TCM Middle East Programme Schedule (In CET) Saturday 1st December 2007
TCM Middle East Programme Schedule (In CET) Saturday 1st December 2007
TCM Middle East Programme Schedule (In CET) Saturday 1st December 2007
Saturday1stDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
TheHourOf13
ThrillerstarringLawfordasajewelthief,whofindshimselfundersuspicionofboththeftandmurderwhenapolicemaniskilledonthe
samenightasavaluablejewelheist.
Starring:PeterLawford,DawnAddams,RolandCulver,DerekBond,LeslieDwyer,Director:HaroldFrench,Genre:
Thriller(1952)(80mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT06.25/CET07.25/CAT08.25
7FacesofDr.Lao
AmasterpieceoftheimaginationfromcultscifidirectorGeorgePalasmagicianTonyRandalltakesonsomeWildWestbadguyswith
alittlehelpfromhismagiccircus.
Starring:TonyRandall,BarbaraEden,ArthurO'Connell,JohnEricson,Director:GeorgePal,Genre:ScienceFiction
(1964)(96mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT08.05/CET09.05/CAT10.05
PresentingLilyMars
GarlandstarsasasmalltownchorusgirldreamingofBroadwaystardomwhogetsherbigbreakwhenthestarquitsashowonopening
night,Heflinplaystheproducerwholovesher.MusicsuppliedbytheBobCrosbyandTommyDorseyorchestras.
Starring:JudyGarland,VanHeflin,FayBainter,RichardCarlson,SpringByington,Director:NormanTaurog,Genre:
Comedy(1943)(100mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT09.50/CET10.50/CAT11.50
GunGlory
StewartGrangerplaysareformedgunslingerwhoisrejectedbyhiscommunityuntilrampagingoutlawsforcehimintoanactofself
redemption.
Starring:StewartGranger,RhondaFleming,ChillWills,JamesGregory,Director:RoyRowland,Genre:Western(1957)
(86mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT11.20/CET12.20/CAT13.20
Adam'sRib
SpencerTracyandKatharineHepburnsparkleinthisbattleofthesexescomedyashusbandandwifelawyerswhotakeoppositesides
inahighprofilemurdercase.GordonandKanin'saheadofitstimescriptbringsextrasophisticationtotheproceedings.
Starring:KatharineHepburn,SpencerTracy,JudyHolliday,TomEwell,Director:GeorgeCukor,Genre:Comedy(1949)
(97mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
InTheGoodOldSummertime
ThereareplentyofexcusesforlotsofcatchytunesasmusicstorebuddiesJohnsonandGarlandbickerandfallinloveasmysterypen
palsinthistypicallyvivaciousMGMmusical.BusterKeatonmakesanappearancetoo.
Starring:JudyGarland,VanJohnson,S.Z.Sakall,SpringByington,Director:GeorgeStoll,Genre:Comedy(1949)(99
mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT14.45/CET15.45/CAT16.45
TheyDiedWithTheirBootsOn
FlynncutsadashinRaoulWalsh'sstirringbiopicofGeneralCuster,revealingtheambitionandcouragethatinspiredthefamousLast
Stand.QuinnstarsastheSiouxleaderCrazyHorse,anddeHavillandasCuster'swife.
Starring:ErrolFlynn,OliviadeHavilland,AnthonyQuinn,ArthurKennedy,Director:RaoulWalsh,Genre:Biography
(1941)(134mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT17.00/CET18.00/CAT19.00
MurderSheSaid
AgathaChristie'sredoubtablesupersleuthMissMarple(MargaretRutherford)issoononthetrailofakillerwhenshewitnessesa
murderonaspeedingtrain.Basedonthequeenofcrimefiction's'4.50FromPaddington'.
Starring:MargaretRutherford,ArthurKennedy,MurielPavlow,JamesRobertsonJustice,Director:GeorgePollock,
Genre:Comedy(1961)(83mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT18.25/CET19.25/CAT20.25
Mrs.Brown,You'veGotALovelyDaughter
SwingingSixtiesmusicalcomedy,withHermanandtheHermitsheadingtoLondontoentertheirprizegreyhoundinarace.Abevyof
notedBritishcharacteractors,includingStanleyHolloway,makeupthecast.
