando is the conscientious Fletcher Christian and Trevor Howard is the tyrannical skipper Captain Bligh in this lavish remake of the 1935 clas... Read more
My Cousin Rachel (1952)
7.2/10
Director: Henry Koster
Starring: Olivia de Havilland, Richard Burton, Ronald Squire, John Sutton
When Philip Ashley's (Richard Burton) wealthy cousin, Ambrose (John Sutton), dies suddenly, his suspicions drift to Ambrose's new and icy wife, Rachel... Read more
My Sister Eileen (1955)
6.8/10
Director: Richard Quine
Starring: Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett, Bob Fosse
Aspiring writer Ruth Sherwood (Betty Garrett) moves to New York with her man-magnet sister, Eileen (Janet Leigh). Editor Bob Baker (Jack Lemmon) help... Read more
Never Let Go (1960)
7.1/10
Director: John Guillermin
Starring: Adam Faith, Carol White, Elizabeth Sellars, John Le Mesurier, Nigel Stock, Peter...
This stark British thriller was a change-of-pace role for Peter Sellers, playing a violent East London gangster whose activities include running an au... Read more
Never on Sunday (1960)
7.4/10
Director: Jules Dassin
Starring: Melina Mercouri, Jules Dassin, Georges Foundas
Classic romantic comedy that blends "Pygmalion" with "Irma La Douce." Melina Mercouri is the earthy prostitute at a Greek resort who is "educated" by... Read more
New Adventures of Tarzan: Volume 1 (1935)
5.4/10
Director: Edward Kull
Starring: Herman Brix, Ula Holt
This oddity was produced by Edgar Rice Burroughs own company and was the first Tarzan film shot on location (in Guatemala). Their goal: the "Green God... Read more