War Movie Weekend

[Garufa]

For all you war movies freaks here is the TCM lineup for this Memorial Day weekend....

All times EST.

28 Friday

6:00 AMLost Patrol, The (1934) A British army troop fights off Arab snipers while holed up in an oasis. Cast: Victor McLaglen, Boris Karloff, Wallace Ford. Dir: John Ford. BW-72 mins, TV-PG, CC

7:15 AMDive Bomber (1941) A crusading scientist fights to prevent bomber pilots from blacking out. Cast: Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray, Alexis Smith. Dir: Michael Curtiz. C-132 mins, TV-G, CC

9:30 AMThirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) General Jimmy Doolittle trains American troops for the first airborne attacks on Japan. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson, Robert Walker. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. BW-138 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

12:00 PMCommand Decision (1948) A senior officer faces the horror of sending his men on suicide missions over Germany during the last days of World War II. Cast: Clark Gable, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon. Dir: Sam Wood. BW-112 mins, TV-PG, CC

2:00 PMGod Is My Co-Pilot (1945) A flyer dismissed as too old fights to prove himself against the Japanese. Cast: Dennis Morgan, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale. Dir: Robert Florey. BW-88 mins, TV-PG, CC

3:30 PMBattleground (1949) American soldiers in France fight to survive a Nazi siege just before the Battle of the Bulge. Cast: Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban. Dir: William A. Wellman. BW-119 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

5:30 PMSergeant York (1941) True story of the farm boy who made the transition from religious pacifist to World War I hero. Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Margaret Wycherly. Dir: Howard Hawks. BW-134 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

8:00 PMStalag 17 (1953) A cynical serviceman in a World War II POW camp has to prove he's not an informer. Cast: William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-120 mins, TV-PG, CC

10:15 PMGreat Escape, The (1963) Thrown together by the Germans, a group of captive Allied troublemakers plot a daring escape. Cast: James Garner, Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough. Dir: John Sturges. C-172 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

1:15 AMBridge On The River Kwai, The (1957) The Japanese Army forces World War II POWs to build a strategic bridge in Burma. Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa. Dir: David Lean. C-162 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 AMKing Rat (1965) A U.S. officer in a World War II Japanese POW camp tries to raise money to buy his fellow prisoners' freedom. Cast: George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox. Dir: Bryan Forbes. BW-134 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

29 Saturday

6:30 AMYou're In The Army Now (1941) Two incompetent door-to-door salesmen enlist by accident. Cast: Jimmy Durante, Phil Silvers, Jane Wyman. Dir: Lewis Seiler. BW-79 mins, TV-G

8:00 AMBuck Privates (1941) Two small-time con artists enlist in the Army to avoid the police. Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, The Andrews Sisters. Dir: Arthur Lubin. BW-84 mins, TV-G, CC

9:30 AMIn Harm's Way (1965) An aging Naval officer leads his men against the Japanese after Pearl Harbor. Cast: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal. Dir: Otto Preminger. BW-167 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

12:30 PMBattle Of The Bulge (1965) A crack Nazi unit holds off the Allies during World War II. Cast: Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan. Dir: Ken Annakin. C-170 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

3:15 PMBattle Of Britain, The (1969) England defends itself against the Nazi Blitz. Cast: Sir Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer. Dir: Guy Hamilton. C-132 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

5:30 PMMidway (1976) Spectacular re-creation of the World War II battle that turned the tide for the U.S. in the Pacific. Cast: Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum. Dir: Jack Smight. C-131 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PMBest Years Of Our Lives, The (1946) Three returning servicemen fight to adjust to life after World War II. Cast: Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy. Dir: William Wyler. BW-170 mins, TV-PG, CC

11:00 PMPride of the Marines (1945) A blinded Marine tries to adjust to civilian life. Cast: John Garfield, Eleanor Parker, Dane Clark. Dir: Delmer Daves. BW-120 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

1:15 AMBirdy (1984) A wounded Vietnam veteran tries to help a shell-shocked friend who believes he's a bird. Cast: Matthew Modine, Nicholas Cage, Sandy Baron. Dir: Alan Parker. C-120 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 AMLet There Be Light (1946) In this documentary, soldiers with debilitating emotional trauma and depression receive treatment. Dir: John Huston. BW-58 mins, TV-14

4:45 AMSecret Invasion, The (1964) Five criminals win early pardons to infiltrate a Nazi outpost. Cast: Stewart Granger, Raf Vallone, Mickey Rooney. Dir: Roger Corman. C-98 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

30 Sunday

6:30 AMBattle Cry (1955) A group of Marines eagerly await deployment during World War II. Cast: Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, Tab Hunter. Dir: Raoul Walsh. C-148 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

9:30 AMDarby's Rangers (1958) An Army Major leads his men behind enemy lines during World War II. Cast: James Garner, Etchika Choureau, Jack Warden. Dir: William A. Wellman. C-121 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

