The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Ludwig Berger

Anxious to find out how his subjects live, Ahmad, the rightful King of Bagdad, explores the city disguised as a poor man, allowing his Grand Vizier, Jaffar, to usurp his position...   [More...]

The Third Man (1949)
Carol Reed

An unemployed American writer, Holly Martins, arrives in Vienna after World War II at the invitation of a college friend, Harry Lime...   [More...]

This Happy Breed (1944)
David Lean

1919. In the aftermath of WWI, Number 17 Sycamore Road, Clapham, London acquires a new set of residents. The recently demobbed Frank Gibbons moves in with his wife Ethel, his three children, his sister Sylvia and his mother-in-law Mrs Flint...   [More...]

Under Capricorn (1949)
Alfred Hitchcock

In 1831, aristocratic Irishman Charles Adare travels to Sydney, Australia where he hopes to make his fortune, with a little help from his uncle, the present governor of the colony...   [More...]

The Upturned Glass (1947)
Lawrence Huntington

A criminologist presents the case history of a supposedly sane criminal, a man who executed a well-planned murder for entirely rational reasons...   [More...]

Waterloo Road (1945)
Sidney Gilliat

In 1940, towards the start of the Second World War, Jim Colter is away doing his bit in the fight against Hitler whilst his wife Tillie stays at home in London with his mother and sisters, Ruby and Vera...   [More...]

The Way Ahead (1944)
Carol Reed

England, 1941. A disparate group of conscripts, new recruits into the Duke of Glendon's Light Infantry, grudgingly begin their training at Hacklefield army camp...   [More...]

We Dive at Dawn (1943)
Anthony Asquith

When the Royal Navy submarine Sea Tiger returns to base after a long period at sea, her crew, led by Lieutenant Taylor, is looking forward to some well-earned leave...   [More...]

Went the Day Well? (1942)
Alberto Cavalcanti

One day in May 1942 a British Army convoy rolls into the sleepy English village of Bramley End. The commander, Major Hammond, explains to the startled villagers that his platoon is making a review of local defences in readiness for a possible Nazi invasion...   [More...]

Whisky Galore! (1949)
Alexander Mackendrick

In 1943, calamity befalls the small Scottish island of Todday. The last reserves of whisky - the water of life to the locals - run dry...   [More...]

The Wicked Lady (1945)
Leslie Arliss

17th Century England. Barbara Worth isn't content with stealing her best friend's fiancé and marrying him solely for his wealth...   [More...]