TCM Schedule for Monday February 18 - 31 Days of Oscar: Best Picture Nominee Non-Winner: 1952

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By day it's wall to wall epics; at night two Best Picture nominees duke it out (did both of these really lose to THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH?).

(all times Eastern)

QUO VADIS ( 1951)
A Roman commander falls for a Christian slave girl as Nero intensifies persecution of the new religion. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Robert Taylor , Deborah Kerr , Leo Genn .C- 174 mins, CC,

10:45 AM KHARTOUM ( 1966)
Epic story of the British general who fell to the Arabs in 1885. Dir: Basil Dearden Cast: Charlton Heston , Laurence Olivier , Richard Johnson . C- 136 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:15 PM 55 DAYS AT PEKING ( 1963)
An American major leads the defense against Chinese revolutionaries in 1900 Peking. Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Charlton Heston , Ava Gardner , David Niven . C- 154 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 PM BEN-HUR ( 1959)
While seeking revenge, a rebellious Israelite prince crosses paths with Jesus Christ. Dir: William Wyler Cast: Charlton Heston , Jack Hawkins , Haya Harareet . C- 222 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM HIGH NOON ( 1952)
A retired Marshal must defend his town from a revengeful villain. Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Gary Cooper , Thomas Mitchell , Lloyd Bridges . BW- 85 mins, CC,

9:45 PM QUIET MAN, THE ( 1952)
An Irish ex-boxer retires to Ireland and searches for the proper wife. Dir: John Ford Cast: John Wayne , Maureen O'Hara , Barry Fitzgerald . C- 129 mins, CC,

12:15 AM FREE SOUL, A ( 1931)
A hard-drinking lawyer's daughter falls for one of his underworld clients. Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Norma Shearer , Leslie Howard , Lionel Barrymore . BW- 94 mins, CC,

2:00 AM NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART ( 1944)
A young ne'er-do-well tries to get his life on track to help his ailing mother. Dir: Clifford Odets Cast: Cary Grant , Miss Ethel Barrymore , Ethel Barrymore . BW- 113 mins, CC,

4:00 AM I REMEMBER MAMA ( 1948)
Norwegian immigrants face the trials of family life in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. Dir: George Stevens Cast: Irene Dunne , Barbara Bel Geddes , Oscar Homolka . BW- 134 mins, CC,