The biker movie was a commercial and critical hit in 1969, but its director, Dennis Hopper, was "a bit of a megalomaniac"

Doris Day and Rock Hudson talked to the BBC in the 1980s about how Pillow Talk challenged Hollywood's conservative morality when it was released in 1959.

Released 40 years ago this month, Miloš Forman's best picture-winning Amadeus is often accused of historical inaccuracies – but the film's critics could be missing the point.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the erotic French film that made soft porn mainstream cinema, it's had a 21st Century reboot – but will it match the success of the original?

How prison drama The Shawshank Redemption "tanked at the box office" in 1994, but went on to become one of the most acclaimed films in the world.

When Sergio Leone cast Clint Eastwood in his 1964 film, A Fistful of Dollars, he turned a television actor into a film star, and cooked up the so-called "Spaghetti Western".

On its 1999 release, this historical action film starring Antonio Banderas as an Arab warrior was a big flop. But now, it's been rehabilitated – among Muslim fans in particular.

In a 1976 interview with the BBC, the Hollywood star talked about being defined by Poppins' sugar-sweet, wholesome persona.