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 Hurricane (1937)
7.3/10
Director: John Ford
Starring: Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall, Mary Astor, C Aubrey Smith, Thomas Mitchell, Raymond M...
In the colonial era, island native Terangi (Jon Hall) spends a blissful honeymoon with his bride, Marama (Dorothy Lamour). Soon after, however, their... Read more
The Hustler (1961)
8/10
Director: Robert Rossen
Starring: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C Scott
Realistic and rivetting drama featuring Paul Newman as Fast Eddie Felson, an arrogant pool hustler who is driven to beat reigning champ, Minnesota Fat... Read more
The Idiot (1951)
7.4/10
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Starring: Masayuki Mori, Toshiro Mifune, Setsuko Hara, Yoshiko Kuga, Takashi Shimura
Based on Dostoyevsky's classic novel of love and murder, adapted by Kurosawa himself, the story tells of Kameda, a former soldier whose wartime experi... Read more
The Incident (1967)
7.8/10
Director: Larry Peerce
Starring: Victor Arnold, Robert Bannard, Beau Bridges, Ruby Dee, Robert Fields, Jack Gilfo...
After mugging a helpless old man, two young thugs take over a Manhattan-bound subway car, trapping the 15 occupants, and one by one, proceed to bait,... Read more
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
7.3/10
Director: Mark Robson
Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Curt Jurgens, Robert Donat
Set in the China of the 1930s, the film stars Ingrid Bergman as real-life missionary Gladys Aylward. Against the advice of practically everyone, Glady... Read more
The Intruder (1961)
7.8/10
Director: Roger Corman
Starring: William Shatner, Frank Maxwell, Beverley Lunsford
(a.k.a. Shame and I Hate Your Guts) is a bold film about racism in the American south. At a time when the major studios only cautiously made films on... Read more
The James Dean Era (1953)
Starring: James Dean, Natalie Wood
Three rare television dramas make up this cherished set of early James Dean performances, including: 'I Am A Fool' (1954) - Delivering an intimate per... Read more
The James Dean Story / The Bells of Cockaigne (1953)
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: James Dean, Gene Lockhart, Donalee Taylor
Along with Robert Altman's seminal documentary is the hour-long telefilm 'The Bells of Cockaigne' featuring a rare glimpse of a young pre-stardom Jame... Read more
The Jazz Singer ( Blu-ray ) (1927)
6.7/10
Director: Alan Crosland
Starring: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland
It's more than a movie; it's history - this groundbreaking production is heralded as the first feature-length film with spoken dialogue ('talkie'). Ri... Read more
The Joe Louis Story (1953)
6.1/10
Director: Robert Gordon
Starring: Paul Stewart, James Edwards, Coley Wallace, Hilda Simms
Boxer Coley Wallace stars in the true-story of boxing legend 'the Brown Bomber', who became heavyweight champ in the '30s despite overwhelming poverty... Read more