Albert Lewin's adaptation of the 'Flying Dutchman' legend transposes the story into an upper-class English-speaking community in a small port in 1930s Spain. James Mason stars as Hendrick van der Zee, a man cursed to travel the seven seas until he can find a woman willing to die for his love. He certainly does not think he has discovered her when he meets beautiful, spoiled, nightclub singer and femme fatale Pandora Reynolds Ava Gardner, who is engaged to be married to racing driver Stephen Cameron Nigel Patrick but is also being courted by hotheaded bullfighter Juan Montalvo Mario Cabre. However, the pair soon discover that love can blossom in the unlikeliest of places.

1970s British horror directed by Norman J. Warren. Horror film-maker James Garrick John Nolan invites his closest friends to his home to watch his new shocker about the gruesome deaths that befell his ancestors. As the party rolls on, strange occurrences take place and over the course of a couple of days the guest list becomes shorter and shorter...

Christopher Lee stars as the eponymous Chinese criminal mastermind in this adaptation of the Sax Rohmer novel. Having watched his execution, Detective Nayland Smith Nigel Green can be forgiven for thinking that the evil of Fu Manchu is finally at rest, but when a mysterious deadly gas is tested on a sleepy English town, the trail of clues lead to an impossible conclusion - that Fu Manchu is alive and well, and planning yet more criminal outrages. It becomes a race against time to stop the evil genius from testing his deadly gas on the whole of London, his first step in an attempt to take over the world.

The famous detective brings his skills to bear on the bloody crimes of Jack the Ripper, in Victorian London's notorious East End. With the whole city in a panic, Holmes John Neville receives a mysterious clue in the form of a surgical box, marked with an aristocratic family crest. From this, Holmes, assisted as ever by Dr Watson Donald Houston, begins his investigations to uncover the identity of the period's most dangerous mass murderer.

Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal star as ill-fated lovers in this 1970s romantic drama based on Erich Segal's novel. Rich undergraduate Oliver Barrett O'Neal meets Jenny Cavilleri MacGraw, the daughter of a poor Italian baker, and the two fall deeply in love. Even when Oliver is cut off by his wealthy family and must take a night job in order to finish college, the testing circumstances only serve to bring them closer together. But before long a visit to the doctor brings the shattering news that Jenny is dying....

Classic Ealing comedy. During the Second World War, the inhabitants of a small Hebridean island are wilting under a chronic shortage of whisky. When a ship is wrecked on the shore, it is discovered to contain 50,000 cases of malt, which are promptly appropriated by the menfolk of the island. All is well until an English Home Guard commander - determined to see the whisky restored to its rightful owners - calls in Her Majesty's Customs, and the islanders make frantic attempts to hide their treasured alcoholic booty!

Classic wartime drama directed by Michael Anderson. The film tells the story of Dr Barnes Wallis Michael Redgrave, whose invention of the 'Bouncing Bomb' is greeted with scepticism in World War II. However, RAF Wing Commander Guy Gibson Richard Todd proves the bomb's worth in a daring mission to destroy the German Ruhr dams. The cast also includes Basil Sydney and Ursula Jeans.

Sylvester Stallone co-writes and stars in this 1990s action thriller. Gabe Walker Stallone is a mountain rescue worker haunted by the memories of a friend whom he failed to save from falling to their death. After he quits his job and returns to the scene of his undoing to collect his possessions, Gabe becomes embroiled in the nefarious plot of former military operative Eric Qualen John Lithgow, who has crash-landed in the mountains with a team of mercenaries and 100 million of stolen cash from the US Treasury. He enlists Gabe's help to recover his scattered money, but when the mountaineer manages to escape, he faces a race against time to recover the money before Qualen can reach it.

1970s French drama directed by Joseph Losey. Set in 1942 in occupied France, Parisian art dealer Robert Klein Alain Delon discovers that he has a Jewish counterpart with the same name, for whom he is mistaken. As he becomes more involved with his alter ego's identity, Mr Klein puts himself at considerable risk as French authorities begin arresting foreign Jews at the behest of the Nazis.

