A Passage to India (
1984) | IMDb:
7.3
Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, the story begins with the arrival in India of a British woman, Miss Adela Quested, who is joining her fiancé, a city magistrate named Ronny Heaslop. She and Ronny's mother, Mrs. Moore, befriend an Indian doctor, Aziz H. Ahmed.
Directed by:
David Lean
Ryan's Daughter (
1970) | IMDb:
7.4
The wife of an Irish school teacher is branded a traitor when she falls for a British officer who is part of an occupying force in 1917 Ireland.
Starring:
Robert Mitchum
,
Trevor Howard
,
Christopher Jones
,
John Mills
,
Leo McKern
,
Sarah Miles
Doctor Zhivago (
1965) | IMDb:
7.9
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
Starring:
Omar Sharif
,
Julie Christie
,
Geraldine Chaplin
,
Rod Steiger
,
Alec Guinness
,
Tom Courtenay
The Greatest Story Ever Told (
1965) | IMDb:
6.5
From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.
Starring:
Max von Sydow
,
Michael Anderson Jr.
,
Carroll Baker
,
Ina Balin
,
Victor Buono
,
Richard Conte
Lawrence of Arabia (
1962) | IMDb:
8.3
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.
The Bridge on the River Kwai (
1957) | IMDb:
8.1
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.
Starring:
William Holden
,
Alec Guinness
,
Jack Hawkins
,
Sessue Hayakawa
,
James Donald
,
Geoffrey Horne
Produced by:
Sam Spiegel