Broken Blossoms
(1919) [M]

A Chinese man visits London in the hope that he can bring the message of Buddha to others. He falls in love with the daughter of a prize fighter and cares for her when she is beaten. Their friendship is to prove fateful... Silent with the original 1919 orchestral score by Louis F. Gottschalk....  More

The Birth Of A Nation
(1915) [M]

D.W. Griffith's spectacular silent masterpiece is available for the first time on DVD. The most successful silent film ever, The Birth of a Nation remains America's most controversial cinematic landmark.  More

Intolerance
(1916) [M]

From the Babylonian era to the (1916) present day, four stories of intolerance and inhumanity (Modern, Babylonian, Judean and French) interweave to form an amazing spectacle that gains momentum as it moves towards a powerful and memorable climax. Lillian Gish features as the woman in the linking...  More

The Great Chase
(1963) [G]

There were many virtues to the best filmmaking of the silent era, but one achievement remains unchallenged, even at the other end of the century - the chase sequence. The Great Chase is all about the finest chases of the silent era, as handled by D.W. Griffith, Fred Niblo with Douglas Fairbanks...  More

The Night Of The Hunter
(1955) [M]

Robert Mitchum gives one of his finest performances as the psychopathic preacher, Harry Powell, who is arrested for a minor offence in a small West Virginian town. His cell mate, Ben Harper, who faces the death penalty, confides that he has hidden $10,000 from a bank robbery. By the time that...  More

The Whales Of August
(1987) [G]

Two elderly sisters, Libby (Bette Davis) and Sarah (Lillian Gish) living on a Maine island, are set in a mutual dependency which threatens to fall apart. Their daily routines are interrupted by their old friend Tisha, the questionable attentions of the mysterious Mr Maranov (Vincent Price), and...  More

The Unforgiven
(1960) [PG]

From director John Huston and screenwriter Ben Maddow, The Unforgiven is a thrilling Western starring Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn and Lillian Gish. The Zachary family and the other white settlers in their community are supposedly peace-loving, but behind their benevolent facade lies resentment...  More

Portrait Of Jennie
(1948) [G]

One of the most unusual romances ever filmed, Portrait Of Jennie is the picture of sumptuous perfection. Starring Joseph Cotten (Citizen Kane) and Oscar winner Jennifer Jones (A Farewell To Arms) in a "sensitive, appealing performance" (The Hollywood Reporter), this "tender [and] poetic"...  More

Way Down East
(1920) [PG]

Anna, a poor country girl, is tricked into a fake wedding with a young, rich landowner. She finds herself pregnant and after having the baby finds herself a job working in a farmhouse. When her secret is uncovered she is dismissed and flees... Silent. Tinted.  More

A Wedding
(1978) [M]

Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of the ceremony, only the families actually turn up as the Corelli Italian connection is suspect, security guards watch the gifts rather over-zealously, and Dino's grandma expires in bed just as the...  More