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25 Films to Buy match the keyword ‘Period 1930s

 
High GroundHigh Ground (2020)
Set against the stunning landscapes of 1930s Arnhem Land, this confronting Ozzie Western (also affectionately known as "Meat Pie" Westerns)…
DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Six Minutes to MidnightSix Minutes to Midnight (2020)
A tense British period thriller loosely based on the true story of the disappearance of a school teacher at an elite girls' boarding school shortly…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Glorious 39Glorious 39 (2009)
Trademark Stephen Poliakoff visuals and upper crust intrigue characterise this pre–WWII mystery, starring Romola Garai as the adoptive daughter…
DVD $29.95 $19.95
When Night Falls When Night Falls (2007)
Creeping Wairarapa–set thriller fixed on two nurses holed up in a remote country house caring for a patient while trying to steer clear of a…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Ask the DustAsk the Dust (2006)
Classically seductive romance set in depression–era LA, based on John Fante’s novel, and directed by CHINATOWN scribe Robert Towne, who…
DVD $19.95
King KongKing Kong (2005)Recommended
Peter Jackson's colossal remake lavishes one of the cinema's greatest legends in 21st century technology and ratchets up the emotional stakes to…
DVD $15 $11.25
Carnivale - Season 1 (TV Series)Carnivale - Season 1 (TV Series) (2003)Recommended
A most unusual TV series which sets a running duel between two quasi–supernatural figures (Stahl and Brown) in the Oklahoma dustbowl during the…
DVD $20 $15
Madame SataMadame Sata (2002)
The underbelly of 1930s Rio de Janeiro glistens in this atmospheric drama about the celebrated João Francisco dos Santos (Ramos), a flamboyant gay…
DVD $29.95
Heat of the Sun (TV Mini-Series)Heat of the Sun (TV Mini-Series) (1998)
The seedier side of Kenya's expatriate community is laid bare in this classic British police procedural set in 1930s Nairobi.
DVD $29.95
Shanghai TriadShanghai Triad (1995)
Richly–hued encounter with the criminal high–life of 1930s Shanghai, told through the hired servant of a pampered gangster's moll, and…
Poster (F) $7.95
Zero KelvinZero Kelvin (1995)Recommended
This tale of hardcore cabin fever in the 1930s has the Arctic wasteland as a backdrop for the face off between two romantic idealists – one a…
Poster (G) $9.95
ChaplinChaplin (1992)Recommended
A reverent yet captivating biopic of comic genius Charlie Chaplin, boasting an uncanny central performance from Robert Downey Jnr. Commendably…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
Of Mice and MenOf Mice and Men (1992)Recommended
Actor/director Gary Sinise and John Malkovich bring John Steinbeck's tragic tale of two friends struggling in Depression era California to a new…
DVD $24.95
Jeeves and Wooster (TV Series)Jeeves and Wooster (TV Series) (1990-1993)Recommended
The novels of P G Wodehouse are brought to life by the talents and comic rapport of Stephen Fry (as butler Jeeves) and Hugh Laurie (as English dandy…
DVD $50 $37.50
Empire of the SunEmpire of the Sun (1987)
A much–admired Spielberg epic in which a young boy witnesses the Japanese invasion of China in WWII. Based on the memoirs of sci–fi…
DVD $20 $15
Purple Rose of CairoPurple Rose of Cairo (1985)Aro Favourite
Exceptional comic fantasy about a depression–era housewife (Mia Farrow) whose solace in the movies blossoms into a romance with a screen…
DVD $20 $15
GandhiGandhi (1982)Recommended
Epic retelling of the life of the inspirational Indian leader with Ben Kingsley as 'The Mahatma'. Won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture.
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Nanny (TV Series)Nanny (TV Series) (1981)
Lovely period 30's BBC series following Barbara Gray (Craig) a childless, lonely woman who decides to turn her life around and become a nanny for…
DVD $39.95
Days of HeavenDays of Heaven (1979)Aro Favourite
The mid–western wheat–fields provide a magnificent backdrop for this poignant tale of two disparate bachelors who vie for the same woman.…
DVD $19.95 $14.95 | Blu-Ray $24.95
Gable and LombardGable and Lombard (1976)
A speculative and superficial biopic based on the scandalous romance and tumultuous marriage of 1930's screen stars Clark Gable and Carole Lombard,…
DVD $14.95
Hard TimesHard Times (Street Fighter) (1975)Recommended
During the Great Depression Charles Bronson fights economic gloom with his fists in this invigorating punch–fest from the action ace Walter…
DVD $19.95
Day of the Locust, TheDay of the Locust, The (1974)Recommended
A decadent, densely–detailed adaptation of Nathaniel West's scalding movie–biz novel of the 1930s that recreates Golden Age Hollywood…
Blu-Ray $24.95
PapillonPapillon (1973)
Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman escape French prison colony Devil's Island. Memorable drama.
DVD $15 $11.25
Bonnie and ClydeBonnie and Clyde (1967)Recommended
One of the seminal films of the late 1960s, an artful depiction of the exploits of Depression–era bank–robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
FBI Story, The (1959)
This official ‘biopic’ of the FBI, seen through the eyes of career agent James Stewart from 1924 to the late 1950s, has sturdy…
VHS $19.95

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