Golden Age Brits

55 Days at Peking is a grandiose historical epic, set during the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900.

Directed by Don Chaffey and featuring groundbreaking special effects by the legendary Ray Harryhausen, this film has become a beloved cult favourite and a benchmark for mythological storytelling on screen.

Directed by Otto Preminger and adapted by Dalton Trumbo from Leon Uris’s bestselling 1958 novel, the film tackles the founding of the State of Israel through a highly dramatized, yet emotionally resonant narrative.

The story of the HMS Bounty—and the mutiny that upended the lives of its crew.

Directed by Basil Dearden, with a screenplay by Robert Ardrey, the film recounts the final days of General Charles “Chinese” Gordon.

Directed by George Stevens, with co-direction from David Lean and Jean Negulesco, the film was an ambitious attempt to chronicle the entire life of Jesus Christ from nativity to resurrection.

Released in 1953 and set against the tense backdrop of Hawaii just before the attack on Pearl Harbour, this Oscar-winning film offers a compelling blend of romantic drama, social commentary, and psychological portraiture, anchored by a legendary cast.

Alexander the Great (1956) aspired to be a sweeping chronicle of one of the most extraordinary lives in antiquity.

A review of "The Robe". Directed by Henry Koster and based on the best-selling novel by Lloyd C. Douglas. Starring Richard Burton, Victor Mature and Jean Simmons.

A review of the 1953 film adaptation of Julius Caesar, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

Review of the 1955 Howard Hawks epic film starring Jack Hawkins and Joan Collins.

A Shot in the Dark is the second film in the Pink Panther series, but unlike its predecessor, it puts Inspector Jacques Clouseau at the centre of the action.

Released in 1963, The Pink Panther introduced the world to Inspector Jacques Clouseau, a bumbling French detective whose ineptitude somehow results in justice.

Sidney Lumet’s 1974 film Murder on the Orient Express is widely considered one of the greatest cinematic adaptations of an Agatha Christie novel.

Review of the adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1937 detective novel of the same name. Directed by John Guillermin (famous for The Towering Inferno), this version is a lush, star-studded ensemble mystery set against the backdrop of the Egyptian Nile.

The Ghost Train (1941) is a spirited British mystery-comedy that adapts Arnold Ridley’s immensely popular 1923 stage play into a cinematic experience tailor-made for wartime audiences.

Review of the 1938 British comedy directed by Marcel Varnel, starring the legendary Will Hay alongside his frequent collaborators Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt.

Review of Will Hay's last feature film "My Learned Friend".

Review of the final pre war film from Will Hay. "Where's That Fire".

A Review of the film based on James Hilton’s bestselling novella, the film tells the life story of Charles Edward Chipping—affectionately known as “Mr. Chips”—a Latin master at the fictional Brookfield School,