
Classic Movies: The Story Of
PG2023•44m•7.2/10
Documentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.2/10(4)
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 detail, affection, looking for the truth behind the myth, and all the trials and triumphs that went into forging the classic.
Production
3DD Productions
Language
EN
Status
Returning Series
First Aired
August 31, 2023
Last Aired
November 20, 2025
Networks
Sky Arts
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season

E1
The Third Man
Air date: 2023-08-31
In this opening episode, movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1949 film noir starring Orson Welles an enduring classic.

E2
The Ladykillers
Air date: 2023-09-07
Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1955 black comedy - starring Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers - a classic.

E3
Brighton Rock
Air date: 2023-09-14
Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1948 gangster film noir starring Richard Attenborough, an enduring British classic.

E4
The Graduate
Air date: 2023-09-21
Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1967 romantic comedy-drama starring Dustin Hoffman an all-time classic.

E5
Ran
Air date: 2023-09-28
Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1985 epic action drama, directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa, an enduring classic.

E6
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Air date: 2023-10-05
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.























