Problem moving purchased iTunes movie to my iPod Classic

Hi,
I recently purchased a film via iTunes and cannot drag it on to my ipod classic. I manually control my iPod, so there is no automatic syncing involved.
The computer I am using is authorised, and the movie plays just fine in iTunes or QuickTime. I have no problem importing music.
I'm mystified as to why this will not copy across - any ideas are most welcome.
Thanks1=!

It is a second generation iPod, with the clickwheel and the 4 buttons. I have updated the iPod software and iTunes in the last week.
Thanks in advance

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