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 Mortal Storm (1940)
7.9/10
Director: Frank Borzage
Starring: James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Robert Young
Professor Victor Roth (Frank Morgan) enjoys a tranquil life with his family in Germany. His daughter Freya (Margaret Sullavan) is courted both by Mart... Read more
The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
7.3/10
Director: Ernest B Schoedsack
Starring: Irving Pichel, Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks
Schoedsack and Pichel's adaptation of the famous 1924 short story by Richard Connell that was filmed on the same jungle sets as 'King Kong'. On a dens... Read more
The Mystery of Mr Wong (1939)
6.4/10
Director: William Nigh
Starring: Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Dorothy Tree
In the second instalment of the Mr Wong series Boris Karloff stars as the inscrutable detective, enlisted to solve another mystery. The largest star s... Read more
The Naked City (1948)
7.6/10
Director: Jules Dassin
Starring: Barry Fitzgerald, Don Taylor, Frank Conroy, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart
When a beautiful young model is found dead in her apartment, the police initially suspect it was suicide. But after the coroner discovers it was murde... Read more
The Naked City (Blu-ray) (1948)
7.6/10
Director: Jules Dassin
Starring: Barry Fitzgerald, Don Taylor, Frank Conroy, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart
When a beautiful young model is found dead in her apartment, the police initially suspect it was suicide. But after the coroner discovers it was murde... Read more
The Naked Jungle (1953)
6.9/10
Director: Byron Haskin
Starring: Charlton Heston, Eleanor Parker
This classic adventure drama stars Charlton Heston (R.I.P.) as a Brazilian plantation owner whose domain is under siege by a 20-mile-long army of kill... Read more
The Naked Prey (1966)
7.4/10
Director: Cornel Wilde
Starring: Cornel Wilde, Gert Van Den Bergh, Ken Gampu
A brutal safari adventure directed by and starring Cornel Wilde ('The Greatest Show on Earth'). Filmed on location in South Africa and set in the earl... Read more
The Nanny (1965)
7.3/10
Director: Seth Holt
Starring: Jill Bennett, Wendy Craig, Bette Davis, James Villiers, William Dix, Pamela Fran...
Bette Davis fans will love this taut thriller, which represents something of a departure for Hammer Films, noted for their gothic period pieces, about... Read more
The Night Of The Iguana (1964)
7.8/10
Director: John Huston
Starring: Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon
John Huston directs this gripping Tennessee Williams' adaptation chronicling a former preacher's (Richard Burton) dalliances with three women--a nymph... Read more
The Nun's Story (1959)
7.6/10
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Peggy Ashcroft
Adaptation of the book by Kathryn Hulmes, 'The Nun's Story' is an unforgettable revelation of the seldom-seen world behind convent walls. A radiant Au... Read more