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  • 2018-01-11T20:00:00Zs at 2018-01-11T20:00:00Z on Sky Arts
  • 2023-08-31T19:00:00Z
  • 45m
  • 4h 27m (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • 3DD Productions
  • 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.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2023-08-31T19:00:00Z

1x01 The Story of The Third Man

Series Premiere

1x01 The Story of The Third Man

  • 2023-08-31T19:00:00Z45m

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

1x02 The Story of The Ladykillers

  • 2023-09-07T19:00:00Z44m

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

1x03 The Story of Brighton Rock

  • 2023-09-14T19:00:00Z44m

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

2023-09-21T19:00:00Z

1x04 The Story of The Graduate

1x04 The Story of The Graduate

  • 2023-09-21T19:00:00Z44m

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

2023-09-28T19:00:00Z

1x05 The Story of Ran

1x05 The Story of Ran

  • 2023-09-28T19:00:00Z45m

Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 98 epic action drama, directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa, an enduring classic.

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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