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 Crucified Lovers (1954)
8.2/10
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Starring: Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyoko Kagawa, Yoko Minamida
Kenji Mizoguchi adapts this story of forbidden love from the 17th century story by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, considered the 'Japanese Shakespeare'. Origin... Read more
The Crusades (1935)
6.7/10
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Starring: C Aubrey Smith, Henry Wilcoxon, Ian Keith, Loretta Young
The Crusades was certainly DeMille's own version of history and because of this, bore little resemblance to historic fact. This caused the critics to... Read more
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
7.2/10
Director: Vincent Sherman
Starring: Joan Crawford, Kent Smith, Steve Cochran, Selena Royle, David Brian
Joan Crawford stars in this riveting character study about a woman who will stop at nothing to escape her impoverished lifestyle. Told in flashback, t... Read more
The Defiant Ones (1958)
7.7/10
Director: Stanley Kramer
Starring: Theodore Bikel, Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier
Nominated for nine Academy Awards including Best Picture, Stanley Kramer's The Defiant Ones broke new ground by delivering its message of racial toler... Read more
The Desperate Hours (1955)
7.6/10
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Martha Scott, Dewey Martin
Director William Wyler's suspense classic stars Bogart as an escaped con who has nothing to lose. March is a suburban family man who has everything to... Read more
The Devil is a Woman (1935)
7.6/10
Director: Josef Von Sternberg
Starring: Bruce Cabot, Cary Grant, Cesar Romero, Gary Cooper, Herbert Marshall, Lionel Atw...
"The Devil is a Woman" (1935). Cesar Romero, Lionel Atwill also star. In order to nab a rich husband, French golddigger Dietrich fakes an illness at a... Read more
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
7.4/10
Director: George Stevens
Starring: Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Richard Beymer, Gusti Huber...
One of the most gripping and heartfelt stories to emerge from the Holocaust, this magnificent adaptation of the acclaimed play is based on the writing... Read more
The Diary of Anne Frank ( Blu-ray ) (1959)
7.4/10
Director: George Stevens
Starring: Diane Baker, Ed Wynn, Joseph Schildkraut, Lou Jacobi, Millie Perkins, Richard Be...
One of the most gripping and heartfelt stories to emerge from the Holocaust, this magnificent adaptation of the acclaimed play is based on the writing... Read more
The Empress Yang Kwei-fei (1955)
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Starring: Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori
Aka "Princess Yang Kwei-fei". Based on an ancient historical tale, this is a sumptuous costume drama set in 8th century China of the T'ang Dynasty, br... Read more
The End of the Affair (1955)
6.7/10
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson, John Mills, Peter Cushing, Stephen Murray, Nora Swinb...
When bored British housewife Sarah Miles (Deborah Kerr) is introduced to American writer Maurice Bendrix (Van Johnson), the attraction between them is... Read more