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  • Ben-Hur (1959)
    Review preview for Ben-Hur

    The film uses an unusually wide aspect ratio: 2.76:1, which accentuates the stillness of the fleets approaching before the screen erupts in the chaos of battle.

    Donald Munro · 2.5 out of 5
    A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, but it's not long before he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
  • The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
    Review preview for The Bridge On The River Kwai

    Lean's bridge-building drama doesn't grip as much as its reputation promises.

    Stephen Carty · 3 out of 5
    An exhausted group of prisoners of war are forced to build a bridge, yet keep their spirits high.
  • The Fallen Idol (1948)
    Review preview for The Fallen Idol

    The Fallen Idol is overshadowed by Reed and Greene's The Third Man but is in many ways a precursor for the later film, not least in visual terms.

    Rebecca Naughten · 3.5 out of 5
    A butler working in a foreign embassy falls under suspicion when his wife falls to her death and the only witness is a child.
  • Kidnapped (1971)
    Review preview for Kidnapped

    Without doubt a real winner.

    Merlin Harries · 4 out of 5
    Fatalistic yet charming adventure yarn.
  • The League Of Gentlemen (1960)
    Ex-army officers execute a sophisticated maneuver to relieve a London bank of its used pound notes.
  • Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
    Review preview for Lawrence Of Arabia

    What remains true now, as it was then, is the scale and scope of the thing.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    A biopic of TE Lawrence focused on role in the Arab/Turkish conflict during the First World War.
  • Mandy (1952)
    Review preview for Mandy

    The pace is deliberately slow to give time for these fears and passions to settle in a civilised way.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A teacher tries to help a deaf and mute child to communicate.
  • Zulu (1964)
    Review preview for Zulu

    Parts of this film are so well handled that it's difficult to find any flaw in them at all.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A small group of British soldiers strives to defend an isolated settlement against the full might of the Zulu army.

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