Film Index
American cinema: Romance
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Robert Z. Leonard
In England of the early 1800s, Mrs Bennet's constant worry is the fate of her five daughters, each of whom has yet to acquire a suitable husband...
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Robert Z. Leonard
The Pride of the Clan (1917)
Maurice Tourneur
The fisherfolk of Killean, a small island off the Scottish coast, lead a primitive but contented life, ruled by their clan chieftain, MacTavish...
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Maurice Tourneur
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
Laurence Olivier
London, 1911. Among the many heads of state who have assembled in the capital to attend the coronation of King George V, the ones who are most cosseted by the British government are the young king Nicholas of Carpathia and his father, the regent Prince Charles...
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Laurence Olivier
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)
Albert Lewin
Paris, 1880. After seeing military action in Africa, Georges Duroy finds himself virtually penniless, barely existing on the money he earns from his low-paid job...
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Albert Lewin
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
Michael Curtiz
Content in having dealt the Spanish a resounding naval defeat at Cadiz, Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex, returns to England, expecting a hero's welcome...
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Michael Curtiz
The Prodigal (1955)
Richard Thorpe
Micah, a devout servant of the Hebrew tradition, wins his father Eli's disapproval when, on a visit to Damascus, he falls in love with the beautiful priestess of Astarte, Samarra... [More...]
Richard Thorpe
Micah, a devout servant of the Hebrew tradition, wins his father Eli's disapproval when, on a visit to Damascus, he falls in love with the beautiful priestess of Astarte, Samarra... [More...]
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Woody Allen
New Jersey, at the height of the Great Depression. Cecilia's life is one of unending misery. Abused by her thug of a husband, barely scraping by on what she earns as a waitress, her only refuge is the movies... [More...]
Woody Allen
New Jersey, at the height of the Great Depression. Cecilia's life is one of unending misery. Abused by her thug of a husband, barely scraping by on what she earns as a waitress, her only refuge is the movies... [More...]
Queen Christina (1933)
Rouben Mamoulian
During the Thirty Years' War, Sweden becomes the pre-eminent power in Europe, under the reign of the warrior king Gustavus Adolphus... [More...]
Rouben Mamoulian
During the Thirty Years' War, Sweden becomes the pre-eminent power in Europe, under the reign of the warrior king Gustavus Adolphus... [More...]
Quentin Durward (1955)
Richard Thorpe
In 1465, the impecunious Scottish knight Quentin Durward travels to France to determine whether the Countess Isabelle of Marcroy will make a suitable bride for his aged uncle... [More...]
Richard Thorpe
In 1465, the impecunious Scottish knight Quentin Durward travels to France to determine whether the Countess Isabelle of Marcroy will make a suitable bride for his aged uncle... [More...]
Raffles (1939)
Sam Wood
As London is hit by a spate of thefts no one would ever suspect that these are the work of one man, the celebrated cricketer A.J... [More...]
Sam Wood
As London is hit by a spate of thefts no one would ever suspect that these are the work of one man, the celebrated cricketer A.J... [More...]
The Rainbow (1989)
Ken Russell
In the late 1800s, Ursula Brangwen is determined to lead her own life, in defiance of the conventions of the time and her parents' expectations... [More...]
Ken Russell
In the late 1800s, Ursula Brangwen is determined to lead her own life, in defiance of the conventions of the time and her parents' expectations... [More...]
Rear Window (1954)
Alfred Hitchcock
Injured on one of his assignments, magazine photographer L. B. Jefferies - known to his friends as Jeff - finds himself confined to his New York apartment with his leg in plaster and only his nurse Stella and girlfriend Lisa to keep him company... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Injured on one of his assignments, magazine photographer L. B. Jefferies - known to his friends as Jeff - finds himself confined to his New York apartment with his leg in plaster and only his nurse Stella and girlfriend Lisa to keep him company... [More...]
Rebecca (1940)
Alfred Hitchcock
Whilst in Monte Carlo, working as a paid companion to a wealthy American woman, a young English girl falls under the spell of an aristocratic widower, Maximilian de Winter... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Whilst in Monte Carlo, working as a paid companion to a wealthy American woman, a young English girl falls under the spell of an aristocratic widower, Maximilian de Winter... [More...]
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Nicholas Ray
17-year-old Jim Stark is at war - with the world, with his parents, with himself. Whenever he gets into trouble, he and his parents move to a new neighbourhood... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
17-year-old Jim Stark is at war - with the world, with his parents, with himself. Whenever he gets into trouble, he and his parents move to a new neighbourhood... [More...]
The Reckless Moment (1949)
Max Ophüls
Lucia Harper is a happily married housewife who enjoys a comfortable middle class existence at her Californian beach home... [More...]
Max Ophüls
Lucia Harper is a happily married housewife who enjoys a comfortable middle class existence at her Californian beach home... [More...]
The Red Dance (1928)
Raoul Walsh
In pre-revolutionary Russia, the Grand Duke Eugen is recalled from the eastern front of WWI and tasked with exposing the forces that are working to destroy the power of the Tsar... [More...]
Raoul Walsh
In pre-revolutionary Russia, the Grand Duke Eugen is recalled from the eastern front of WWI and tasked with exposing the forces that are working to destroy the power of the Tsar... [More...]