Michael Winner directs this classic British crime drama starring Alfred Lynch. Set in Notting Hill during the 1960s, the film follows Joe Beckett Lynch, an unemployed and emotionally cold young man living in a bedsit who frequents the area's jazz clubs and coffee bars. When Beckett is approached by a war veteran offering him the chance to earn some money by murdering his wealthy aunt, Beckett sees it as an opportunity to get rich quick. But can Beckett really handle the ensuing guilt that follows such a heinous crime

Classic Powell and Pressburger drama about an aspiring ballerina who is presented with a stark choice between her artistic ambitions and the man she loves. The film, justly famous for a ballet sequence credited by many as the best on film, has at its heart Victoria Page Moira Shearer, a talented young ballerina hired to work on an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen tale, 'The Red Shoes'. The production is overseen by Boris Lermontov Anton Walbrook, a ballet impresario who rules his domain with a rod of iron, making the careers of those he champions but demanding absolute loyalty and dedication to the art of ballet in return. When Boris discovers that Victoria has fallen in love with Julian Marius Goring, the ballet's composer, he becomes convinced that the affair will distract his leading lady and presents her with a choice - the ballet or Julian Will the young ballerina be able to choose between her two great loves

James Ivory directs this romantic period drama based on the novel by Henry James. In the 1850s, Baroness Eugenia Munster Lee Remick travels from Europe with her brother Felix Tim Woodward to live with her puritanical relatives in New England, the Wentworths, who regard Eugenia and Felix as a pair of dangerous European bohemians. Felix falls in love with Gertrude Wentworth Lisa Eichhorn and Eugenia embarks on a romance with Robert Acton Robin Ellis, the district's most eligible bachelor.

Animated children's feature based on the novel by Roald Dahl. After being discovered by the three farmers he alternatively steals chickens, ducks and turkeys from, Mr. Fox voice of George Clooney finds his life is in jeopardy. In an attempt to catch and kill him, the farmers stake out his foxhole but when this fails, they begin to dig him out. In a race against time, Mr. Fox and his family dig their way further underground in an attempt to escape. After three days in hiding, Mr. Fox is forced to come up with a fantastic plan in order to save the lives of his starving family.

Dennis Hopper directs and stars in this American cult classic. Bikers Billy Hopper and Wyatt Peter Fonda, having just smuggled a huge amount of cocaine across the border from Mexico to LA, sell their haul to the mysterious Connection Phil Spector and take off on their bikes in the hope of reaching New Orleans in time for the Mardi Gras festival. After being arrested in Texas for joining a street parade without having the required permit, they meet civil rights lawyer George Hanson Jack Nicholson who decides to join them on their journey.

Hal Ashby directs this 1970s comedy starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie and Goldie Hawn. George Beatty is a Beverly Hills hairdresser who likes to have affairs with his clients. Sick of his boss and keen to placate his steady girlfriend Jill Hawn, George asks to borrow money from his friend Lester Carr Jack Warden to set up his own salon. What Lester doesn't know is that George is sleeping with his wife Felicia Lee Grant, his mistress Jackie Julie Christie and teenage daughter Lorna Carrie Fisher.

Martin Scorsese's controversial re-telling of the life of Christ emphasises Jesus' human struggle. Unsure of his destiny, Jesus Willem Dafoe makes crosses for the Romans to crucify Jews on. Judas is sent to kill the collaborator, but decides to follow him instead, sensing that he may be the Messiah. In the most controversial sequence, Jesus succumbs to the temptation of normal human existence in a vision on the cross.

George Cukor directs this classic drama starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Liberal-minded Johnny Case Grant wanders into a storm of trouble when he goes to meet his fiance's wealthy family. His prospective father-in-law is not too impressed with Johnny's plan to take a holiday in the early years of his life. Johnny is nonplussed however, as all he wants is to enjoy himself and find a direction while he is still able. However, he finds unlikely allies in the form of his future sister-in-law Linda Hepburn and her tipsy brother Nick Lew Ayres.

Wes Anderson returns to live-action filmmaking with this Academy Award-nominated highly stylised coming-of-age comedy drama. When a pair of 12-year-olds Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward in 1960s New England fall in love and make a secret pact to run away together, their disappearance sparks a massive search as their family, friends and the authorities pull out all the stops to find them before a big storm hits the island of New Penzance. The ensemble cast includes Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand and Jason Schwartzman.

Agnieszka Smoczynska directs this Polish horror musical starring Marta Mazurek and Michalina Olszanska. Carnivorous mermaid sisters Srebrna Mazurek and Zlota Olszanska come ashore one night in Warsaw where they meet a family of musicians who, transfixed by their siren-like song, invite them to sing with them at a local nightclub. Becoming an instant hit with the clubgoers, their new life looks set to give them a fresh start but when Srebrna falls in love with a human Zlota worries that her sister's feelings will jeopardise their long term plan.

Cary Grant and Irene Dunne star in this 1930s comedy based on the play by Arthur Richman. When Jerry Grant suspects his wife Lucy Dunne of having an affair he decides to file for divorce. Soon enough, Lucy finds herself being courted by wealthy oil baron Daniel Leeson Ralph Bellamy while Jerry starts a relationship with a club singer. However, with their divorce not quite final, the couple realise they still have feelings for each other.

