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Classic Movies: The Story of... goes in search of the cinematically sublime. Those films that have transcended their era to enter the pantheon of greats.With each episode devoted to a single film, their story will be told with detail, affection, looking for the truth behind the myth, all the trials and triumphs that went into forging a classic. But this isn't simply history, the standard making of, it's about identifying those ingredients immortal scenes, performances, themes, luxuriant cinematography, art direction, special effects, music, even the power of a single line – that elevate a film to a new level.Hosted by Ian Nathan, guide us through the story from inception to legacy, supplemented with regular input along with special guest, with unique insight, historians who have devoted entire books, and visit to special location, where they shot or that served as a key inspiration, bringing each of these films to life with a dynamic presentation. We are on a journey to find out not what makes a film good, but what makes it classic.
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6 this season · 34 totals02e01 Brief Encounter 2024-08-08 19:00
Brief Encounter
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.
s02e02 Whisky Galore! 2024-08-15 19:00
Whisky Galore!
Ian Nathan examines Alexander Mackendrick's 1949 Ealing comedy, in which Scottish islanders try to salvage 50,000 cases of whisky from a shipwreck.
s02e03 The Producers 2024-08-22 19:00
The Producers
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.
s02e04 I'm All Right Jack 2024-08-29 19:00
I'm All Right Jack
Ian Nathan examines the Boulting brothers' 1959 comedy, a satire on British industrial life starring Ian Carmichael Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough and Margaret Rutherford.
s02e05 Murder on the Orient Express 2024-09-05 19:00
Murder on the Orient Express
Ian Nathan examines the 1974 adaptation of the Agatha Chistie mystery, featuring a stellar cast of train-bound suspects and Albert Finney as Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.
s02e06 The Deer Hunter 2024-09-12 19:00
The Deer Hunter
In the final episode of the series, we delve into Michael Cimino's Oscar-winning epic The Deer Hunter starring Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken, which pioneered a radically new way of depicting the atrocities of war.