The films you love and will never forget

In more recent times, my favourite film is Local Hero now closely followed by Sunshine on Leith.

My very favourite film of all time, and one I have loved since I was a child, was the 1937 version of The Prisoner of Zenda with Ronald Coleman and Douglas Fairbanks. I love a bit of swash and buckle! There was a later version with Stewart Grainger and David Niven. And then? “Rebecca”; and “A Bridge Too Far” for its absolutely brilliant casting.

Papillon.
The Graduate.

The Bishops Wife ,with Cary Grant,David Niven and Loretta Young ,its my christmas favourite the remake with Denzil Washinton and Whitney Houston was dire.
Also up there are Guess Who's Coming To Dinner ,Spencer Tracy ,Katherine hepburn and Sidney Poitier ,fabulous film and Spencer Tracy's last speech in it always makes me cry
One I watch over and over agin ,and read the book is To Kill A Mockingbird with the fantastic Gregory Peck .I love old films ,not keen on stuff with loads of special effects that cover up bad acting .I used to collect videos of B/W films and donated them to an Old Peoples home in the early 2000's .I hear they were a great success .

Thank you Chewbacca, but it`s the old black and white film I want to see again.

Whistle Down the Wind
A Town Like Alice
Brief Encounter

It’s got to be Cry Freedom for me

On Golden Pond
Ice Cold in Alex

Singing in the Rain, Gigi, High Society, Seven brides for seven brothers, Four weddings and a funeral.

I am the odd one out on Brief Encounter, I think it is one of the silliest films I have ever had to watch.

The music was good though ?!

It’s a wonderful life, The way we were and any musical but especially West Side Story and South Pacific

It's Love Story with Ryan O'Neill.
I saw it about 1972 in Liverpool when on my first ever weekend away. I was with my soon-to-be-husband. It was a very emotional film and the lady beside me was also emotional. I could hold the tears back no longer and with them came the gulps and sobs. She was crying also and had her arms around me. I think the two men didn't know what to do with themselves.
Even when it was over and as we left through the foyer I was still sobbing and tears dripping off my chin.

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe

I've watched it maybe 20 times and I can't put my finger on exactly why I love it so much, I just do!

It’s a Wonderful Life
My Fair Lady
On Golden Pond
Gregory’s Girl
Shirley Valentine.

How could I have forgotten about the lovely weepie Goodbye Mr Chips, starring Robert Donat and Greer Garson, such a lovely film, much better than the later remake.

Brief Encounter, A town like Alicia, A tale of two cities. The wind cannot read. ( gorgeous Dirk Bogarde!!)

Oh you've reminded me of so many others!!!!

'Alice' this wretched kindle has a mind of its own, grrrr!!.

I agree about 'Love Story'! completely shattering!

So many films to choose, and not enough space.
I love the King and I, the songs are amazing, and ditto Yul Brynner who was the sexiest bald man alive when bald was considered unattractive.
Off to see the show in London soon, I cannot wait.

Gone With the Wind, it has everything in it.
American Graffiti because it’s a rights of passage set in a time when teenagers were ‘born’ and the music’s great.

Casablanca and soooo many others ( play it again Sam)

J52
I'm with you there on Gone with the wind.
I think the ending of American Graffiti is rather sad.
If I could only have one film it would have to be Laurence of Arabia, I fell in love with Peter O'toole in his white 'robe'
I wish I could watch Out of Africa again, but I can't, I found it unbearably sad.
Has anyone mentioned The Shawshank Redemption? great film.
For a good laugh it has to be Blazing Saddles.

How could I forget Casablanca - we will always have Paris

Not massively old but my favourite film of all time is To Sir with Love . Sydney Poitier plays a teacher who " tames" a classroom of unruly teenagers. Lulu sung the soundtrack song and Judy Geeson was one of the kids so you can see it's not recent but I love it, watched it many times. I think Poitier was a brilliant actor and very sexy. Loved him also playing Virgil Tibbs in The Heat of the Night with Rod Steiger