Barbra Streisand directs and stars in this drama alongside Nick Nolte and Melinda Dillon. Tom Wingo Nolte is unable to stop his marriage from falling apart and cannot come to terms with his brother's recent death. After his sister Savannah Dillon attempts suicide, Tom flies to New York and agrees to work with her psychiatrist Streisand to unlock family secrets from his childhood.

Sidney Poitier stars in this screen version of the play by Lorraine Hansberry. When the Younger family receive a substantial insurance payment after the death of their patriarch, the money provides each of them with the opporunity to escape from their cramped Chicago apartment. Walter Lee Poitier wants to buy a liquor store, his mother Lena Claudia McNeil wants a house and Walter's sister Ruth Ruby Dee needs the money to complete medical school. Will they ever agree on how to spend the money

Classic romantic comedy written and directed by Preston Sturges. Tom Joel McCrea and Gerry Claudette Colbert are a down-on-their luck married couple living in New York City. The pair's financial troubles eventually force Gerry to break off their marriage and she travels to Palm Beach, Florida where she meets the extremely wealthy John D. Hackensacker III Rudy Vallee. Tom decides to follow Gerry to Palm Beach determined to win her back. When he meets Hackensacker, Gerry introduces him as her brother. Pretty soon, Hackensacker falls for Gerry, and his man-hungry sister, Princess Centimillia Mary Astor, chases Tom.

Robert Aldrich's brutal film-noir featuring Mickey Spillane's infamous private eye Mike Hammer. Stopping to pick up a semi-naked woman running down the highway, Mike Ralph Meeker wakes up to find the woman dead and himself in deep trouble. The FBI tell Mike to leave it alone, so he does just the opposite, beating and bullying his way into the conspiracy which surrounds a criminal group's efforts to reclaim a mysterious black container. This version includes recently rediscovered footage clarifying the film's famously enigmatic ending.

Martin Scorsese's adaptation of Edith Wharton's scathing account of the tribal customs of the 19th century New York elite. Newland Archer Daniel Day-Lewis is betrothed to the demure May Welland Winona Ryder, a sensible girl who befits his respectable social position. But when May's cousin, the beautiful and sophisticated Countess Olenska Michelle Pfeiffer, returns from a scandalous divorce in Europe, she provokes a passionate and uncontrollable love in Newland. With his reputation in the balance, Newland must now choose between following his heart or conforming to social convention.

Frank Capra's Oscar-winning classic romantic drama starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. Heiress Ellie Andrews Colbert flees her disapproving millionaire father Walter Connolly when he forbids her to marry worthless playboy King Westley Jameson Thomas. En route to her fianc, Ellie meets unemployed reporter Peter Warne Gable. The unlikely pair are forced to rough it together when their bus breaks down, but Peter's plans to sell the story of their journey together hit a snag when he finds himself falling in love with Ellie. The film became the first to achieve the feat of winning all five major awards at the Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor Gable, Best Actress Colbert and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Roman Polanski directs this adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy starring Jon Finch as the Scottish nobleman who is persuaded to usurp the kingship by the prophecy of three witches and his ambitious wife Francesca Annis. As one murder follows another, however, his own doom beckons. The cast also includes Martin Shaw, Nicholas Selby and John Stride.

Irving Rapper directs this classic drama starring Bette Davis and Paul Henreid. Charlotte Vale Davis endures a repressive regime in her Boston mansion, ruled over by her matronly mother Gladys Cooper. Her sister Ilka Chase insists that Charlotte is sent to a sanitarium for the sake of her mental health and the opportunity to escape from the strictures of home allows Charlotte to blossom. During a cruise, taken as part of her cure, she meets the unhappily married Jerry Durrance Henreid, and a passionate, if ultimately doomed, romance ensues.

James Stewart stars in this classic Western from director George Marshall. The son of a famous lawman, young Tom Destry Stewart is considered something of a joke when he takes up the position of deputy in the lawless town of Bottle Neck. Destry refuses to carry a gun and prefers a glass of milk to alcohol, which hardly makes him a match for gunslinging saloon owner Kent Brian Donlevy, the real power behind the town. However, with the aid of drunken sheriff Dimmsdale Charles Winninger, the soft-spoken Destry sets about cleaning up Bottle Neck in his own inimitable manner, winning the admiration of Kent's singer girlfriend, Frenchy Marlene Dietrich, along the way.

Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek star in this crime drama from film-maker Terrence Malick. When 15-year-old Holly Sargis Spacek moves from Texas to North Dakota with her father, she meets garbage collector Kit Carruthers Sheen who is ten years her senior. As romance quickly blossoms between the two, Kit kills Holly's father when he announces his disapproval of their relationship. With a thirst for violence they embark on a homicidal spree across the American Midwest leaving behind them a trail of death and destruction.