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"
Run for the Sun (1956)
6.4/10
Director: Roy Boulting
Starring: Jane Greer, Richard Widmark, Trevor Howard
An imaginative remake of Richard Connell's classic suspense story, 'The Most Dangerous Game', in which survivors from a plane crash in the Mexican jun... Read more
Runaway Daughters (1957)
4.9/10
Director: Edward L Cahn
Starring: Marla English, John Litel, Adele Jergens, Gloria Castillo
Tells a story of the misadventures of a trio of teenage girls. Audrey Barton (Marla English) wants something more out of life than her parents' money... Read more
Sailor of the King (1953)
7/10
Director: Roy Boulting
Starring: Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie, Wendy Hiller
WWII adventure adapted from a novel by C.S. Forester. 1940: a vital British convoy is crossing the Pacific, escorted by a cruiser squadron under the c... Read more
Salome (1953)
5.9/10
Director: William Dieterle
Starring: Cedric Hardwicke, Charles Laughton, Judith Anderson, Rita Hayworth, Stewart Gran...
Rita Hayworth plays the gloriously beautiful but wicked Salome with relish in this Biblical tale of the stepdaughter of Roman King Herod (Charles Laug... Read more
Salt of the Earth (1954)
7.5/10
Director: Herbert J. Biberman
Starring: Will Geer, Juan Chacon, Rosaura Revueltas
One of the classics of American independent cinema, this impassioned, pro-feminist drama chronicles the events in a bitter strike by Chicano zinc mine... Read more
Samson and Delilah ( Blu-ray ) (1949)
6.8/10
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Starring: Angela Lansbury, George Sanders, Hedy Lamarr, Henry Wilcoxon, Victor Mature
Journey through time to a gloriously extravagant setting of lust, violence, and treachery in this Oscar-winning adventure from legendary filmmaker Cec... Read more
Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World (1963)
Director: Riccardo Freda
Starring: Gordon Scott, Yoko Tani
In the 13th Century, hordes of sadistic Mongol warriors descend upon China, enslaving the people and plotting to defile and assassinate the virgin pri... Read more
Sansho the Bailiff (Sansho Dayu) (1954)
8.4/10
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Starring: Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyoko Kagawa, Eitaro Shindo
One of the great films, 'Sansho the Bailiff' is set in the harsh feudal world of 11th-century Japan and is based on an ancient legend. When a humane l... Read more
Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
6.1/10
Director: Leo McCarey
Starring: William Holden, Clifton Webb, France Nuyen
Based on Pearl S Buck's gripping novel, this memorable Cold War drama follows priests William Holden and Clifton Webb as they are stationed at a remot... Read more
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1961)
7.7/10
Director: Karel Reisz
Starring: Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field, Rachel Roberts
A key film of the British New Wave, "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" was a great box-office success - audiences were thrilled by its anti-establish... Read more