Classic Films
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What an exciting schedule of foreign language films TCM has during the day!
Tuesday, February 4th, 2014
12:30 AM
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
A blonde beauty upsets a show business family.
Dir: Walter Lang Cast: Ethel Merman , Donald O'Connor , Marilyn Monroe .
C-117 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format
2:45 AM
Desiree (1954)
A young woman wins the heart of Napoleon, though the two can never be together.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast: Marlon Brando , Jean Simmons , Merle Oberon .
C-110 mins, Letterbox Format
4:45 AM
Brigadoon (1954)
Two American hunters in Scotland discover a mystical village that only materializes once every century.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Gene Kelly , Van Johnson , Cyd Charisse .
C-108 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format
6:45 AM
La Strada (1954)
A traveling strongman buys a peasant girl to be his wife and co-star.
Dir: Federico Fellini Cast: Anthony Quinn , Giulietta Masina , Richard Basehart .
BW-108 mins, TV-PG,
8:45 AM
Burmese Harp, The (1956)
A Japanese musician keeps up the spirits of his fellow soldiers as they flee Burma during World War II.
Dir: Kon Ichikawa Cast: Rentaro Mikuni , Shoji Yasui , Tatsuya Mihashi .
BW-116 mins, TV-PG,
10:45 AM
Virgin Spring, The (1960)
A medieval knight seeks revenge when his daughter is murdered.
Dir: Ingmar Bergman Cast: Max von Sydow , Birgitta Pettersson , Birgitta Valberg .
BW-89 mins, TV-14,
12:15 PM
Closely Watched Trains (1967)
A bumbling railroad dispatcher joins the resistance in World War II to impress the girls.
Dir: Jirí Menzel Cast: Václav Neckár , Jitka Bendová , Vladimír Valenta .
C-93 mins, TV-14,
2:00 PM
Battaglia di Algieri, La (1966)
Algiers revolts against the French Foreign Legion.
Dir: Gillo Pontecorvo Cast: Jean Martin , Yacef Saadi , Brahim Haggiag .
BW-121 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format
4:00 PM
Z (1969)
A political assassination uncovers a hotbed of corruption.
Dir: Costa-Gavras Cast: Yves Montand , Jean-Louis Trintignant , Jacques Perrin .
C-127 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format
6:15 PM
Babette's Feast (1987)
A French refugee in Denmark transforms the lives of the elderly women for whom she works.
Dir: Gabriel Axel Cast: Stephane Audran , Jean-Philippe Lafont , Gudmar Wivesson .
C-103 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format
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8:00 PM
Lady For A Day (1933)
A gangster helps an old apple-vendor pose as a society woman to fool her visiting daughter.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Warren William , May Robson , Guy Kibbee .
BW-96 mins, TV-G, CC,
9:40 PM
Tit For Tat (1935)
In this short film, Laurel and Hardy run into trouble when they open an electrical repair shop.
BW-19 mins, TV-G, CC,
10:00 PM
Cavalcade (1933)
A British family survives war and changing times.
Dir: Frank Lloyd Cast: Diana Wynyard , Clive Brook , Una O'Connor .
BW-112 mins, TV-G, CC,
12:00 AM
Little Women (1933)
The four March sisters fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Joan Bennett , Paul Lukas .
BW-116 mins, TV-G, CC,
2:00 AM
How To Sleep (1935)
In this comedy short, Robert Benchley tries to teach the audience how to sleep and how to fall asleep.
Dir: Nick Grinde Cast: Robert Benchley ,
BW-11 mins,
2:15 AM
Story of G.I. Joe, The (1945)
War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins an Army platoon during World War II to learn what battle is really about.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Burgess Meredith , Robert Mitchum , Freddie Steele .
BW-109 mins, TV-14, CC,
4:15 AM
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
An alienated teenager tries to handle life's troubles and an apron-wearing dad.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: James Dean , Natalie Wood , Sal Mineo .
C-111 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
longship
(40,416 posts)It is a great flick about the Greek counter-revolution. (A fictionalized account.)
It is one of my favorite 60's flicks.
Unforgettable performances.