TCM today 2/19
3:00 PM The Great Escape (1963)
Drama based on Paul Brickhill's factual account of the efforts of Allied prisoners to break out of the Stalag Luft North prison camp during World War II.
Dir: John Sturges Cast: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough
Runtime: 172 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
6:00 PM Bullitt (1968)
A detective is sent by a politician to catch a big-time gangster so he can procure him before a Senate crime committee for selfish gain. When the gangster is killed before this can happen, the detective and the politico clash with each other.
Dir: Peter Yates Cast: Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset
Runtime: 114 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
8:00 PM Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
The landmark teen film that solidified Dean's image with the public, follows the story of rebellious middle-class teens, disenfranchised with their parents, and given to a life of thuggery and deadly, dangerous drag racing to win over women.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
10:00 PM The Last Picture Show (1971)
In a bleak and sleepy 50s Texas town, two high-school seniors, stars on a losing football team, ponder their futures, carry on love affairs with the town sweetheart and an older, married woman respectively, and look for fatherly advice from the ex-cowboy owner of the town's pool hall/cafe and moviehouse. But when the moviehouse closes for good, it not only forces the youths to reexamine what lies ahead, it also signals the end of an era.
Dir: Peter Bogdanovich Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd
Runtime: 118 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
12:15 AM American Graffiti (1973)
Four high-school seniors face an uncertain future as they try to live through their last big school dance.
Dir: George Lucas Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams
Runtime: 109 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
2:15 AM The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
A deaf mute changes the lives of all he meets.
Dir: Robert Ellis Miller Cast: Alan Arkin, Chuck McCann, Peter Mamakos
Runtime: 123 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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