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 Children's Hour (1961)
7.8/10
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner, Miriam Hopkins, Fay Bainter, Kar...
Daring adaptation of Lillian Hellman's celebrated play of suspected lesbianism in a girls' school. William Wyler (who also made the 1936 version, "The... 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
The Clouded Yellow (1950)
7/10
Director: Ralph Thomas
Starring: Andre Morell, Jean Simmons, Kenneth More, Trevor Howard, Sonia Dresdel, Barry Jo...
When ex-spy David Somers (Trevor Howard) takes a low-profile job in the country cataloguing a butterfly collection, he finds that dangerous work conti... Read more
The Conqueror (1956)
3.4/10
Director: Dick Powell
Starring: John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendariz, Agnes Moorehead, Thomas Gomez, Will...
John Wayne is cast in the most bizarre and ill-fitting role of his career as the Mongol warlord Genghis Khan in this big-budget misfire that camped it... Read more
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
7.6/10
Director: Rowland V Lee
Starring: Louis Calhern, Robert Donat, Sidney Blackmer, Raymond Walburn, Elissa Landi
Robert Donat stars in this classic swashbuckler based on the 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas. It tells the story of Edmond Dantes, a common seaman false... Read more
The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
7.6/10
Director: George Seaton
Starring: William Holden, Lilli Palmer, Hugh Griffith
William Holden stars as Eric Erickson, a Swedish-American businessman blackmailed by British Intelligence into posing as a Nazi sympathizer while actu... Read more
The Country Girl (1954)
7.3/10
Director: George Seaton
Starring: Bing Crosby, William Holden, Grace Kelly, Anthony Ross, Gene Reynolds
Bing Crosby, in a riveting performance, is the alcoholic singer on the comeback trail with the help of wife Grace Kelly - playing against type as the... Read more
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
7/10
Director: Otto Preminger
Starring: Charles Bickford, Elizabeth Montgomery, Gary Cooper, Ralph Bellamy, Rod Steiger
Gary Cooper (High Noon) portrays a controversial American hero in this electrifying, true story of one of the most sensational military trials in U.S.... Read more
The Criminal (1960)
5.8/10
Director: Joseph Losey
Starring: Stanley Baker, Margit Saad, Sam Wanamaker
Originally released in the U.S. as 'The Concrete Jungle', this hard-hitting drama from Joseph Losey stars Stanley Baker as a criminal jailed for a dar... Read more
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
7.3/10
Director: Robert Siodmak
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok
This rip-roaring, swashbuckling adventure (among the best) stars Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat as buccaneers in the Mediterranean. It has it all - p... Read more