12:00 PMDirty Dozen, The (1967) A renegade officer trains a group of misfits for a crucial mission behind enemy lines. Cast: Lee Marvin, John Cassavetes, Charles Bronson. Dir: Robert Aldrich. C-150 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS

2:45 PMGuns of Navarone, The (1961) A team of Allied saboteurs fight their way behind enemy lines to destroy a pair of Nazi guns. Cast: Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn. Dir: J. Lee-Thompson. C-157 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 PMGreen Berets, The (1968) After vigorous training, two Army detachments see service in Vietnam. Cast: John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton. Dir: John Wayne, Ray Kellogg. C-142 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PMMister Roberts (1955) A naval officer longing for active duty clashes with his vainglorious captain. Cast: Henry Fonda, James Cagney, Jack Lemmon. Dir: John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy. C-121 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

10:15 PMOperation Petticoat (1959) During World War II, the crew of a decrepit submarine takes on a team of Navy nurses. Cast: Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Dina Merrill. Dir: Blake Edwards. C-121 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

12:30 AMFour Sons (1928) C-97 mins,

2:45 AMPaisan (1946) Short vignettes reveal the personal effects of the Allied invasion of Italy. Cast: Dots Johnson, Maria Michi, Harriet Medin. Dir: Roberto Rossellini. BW-126 mins, TV-PG

5:00 AMNazty Nuisance (1943) Hitler summons the Axis leaders to a secret island meeting with disastrous results. Cast: Bobby Watson, Joe Devlin, Johnny Arthur. Dir: Glenn Tryon. BW-43 mins, TV-PG

31 Monday

8:00 AMFistful Of Dollars, A (1964) A mysterious stranger plays dueling families against each other in a Mexican border town. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonte, Marianne Koch. Dir: Sergio Leone. C-100 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

9:45 AMFor a Few Dollars More (1965) Two bounty hunters join forces to bring an outlaw to justice. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonte. Dir: Sergio Leone. C-132 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

12:00 PMGood, The Bad, And The Ugly, The (1966) Three men seek hidden loot during the Civil War. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef. Dir: Sergio Leone. C-179 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

3:00 PMHang 'Em High (1968) A mysterious drifter survives a lynching then goes back for revenge. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Ed Begley, Inger Stevens. Dir: Ted Post. C-115 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 PMWhere Eagles Dare (1969) An Allied team sets out to free an American officer held by the Nazis in a mountaintop castle. Cast: Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure. Dir: Brian G. Hutton. C-155 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PMKelly's Heroes (1970) An American platoon tries to recover buried treasure behind enemy lines. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland. Dir: Brian G. Hutton. C-144 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS

Edited May 25, 2010 by Garufa

[Guest jackdm3]

Note to self. AGAIN! Get cable!

[Guest TargetShooter84]

So you hinting that you'll be showing all that movies at your house and that ALL TGO members are welcome to attend? haha

[Guest jackdm3]

Knoxville sux.

[Mike.357]

noticed they saved the best until last.

Reading that post about makes me want to stay in and hibernate in front of the tube.

i wonder why there is no showing of the "Sands of Iwo Jima"? But all is not lost I have it in my personal collection.

[Oh Shoot]

Knoxville sux.

Turner Classic Movie Channel is of course nationwide, same programming.

Comes with basic digital package.

Matter of fact, it's the only uncut commercial free movie channel you DO get.

- OS

[Guest jackdm3]

We have it in Memphis. That's not what I was talking about.

[Oh Shoot]

We have it in Memphis. That's not what I was talking about.

Sorry, my Planet Jack Frequency Decoder acts up now and then.

- OS

[Guest jackdm3]

Bump it on the lower right side. Twice.

I was getting at the fact that E.TN seems to have more fun than W.TN with your movie parties and your E.TN "tribe" shoots and your hint of smooth Atlantic Ocean air, etc. Jealous here. But we're catching up with you on organized shoots!

[Mike.357]

i posted right at the same time you did, and your post answered my Q

If you are waiting for an invite here is your official invite to come to Knox

[Garufa]

So you hinting that you'll be showing all that movies at your house and that ALL TGO members are welcome to attend? haha

I'm the only degenerate allowed at my house. Get your own big-ass TV.

[Guest jackdm3]

Gonna have to be 1 year and 4 months till Kathy grads UT and goes there to test out.

[Garufa]

Gonna have to be 1 year and 4 months when Kathy grads UT.

Make sure you guys plan to spend an extra day or two up here.

It's only a 5.5 hour drive downtown to downtown, assuming you don't hit any construction, the several rush hours in Nashville and only stop once.

[Guest jackdm3]

I asked that Kathy let me have a day or so to see y'all. I said I'd pay the extra night at the hotel, which she likes because we usually sleep well on hotel beds.

[Mike.357]

dang Jack do you not ever just take a trip to have fun?

[Guest jackdm3]

We've done most of the eastern states and all the way up to Niagara, so what's left is to find something west of Little Rock/Hot Springs and St. Louis.