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The Best Episodes of Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 2

Every episode of Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 2!

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 2 Episode 1 - Brief Encounter
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 2 Episode 2 - Whisky Galore!
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 2 Episode 3 - The Producers
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 2 Episode 4 - I'm All Right, Jack
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 2 Episode 5 - Murder on the Orient Express
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Classic Movies: The Story Of Season 2 Episode 6 - The Deer Hunter
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #6 - 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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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Brief Encounter" is the best rated episode of "Classic Movies: The Story Of" season 2. It scored 8/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Ian Nathan, it aired on 8/8/2024. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Whisky Galore!".