8.0/109 votesLoading...#1 - The Story of The Third Man
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/31/2023
In this opening episode, movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1949 film noir starring Orson Welles an enduring classic.
Director: Lydny Seville
Writer: Ian Nathan, Cal Seville
7.8/106 votesLoading...#2 - The Story of The Graduate
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/21/2023
Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1967 romantic comedy-drama starring Dustin Hoffman an all-time classic.
Director: Lydny Seville
Writer: Ian Nathan, Cal Seville
7.5/106 votesLoading...#3 - The Story of The Ladykillers
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/7/2023
Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1955 black comedy - starring Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers - a classic.
Director: Lydny Seville
Writer: Ian Nathan, Cal Seville
7.3/109 votesLoading...#4 - The Story of Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/5/2023
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.
Director: Lydny Seville
Writer: Ian Nathan, Cal Seville
7.2/105 votesLoading...#5 - Classic Movies: Brief Encounter
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 8/8/2024
Ian Nathan returns to cast his eye over more cinematic masterpieces, beginning with David Lean's 1945 romantic tragedy starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - The Story of Brighton Rock
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/14/2023
Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1948 gangster film noir starring Richard Attenborough, an enduring British classic.
Director: Lydny Seville
Writer: Ian Nathan, Cal Seville
NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - The Story of Ran
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/28/2023
Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1985 epic action drama, directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa, an enduring classic.
Director: Lydny Seville
Writer: Ian Nathan, Cal Seville
NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - Classic Movies: Whisky Galore!
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 8/15/2024
Ian Nathan examines Alexander Mackendrick's 1949 Ealing comedy, in which Scottish islanders try to salvage 50,000 cases of whisky from a shipwreck.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - Classic Movies: The Producers
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 8/22/2024
Ian Nathan examines Mel Brooks' classic 1968 comedy, which stars Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder as two men who set out to make a Broadway flop.
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Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - I'm All Right, Jack
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 8/29/2024
Ian Nathan examines the Boulting brothers' 1959 comedy, a satire on British industrial life starring Ian Carmichael Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough and Margaret Rutherford.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - The Story of Murder on the Orient Express
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/5/2024
Ian Nathan examines the 1974 adaptation of the Agatha Christie mystery, featuring a stellar cast of train-bound suspects and Albert Finney as Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - The Story of The Deer Hunter
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/12/2024
Ian Nathan examines Michael Cimino's 1978 Vietnam War drama, which starred Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage, John Cazale and Meryl Streep.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Classic Movies: The Story Of
Every episode of Classic Movies: The Story Of ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Classic Movies: The Story Of!
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...
Genre:Documentary
Network:Sky Arts
Best Episodes Summary
"The Story of The Third Man" is the best rated episode of "Classic Movies: The Story Of". It scored 8/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Lydny Seville and written by Ian Nathan, Cal Seville, it aired on 8/31/2023. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Story of The Graduate".