Classic Movies: The Story of... - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
The Third Man
A look at cinematic masterpieces, beginning with film critic Ian Nathan examining the qualities of director Carol Reed's 1949 film noir The Third Man, which starred Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten.
The Ladykillers
A look at Alexander Mackendrick's Ealing black comedy starring Alec Guinness and Katie Johnson, in which a criminal and his gang meet their match in the form of elderly landlady.
Brighton Rock
A look at John Boulting's 1944 film noir, which was adapted from Graham Greene's novel and starred Richard Attenborough as psychopathic gangster Pinkie Brown.
The Graduate
Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities of Mike Nichols' 1967 romantic comedy drama, which starred Dustin Hoffman as a young man having an affair with a married woman.
Ran
Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made 1985 epic action drama Ran, directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa, an enduring classic.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Movie critic Ian Nathan examines what made James Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgment Day, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, a sci-fi classic.
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