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Classic Movies: The Story Of
Classic Movies: The Story Of

Classic Movies: The Story Of

★ 7.2•2023•5 Seasons•ANIME
Documentary

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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Top Cast

Ian Nathan

Ian Nathan

Self - Presenter

Episodes

The Third Man

1. The Third Man

45m

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

Aired: 8/31/2023
The Ladykillers

2. The Ladykillers

44m

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

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Aired: 9/7/2023
Brighton Rock

3. Brighton Rock

44m

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

Aired: 9/14/2023
The Graduate

4. The Graduate

44m

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

Aired: 9/21/2023
Ran

5. Ran

40m

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

Aired: 9/28/2023
Terminator 2: Judgment Day

6. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

44m

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.

Aired: 10/5/2023