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The Best Episodes of Classic Movies: The Story Of

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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 to a single film, their story will be told with

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    Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 3 Episode 1 - The Ipcress Files
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #1 - The Ipcress Files

    S3:E1

    One of the greatest spy films ever made, The Ipcress Files begins with a kindap, a killing and a cup of coffee.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ian Nathan

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  2. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 4 Episode 1 - The 39 Steps
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #2 - The 39 Steps

    S4:E1

    Embark on a journey to discover what makes The 39 Steps not only a quintessential thriller but also an espionage thriller.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 1 Episode 1 - The Third Man
    8.3/10(13 votes)

    #3 - The Third Man

    S1:E1

    In this opening episode, movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1949 film noir starring Orson Welles an enduring classic.

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  4. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 1 Episode 4 - The Graduate
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    #4 - The Graduate

    S1:E4

    Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1967 romantic comedy-drama starring Dustin Hoffman an all-time classic.

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  5. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 2 Episode 6 - The Deer Hunter
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #5 - The Deer Hunter

    S2:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Ian Nathan

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  6. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 4 Episode 2 - The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #6 - The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    S4:E2

    Released in 1943, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, is an extremely exceptional epic, which is exactly what makes it a masterpiece.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 2 Episode 1 - Classic Movies: Brief Encounter
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Classic Movies: Brief Encounter

    S2:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Ian Nathan

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  9. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 1 Episode 5 - Ran
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #8 - Ran

    S1:E5

    Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1985 epic action drama, directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa, an enduring classic.

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  10. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 1 Episode 2 - The Ladykillers
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #9 - The Ladykillers

    S1:E2

    Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1955 black comedy - starring Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers - a classic.

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  11. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 2 Episode 5 - Murder on the Orient Express
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Murder on the Orient Express

    S2:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Ian Nathan

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  12. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 2 Episode 3 - Classic Movies: The Producers
    7.7/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Classic Movies: The Producers

    S2:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ian Nathan

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  13. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 2 Episode 2 - Classic Movies: Whisky Galore!
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Classic Movies: Whisky Galore!

    S2:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Ian Nathan

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  14. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 3 Episode 5 - Flash Gordon (1980)
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Flash Gordon (1980)

    S3:E5

    As Mike Hodges’ flamboyant science fiction epic and Queen’s iconic rock song declares, Flash Gordon will be the saviour of the universe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ian Nathan

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  15. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 4 Episode 3 - Passport to Pimlico
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Passport to Pimlico

    S4:E3

    One of the great British comedies the plot of Passport to Pimlico is gloriously absurd. A combination of fantasy and realism told with a light touch.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 1 Episode 6 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #15 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    S1:E6

    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.

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  17. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 1 Episode 3 - Brighton Rock
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Brighton Rock

    S1:E3

    Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1948 gangster film noir starring Richard Attenborough, an enduring British classic.

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  18. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 2 Episode 4 - I'm All Right, Jack
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - I'm All Right, Jack

    S2:E4

    Ian Nathan examines the Boulting brothers' 1959 comedy, a satire on British industrial life starring Ian Carmichael Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough and Margaret Rutherford.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ian Nathan

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  19. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 3 Episode 2 - Kind Hearts and Coronets
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Kind Hearts and Coronets

    S3:E2

    Kind Hearts and Coronets is one of a kind, a superb pitch-black comedy about gentle serial killing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ian Nathan

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  20. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 3 Episode 3 - The Dam Busters
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - The Dam Busters

    S3:E3

    The Dam Busters begins in 1942, where a bespectacled man plays marbles with his children under a silver sky.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ian Nathan

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  21. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 3 Episode 4 - Scott of the Antarctic
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Scott of the Antarctic

    S3:E4

    From Charles Frend, this 1948 drama tells the story of Robert Falcon Scott’s failed attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ian Nathan

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  22. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 3 Episode 6 - Billy Liar
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Billy Liar

    S3:E6

    Directed by John Schlesinger in 1963, Billy Liar is one of the signature films of the British New Wave, the dynamic naturalism of the sixties.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ian Nathan

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  23. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 4 Episode 4 - Highlander (1986)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Highlander (1986)

    S4:E4

    Highlander is one of a kind, a strange and haunting fantasy epic about immortality and sword fights. Rediscovered again and again since its release in 1986.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 4 Episode 5 - The Railway Children
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - The Railway Children

    S4:E5

    Adapted from the book by legendary children's author E. Nesbit, it is a cinematic rite of passage that makes us remember the mysteries of childhood.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 4 Episode 6 - Escape from New York (1981)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Escape from New York (1981)

    S4:E6

    In the dystopian future of Escape from New York, the island of Manhattan has been turned into a maximum-security prison.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Ipcress Files" is the best rated episode of "Classic Movies: The Story Of". It scored 8.4/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Ian Nathan, it aired on 5/1/2025. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The 39 Steps".