TCM Schedule for Monday May 27, 2019 - Memorial Day Tribute
For Memorial Day, 24 hours of war films.
(all times Eastern)
6:00 AM FROM HERE TO ETERNITY ( 1953)
Enlisted men in Hawaii fight for love and honor on the eve of World War II. Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Burt Lancaster , Montgomery Clift , Deborah Kerr . BW- 118 mins, CC,
8:30 AM KING RAT ( 1965)
A U.S. officer in a World War II Japanese POW camp tries to raise money to buy his fellow prisoners' freedom. Dir: Bryan Forbes Cast: George Segal , Patrick O'Neal , Todd Armstrong . BW- 135 mins, CC,
11:00 AM YOUNG LIONS, THE ( 1958)
A Jewish soldier faces anti-Semitism when he enlists to fight World War II. Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Marlon Brando , Montgomery Clift , Dean Martin . BW- 167 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:00 PM RED BADGE OF COURAGE, THE ( 1951)
A young Union soldier fights to atone for a moment of cowardice during the Civil War. Dir: John Huston Cast: Andy Devine , Robert Easton Burke , Douglas Dick . BW- 69 mins, CC,
3:15 PM FRIENDLY PERSUASION ( 1956)
A peaceful Quaker family's sanctity is tested during the Civil War. Dir: William Wyler Cast: Gary Cooper , Dorothy McGuire , Marjorie Main . BW- 138 mins, CC,
5:45 PM GLORY ( 1989)
A young, white army officer is assigned to lead an all-black unit in the Civil War. Dir: Edward Zwick Cast: Matthew Broderick , Cary Elwes , Morgan Freeman . C- 122 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
8:00 PM MEN IN WAR ( 1957)
Two enemies join forces to save their men during a retreat from the North Koreans. Dir: Anthony Mann Cast: Robert Ryan , Aldo Ray , Robert Keith . BW- 98 mins,
10:00 PM STEEL HELMET, THE ( 1951)
Americans trapped behind enemy lines fight off Communists during the Korean War. Dir: Samuel Fuller Cast: Robert Hutton , Steve Brodie , James Edwards . BW- 84 mins, CC,
11:45 PM BIG PARADE, THE ( 1925)
In this silent film, a young innocent enlists for World War I service but soon learns the horrors of war. Dir: King Vidor Cast: John Gilbert , Renée Adorée , Hobart Bosworth . BW- 151 mins,
2:30 AM BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE ( 1957)
The Japanese Army forces World War II POWs to build a strategic bridge in Burma. Dir: David Lean Cast: William Holden , Alec Guinness , Jack Hawkins . C- 162 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
5:15 AM MEMPHIS BELLE: A STORY OF A FLYING FORTRESS, THE ( 1944)
Dir: Lt. Col. William Wyler Cast: Eugene Kern , Corp. John Beal , Capt. Robert K. Morgan . BW- 40 mins, CC,