Classic Movies: The Story Of

2023 7.2

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.

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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.

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Ian Nathan Self - Presenter

Classic Movies: The Story Of

Episodes

The Third Man

The Ladykillers

Brighton Rock

The Graduate

Ran

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Cast

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