Subgenre Sampler
Sales > Classics > Drama: 55 films to Buy
That Kind of Girl (1963)
- Another gem rescued from obscurity by the BFI's Flipside label, this one deals with the hush–hush topic of venereal disease against a backdrop…
- DVD
$30 $22.50
Barabbas (1962)
- Lavish, literate and thrilling by equal measure, this Hollywood Roman speculation follows the wanderings of the legendary thief (Quinn) who was saved…
- Blu-Ray $34.95
Grim Reaper, The (La Commare Secca) (1962)
- Dir. Bertolucci's first film – with trademark technical virtuosity already in evidence – is a whodunnit about a prostitute murdered in a…
- DVD $34.95
Children's Hour, The (1961)
- Good performances from the two leads as lesbian school–teachers who are involved in smalltown scandal when a trouble–making student…
- DVD
$20 $15
Psycho (1960)
- Only Mr. Hitchcock could plunder B–movie conventions and turn in the biggest box–office success of his career.
A plethora of…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
- Underrated American Western telling the tale of a U.S. Marshal seeking revenge in the town of 'Gun Hill' after the racially charged rape and murder…
- Blu-Ray $34.95
On the Beach (1959)
- 50's cold war paranoia piece set in post–WW2 Melbourne, the only place in the world yet untouched by creeping radiation. Based on Nevil Shute's…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Cat On a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
- Compelling melodrama based on Tennessee Williams' play of greed, lust and impotence in a wealthly Southern family. Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
Night to Remember, A (1958)
- Vivid re–enactment of events that led to the sinking of the Titanic, with careful attention payed to the human drama. Kenneth More leads a…
- Blu-Ray $34.95
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
- Giulietta Masina is marvelous as a waifish prostitute dreaming of a rich, wonderful life but always finding sorrow. Tragicomic masterpiece won an…
- DVD
$29.95 $20