The Remains of the Day (1993)
James Ivory
Mr James Stevens is the butler at Darlington Hall, one of England's grander stately homes. Recently the Hall has changed hands and Stevens now serves Mr Lewis, a retired American congressman... [More...]
James Ivory
Mr James Stevens is the butler at Darlington Hall, one of England's grander stately homes. Recently the Hall has changed hands and Stevens now serves Mr Lewis, a retired American congressman... [More...]
Rio Grande (1950)
John Ford
Lieutenant Colonel Kirby York commands a remote cavalry post on the border between the United States and Mexico. Knowing he is understrength against the mounting threat from the Apaches, he puts in a request for more recruits... [More...]
John Ford
Lieutenant Colonel Kirby York commands a remote cavalry post on the border between the United States and Mexico. Knowing he is understrength against the mounting threat from the Apaches, he puts in a request for more recruits... [More...]
River of No Return (1954)
Otto Preminger
It is 1875 and the North American gold rush is well underway. Matt Calder arrives at a gold prospecting settlement to collect his ten-year-old son Mark... [More...]
Otto Preminger
It is 1875 and the North American gold rush is well underway. Matt Calder arrives at a gold prospecting settlement to collect his ten-year-old son Mark... [More...]
The River (1951)
Jean Renoir
On the banks of a great river in India, an English family enjoys an idyllic existence. Father is the owner of a jute mill which employs hundreds of local people... [More...]
Jean Renoir
On the banks of a great river in India, an English family enjoys an idyllic existence. Father is the owner of a jute mill which employs hundreds of local people... [More...]
Road to Rio (1947)
Norman Z. McLeod
In their attempt to find work and avoid girl trouble, musicians Scat Sweeney and Hot Lips Barton end up rambling all over the United States, before they finally hit lucky and secure gainful employment with a circus in Louisiana... [More...]
Norman Z. McLeod
In their attempt to find work and avoid girl trouble, musicians Scat Sweeney and Hot Lips Barton end up rambling all over the United States, before they finally hit lucky and secure gainful employment with a circus in Louisiana... [More...]
Roman Holiday (1953)
William Wyler
Princess Ann, the heiress to the throne of an unnamed country, is making a tour of the major European capitals. During her visit to Rome, she becomes tired of her endless round of public engagements and, late one evening, she slips away from her state apartments to see how ordinary people live... [More...]
William Wyler
Princess Ann, the heiress to the throne of an unnamed country, is making a tour of the major European capitals. During her visit to Rome, she becomes tired of her endless round of public engagements and, late one evening, she slips away from her state apartments to see how ordinary people live... [More...]
Safety Last! (1923)
Fred C. Newmeyer
A young man named Harold sets out to make his fortune in the city but ends up as a low paid shop assistant in a large department store... [More...]
Fred C. Newmeyer
A young man named Harold sets out to make his fortune in the city but ends up as a low paid shop assistant in a large department store... [More...]
Scarlet Dawn (1932)
William Dieterle
1917. Prince Nikiti Krasnoff is an officer in the Imperial Russian army. Shortly after returning to his native country after fighting against the Germans in WWI, Prince Nikiti finds himself caught up in the Bolshevik uprising... [More...]
William Dieterle
1917. Prince Nikiti Krasnoff is an officer in the Imperial Russian army. Shortly after returning to his native country after fighting against the Germans in WWI, Prince Nikiti finds himself caught up in the Bolshevik uprising... [More...]
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Michael Curtiz
King Philip II of Spain plans to build an armada that will invade England, the one country that threatens his dream of world domination... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
King Philip II of Spain plans to build an armada that will invade England, the one country that threatens his dream of world domination... [More...]
Second Chorus (1940)
H.C. Potter
Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpet players with a university jazz band, which they manage to stay in by repeatedly failing their exams... [More...]
H.C. Potter
Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpet players with a university jazz band, which they manage to stay in by repeatedly failing their exams... [More...]
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
Norman Z. McLeod
Walter Mitty is a mild-mannered young man who lives with his mother in New Jersey and works as an editor for a pulp magazine company... [More...]
Norman Z. McLeod
Walter Mitty is a mild-mannered young man who lives with his mother in New Jersey and works as an editor for a pulp magazine company... [More...]
The Secret of My Success (1987)
Herbert Ross
After graduating from university in his home state of Kansas, Brantley Foster has set his sights on becoming a high-flyer in New York City... [More...]
Herbert Ross
After graduating from university in his home state of Kansas, Brantley Foster has set his sights on becoming a high-flyer in New York City... [More...]
Send Me No Flowers (1964)
Norman Jewison
George has everything a man could want. A nice house, a good job and an adoring wife, Judy. Yet every minute of his life is riddled with anxiety about his health... [More...]
Norman Jewison
George has everything a man could want. A nice house, a good job and an adoring wife, Judy. Yet every minute of his life is riddled with anxiety about his health... [More...]
September (1987)
Woody Allen
A chronic depressive in her mid-thirties, Lane hopes to recover her bearings by moving back to the country house in Vermont that she has inherited from her father... [More...]
Woody Allen
A chronic depressive in her mid-thirties, Lane hopes to recover her bearings by moving back to the country house in Vermont that she has inherited from her father... [More...]