TCM Schedule for Sunday November 11 - Veterans Day
Selected veterans join Ben Mankiewicz to introduce some of their favorite films.
(all times Eastern)
7:30 AM DESTINATION TOKYO ( 1943)
A U.S. sub braves enemy waters during World War II. Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Cary Grant , John Garfield , Alan Hale . BW- 135 mins, CC,
10:00 AM THREAT, THE ( 1949)
An escaped con kidnaps the people he thinks put him behind bars. Dir: Felix Feist Cast: Michael O'Shea , Virginia Grey , Charles McGraw . BW- 66 mins,
11:30 AM EAGLE AND THE HAWK, THE ( 1933)
RAF pilots fight to endure the nerve-wracking ordeal of flying in World War I. Dir: Stuart Walker Cast: Fredric March , Cary Grant , Jack Oakie . BW- 73 mins, CC,
12:45 PM RAISIN IN THE SUN, A ( 1961)
A black woman uses her late husband's life insurance to build a better world for her children. Dir: Daniel Petrie Cast: Sidney Poitier , Claudia McNeil , Ruby Dee . BW- 128 mins, CC,
3:15 PM BREAKING AWAY ( 1979)
Working-class teens compete with a college cycling team. Dir: Peter Yates Cast: Dennis Christopher , Dennis Quaid , Barbara Barrie . C- 101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
5:15 PM GUNS OF NAVARONE, THE ( 1961)
A team of Allied saboteurs fight their way behind enemy lines to destroy a pair of Nazi guns. Dir: J. Lee Thompson Cast: Gregory Peck , David Niven , Anthony Quinn . C- 157 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
8:00 PM LONGEST DAY, THE ( 1962)
The Allied forces launch the D-Day invasion of German-occupied France. Dir: Andrew Marton Cast: John Wayne , Robert Mitchum , Henry Fonda . BW- 178 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
11:15 PM D.I., THE ( 1957)
A tough drill sergeant has three days to keep a sensitive enlistee from washing out. Dir: Jack Webb Cast: Jack Webb , Don Dubbins , Cpl. Laurence C. Windsor Jr., USMC . BW- 106 mins, CC,
1:15 AM MAN OF LA MANCHA ( 1972)
The aging Don Quixote follows his dream by traveling the countryside as a warrior knight. Dir: Arthur Hiller Cast: Peter O'Toole , Sophia Loren , James Coco . C- 129 mins, CC,
3:45 AM DEATH OF A CYCLIST ( 1958)
A couple involved in an affair accidentally run over a cyclist. Dir: Juan Antonio Bardem Cast: Lucia Bose , Alberto Closas , Bruna Corra . BW- 87 mins,
5:15 AM SIMON OF THE DESERT ( 1965)
A religious sage fights temptation from Satan himself. Dir: Luis Buñuel Cast: Claudio Brook , Silvia Pinal , Hortensia Santoveña . C - 46 mins,