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Classic Movies: The Story Of

Movie critic Ian Nathan goes in search of the cinematically sublime and explores the ingredients that went into making a classic. With each episode devoted to a single film, their story will be told with detail, affection, looking for the truth behind the myth, and all the trials and triumphs that went into forging the classic.

Genre: Documentary

Actor: Ian Nathan

Country: United Kingdom

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: 44m

Release:

Rating: 7.2

1 "The Third Man"

2023-08-31

"In this opening episode, movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1949 film noir starring Orson Welles an enduring classic."

2 "The Ladykillers"

2023-09-07

"Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1955 black comedy - starring Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers - a classic."

3 "Brighton Rock"

2023-09-14

"Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1948 gangster film noir starring Richard Attenborough, an enduring British classic."

4 "The Graduate"

2023-09-21

"Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1967 romantic comedy-drama starring Dustin Hoffman an all-time classic."

5 "Ran"

2023-09-28

"Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1985 epic action drama, directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa, an enduring classic."

6 "Terminator 2: Judgment Day"

2023-10-05

"Movie critic Ian Nathan examines what helped to make James Cameron's 1991 sci-fi-action sequel, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, so critically-acclaimed within the genre."

1 "Classic Movies: Brief Encounter"

2024-08-08

"Ian Nathan returns to cast his eye over more cinematic masterpieces, beginning with David Lean's 1945 romantic tragedy starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard."

2 "Classic Movies: Whisky Galore!"

2024-08-15

"Ian Nathan examines Alexander Mackendrick's 1949 Ealing comedy, in which Scottish islanders try to salvage 50,000 cases of whisky from a shipwreck."

3 "Classic Movies: The Producers"

2024-08-22

"Ian Nathan examines Mel Brooks' classic 1968 comedy, which stars Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder as two men who set out to make a Broadway flop."

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1 "The Ipcress Files"

2025-05-01

"One of the greatest spy films ever made, The Ipcress Files begins with a kindap, a killing and a cup of coffee."

2 "Kind Hearts and Coronets"

2025-05-08

"Kind Hearts and Coronets is one of a kind, a superb pitch-black comedy about gentle serial killing."

3 "The Dam Busters"

2025-05-15

"The Dam Busters begins in 1942, where a bespectacled man plays marbles with his children under a silver sky."

4 "Scott of the Antarctic"

2025-05-22

"From Charles Frend, this 1948 drama tells the story of Robert Falcon Scott\u2019s failed attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole."

5 "Flash Gordon (1980)"

2025-05-29

"As Mike Hodges\u2019 flamboyant science fiction epic and Queen\u2019s iconic rock song declares, Flash Gordon will be the saviour of the universe."

6 "Billy Liar"

2025-06-05

"Directed by John Schlesinger in 1963, Billy Liar is one of the signature films of the British New Wave, the dynamic naturalism of the sixties."

1 "The 39 Steps"

2025-10-16

"Embark on a journey to discover what makes The 39 Steps not only a quintessential thriller but also an espionage thriller."

2 "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp"

2025-10-23

"Released in 1943, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, is an extremely exceptional epic, which is exactly what makes it a masterpiece."

3 "Passport to Pimlico"

2025-10-30

"One of the great British comedies the plot of Passport to Pimlico is gloriously absurd. A combination of fantasy and realism told with a light touch."

4 "Highlander (1986)"

2025-11-06

"Highlander is one of a kind, a strange and haunting fantasy epic about immortality and sword fights. Rediscovered again and again since its release in 1986."

5 "The Railway Children"

2025-11-13

"Adapted from the book by legendary children's author E. Nesbit, it is a cinematic rite of passage that makes us remember the mysteries of childhood."

6 "Escape from New York (1981)"

2025-11-20

"In the dystopian future of Escape from New York, the island of Manhattan has been turned into a maximum-security prison."