Film Index
British cinema: Drama
Hamlet (1948)
Laurence Olivier
One night, atop the ramparts of Elsinore Castle, the ghostly apparition of the recently deceased King of Denmark appears to his son Hamlet to reveal that he was murdered by his brother, Claudius, so he could usurp his throne and his wife, Gertrude...
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Laurence Olivier
Hamlet (1996)
Kenneth Branagh
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Amid the festivities of a royal wedding and coronation, the Prince Hamlet mourns the death of his father, the former king...
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Kenneth Branagh
The Heart of the Matter (1953)
George More O'Ferrall
During WWII, Major Harry Scobie is an assistant police commissioner based in Sierra Leone. He carries out his duties diligently and isn't greatly upset when he is passed over for promotion...
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George More O'Ferrall
Heat and Dust (1983)
James Ivory
In 1982, a reporter named Anne travels to the town of Satipur in India to find out more about her great aunt Olivia, who caused a scandal sixty years previously...
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James Ivory
Hell Below Zero (1954)
Mark Robson
On a trip to Cape Town to settle a few scores with a business partner, Duncan Craig meets and is bewitched by a young woman named Judie Nordhal...
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Mark Robson
Henry V (1989)
Kenneth Branagh
Early in 15th century England, representatives of the Church urge the recently crowned King Henry V to invade France, since he has a legitimate claim to the country's throne... [More...]
Kenneth Branagh
Early in 15th century England, representatives of the Church urge the recently crowned King Henry V to invade France, since he has a legitimate claim to the country's throne... [More...]
Homo Faber (1991)
Volker Schlöndorff
In the 1950s, Walter Faber travels the world, working on dam and turbine construction projects on behalf of Unesco. On a flight from Caracas to New York, he meets Herbert Hencke, the brother of Joachim, an old friend of his... [More...]
Volker Schlöndorff
In the 1950s, Walter Faber travels the world, working on dam and turbine construction projects on behalf of Unesco. On a flight from Caracas to New York, he meets Herbert Hencke, the brother of Joachim, an old friend of his... [More...]
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Terry George
Early in the spring of 1994, the African country Rwanda descends into tribal anarchy as the Hutu controlled government attempts to put down an uprising by Tutsi rebels... [More...]
Terry George
Early in the spring of 1994, the African country Rwanda descends into tribal anarchy as the Hutu controlled government attempts to put down an uprising by Tutsi rebels... [More...]
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
Terence Fisher
When Sir Charles Baskerville dies in mysterious circumstances one evening, his friend Dr Mortimer is convinced that he is the latest victim of an old family curse... [More...]
Terence Fisher
When Sir Charles Baskerville dies in mysterious circumstances one evening, his friend Dr Mortimer is convinced that he is the latest victim of an old family curse... [More...]
Howards End (1992)
James Ivory
England, circa 1910. When Helen Schlegel and Paul Wilcox break off their engagement, it is to the relief of both of their families... [More...]
James Ivory
England, circa 1910. When Helen Schlegel and Paul Wilcox break off their engagement, it is to the relief of both of their families... [More...]
I, Monster (1971)
Stephen Weeks
Charles Marlowe is a London psychologist who believes he has found a drug that is capable of suppressing an individual's super ego, thereby allowing him to act freely without moral constraint... [More...]
Stephen Weeks
Charles Marlowe is a London psychologist who believes he has found a drug that is capable of suppressing an individual's super ego, thereby allowing him to act freely without moral constraint... [More...]
Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
J. Lee Thompson
Tobruk, 1942. With German forces encroaching further into North Africa, a battle-weary English officer, Captain Anson, is ordered to escort two nurses, Diana Murdoch and Denise Norton, to the British lines in Alexandria... [More...]
J. Lee Thompson
Tobruk, 1942. With German forces encroaching further into North Africa, a battle-weary English officer, Captain Anson, is ordered to escort two nurses, Diana Murdoch and Denise Norton, to the British lines in Alexandria... [More...]
If.... (1968)
Lindsay Anderson
The summer holidays over, the boys at an old public school return for the start a new term, which for most will consist of abject misery and abuse meted out to them by their seniors... [More...]
Lindsay Anderson
The summer holidays over, the boys at an old public school return for the start a new term, which for most will consist of abject misery and abuse meted out to them by their seniors... [More...]
In Which We Serve (1942)
Noel Coward
Captain Kinros is the commander of HMS Torrin, a Royal Navy destroyer whose launch coincides with the outbreak of World War II... [More...]
Noel Coward
Captain Kinros is the commander of HMS Torrin, a Royal Navy destroyer whose launch coincides with the outbreak of World War II... [More...]
Intimacy (2001)
Patrice Chéreau
Jay lives alone in a squalid London flat since walking out on his wife and children. Cold and cynical, he appears to have no need for an emotional relationship... [More...]
Patrice Chéreau
Jay lives alone in a squalid London flat since walking out on his wife and children. Cold and cynical, he appears to have no need for an emotional relationship... [More...]
It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
Robert Hamer
England, 1947. Rose Sandigate is an ordinary working class housewife living in the East End of London. She is married to a man 15 years her senior, who has two teenage daughters from a previous marriage... [More...]
Robert Hamer
England, 1947. Rose Sandigate is an ordinary working class housewife living in the East End of London. She is married to a man 15 years her senior, who has two teenage daughters from a previous marriage... [More...]
Jamaica Inn (1939)
Alfred Hitchcock
After the death of her mother, a young Irish girl named Mary Yellen travels to England to stay with her aunt Patience, who lives at an inn in Cornwall... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
After the death of her mother, a young Irish girl named Mary Yellen travels to England to stay with her aunt Patience, who lives at an inn in Cornwall... [More...]
Joyeux Noël (2005)
Christian Carion
24th December 1914. Five months into World War I, regiments of French and Scottish troops face off their German opponents in the muddy, snow-covered wastes of No Man's Land... [More...]
Christian Carion
24th December 1914. Five months into World War I, regiments of French and Scottish troops face off their German opponents in the muddy, snow-covered wastes of No Man's Land... [More...]
Juggernaut (1974)
Richard Lester
A few days after the luxury ocean liner SS Britannic has left port, heavily laden with passengers, its owner, Nicholas Porter, receives a phone call making a chilling ransom demand... [More...]
Richard Lester
A few days after the luxury ocean liner SS Britannic has left port, heavily laden with passengers, its owner, Nicholas Porter, receives a phone call making a chilling ransom demand... [More...]
Julius Caesar (1970)
Stuart Burge
On his return to Rome after crushing his enemy Pompey in a civil war, the emperor Julius Caesar is greeted as a hero by the populace... [More...]
Stuart Burge
On his return to Rome after crushing his enemy Pompey in a civil war, the emperor Julius Caesar is greeted as a hero by the populace... [More...]
Kes (1969)
Ken Loach
Billy Casper is a solitary teenager living in a glum Yorkshire mining town. Bullied at school and abused at home by his older brother Jud, he rebels through small acts of juvenile delinquency that strain his relationship with his mother... [More...]
Ken Loach
Billy Casper is a solitary teenager living in a glum Yorkshire mining town. Bullied at school and abused at home by his older brother Jud, he rebels through small acts of juvenile delinquency that strain his relationship with his mother... [More...]
The Key (1958)
Carol Reed
In 1941, David Ross, an American sergeant serving in the Canadian army, is reassigned to command a Royal Navy tugboat, whose purpose is to drag stricken cargo vessels to shore... [More...]
Carol Reed
In 1941, David Ross, an American sergeant serving in the Canadian army, is reassigned to command a Royal Navy tugboat, whose purpose is to drag stricken cargo vessels to shore... [More...]
King Lear (1971)
Peter Brook
In his ninth decade, a weary King Lear decides to surrender his power and distribute his estates amongst his three daughters, according to how much love they have for him... [More...]
Peter Brook
In his ninth decade, a weary King Lear decides to surrender his power and distribute his estates amongst his three daughters, according to how much love they have for him... [More...]
Knight Without Armour (1937)
Jacques Feyder
1913. Fothergill, a British journalist facing expulsion from Russia, accepts the offer of a friend to work as a spy. Under the name Peter Ouranoff, he infiltrates a group of revolutionaries, but is arrested after an attempt to blow up the government minister Vladinoff... [More...]
Jacques Feyder
1913. Fothergill, a British journalist facing expulsion from Russia, accepts the offer of a friend to work as a spy. Under the name Peter Ouranoff, he infiltrates a group of revolutionaries, but is arrested after an attempt to blow up the government minister Vladinoff... [More...]
Koenigsmark (1935)
Maurice Tourneur
In 1912, the princess Aurore accompanies her father to the European principality of Lautenburg, where the king, her uncle, tells her she is to marry his heir, the Grand Duke Rodolphe... [More...]
Maurice Tourneur
In 1912, the princess Aurore accompanies her father to the European principality of Lautenburg, where the king, her uncle, tells her she is to marry his heir, the Grand Duke Rodolphe... [More...]
The Krays (1990)
Peter Medak
In the 1950s and '60s, Ronnie and Reggie Kray were the most notorious gangland leaders in London. The twins' reign of terror ended in 1968 when they were arrested and convicted of murder... [More...]
Peter Medak
In the 1950s and '60s, Ronnie and Reggie Kray were the most notorious gangland leaders in London. The twins' reign of terror ended in 1968 when they were arrested and convicted of murder... [More...]
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Alfred Hitchcock
A group of British travellers are stranded in a hotel in a remote European country. After holidaying with some friends, Iris Henderson is on her way back home to get married... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
A group of British travellers are stranded in a hotel in a remote European country. After holidaying with some friends, Iris Henderson is on her way back home to get married... [More...]
The Lady (2011)
Luc Besson
It is a love story almost without precedent, involving a man, Michael Aris, and an exceptional woman, Aung San Suu Kyi, who sacrificed her own personal happiness for the good of her people... [More...]
Luc Besson
It is a love story almost without precedent, involving a man, Michael Aris, and an exceptional woman, Aung San Suu Kyi, who sacrificed her own personal happiness for the good of her people... [More...]
The Last Page (1952)
Terence Fisher
John Harman is the manager of a London bookshop. After his insurance policy matures he plans to spend his three hundred pound windfall on a holiday in exotic climes with his invalid wife... [More...]
Terence Fisher
John Harman is the manager of a London bookshop. After his insurance policy matures he plans to spend his three hundred pound windfall on a holiday in exotic climes with his invalid wife... [More...]
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
David Lean
In the early years of the First World War, Oxford-educated archaeologist T.E. Lawrence finds himself in Cairo, a deskbound lieutenant in the British Army... [More...]
David Lean
In the early years of the First World War, Oxford-educated archaeologist T.E. Lawrence finds himself in Cairo, a deskbound lieutenant in the British Army... [More...]