Starring:PeterNoone,KarlGreen,KeithHopwood,DerekLeckenby,StanleyHolloway,BarryWhitwam,Director:Saul
Swimmer,Genre:Comedy(1968)(91mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,GreekDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
Poltergeist
Adreamhomebecomesthehousefromhellasevilspiritsriseuptopossessthesoulofaninnocentchild.Onlyaclairvoyantcanquell
theterror.Atrulychillinghorrormovie,producedbyStevenSpielberg.
Starring:CraigT.Nelson,JoBethWilliams,BeatriceStraight,HeatherO'Rourke,Director:TobeHooper,Genre:Horror
(1982)(110mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,
Spanish
GMT21.55/CET22.55/CAT23.55
Shaft'sBigScore!
Roundtreereturnstotheroleoftheultracoolprivateeyeaniconiccharacterof'70scinemaheretakingonsomeveryshady
charactersfromtheNewYorkunderworldinthissequeltotheoriginal'Shaft'film.
Starring:RichardRoundtree,FrankFinlay,VonettaMcGee,NedaArneric,DebebeEshetu,Director:GordanParks,
Genre:Crime(1972)(101mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT23.40/CET00.40/CAT01.40
BlackboardJungle
GlennFordisthenavyveteranwhofindshisidealismfadingfastwhenhestartsanewcareerteachinginoneofNewYork'stoughest
schools.Asearingdrama,whichintroducedrock'n'rolltothebigscreenwithBillHaley's'RockAroundTheClock'.
Starring:GlennFord,AnneFrancis,SidneyPoitier,LouisCalhern,Director:RichardBrooks,Genre:Drama(1955)(97
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT01.20/CET02.20/CAT03.20
TheHappyYears
Stockwellstarsasarebelliousyoungtearawaysenttoastrictturnofthecenturyprepschoolasameansofstraighteninghimoutand
makingamanofhim.FeaturesWagner'sscreendebut.
Starring:DeanStockwell,ScottyBeckett,DarrylHickman,LeoG.Carroll,RobertWagner,Director:WilliamA.
Wellman,Genre:Comedy(1950)(106mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,French,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,
SwedishDubbing:English
GMT03.10/CET04.10/CAT05.10
SilverRiver
ErrolFlynnisthedisgracedsoldierturnedgambler,hopingtostrikeitrichbothintheminesofSilverCityandwiththebeautifulwifeof
oneofhisemployees.Toaidhiscause,hesendsthewoman'shusbandoutonadangerousmission.
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Starring:ErrolFlynn,AnnSheridan,ThomasMitchell,BruceBennett,TomD'Andrea,Director:RaoulWalsh,Genre:
Western(1948)(109mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
Sunday2ndDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
TheWreckOfTheMaryDeare
Thespecialeffectsaretherealstarofthisseaborneadventuremystery,withCooperandHestonasthemarinerscaughtupinadirty
salvagescam.
Starring:CharltonHeston,GaryCooper,MichaelRedgrave,EmlynWilliams,Director:MichaelAnderson,Genre:
Adventure(1959)(101mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT06.50/CET07.50/CAT08.50
ThePetrifiedForest
Landmarkgangstermovie,withHumphreyBogartintherolethatmadehimastaronbothstageandscreenthemurderoushostage
taker,'Duke'Mantee,whoterrorisesthepatronsofanisolatedArizonadiner.
Starring:LeslieHoward,BetteDavis,HumphreyBogart,GenevieveTobin,DickForan,Director:ArchieMayo,Genre:
Crime(1936)(79mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT08.10/CET09.10/CAT10.10
BachelorInParadise
BobHopestarsasafamous'agonyuncle'whosettlesincognitoinawealthyCaliforniantownandstirsupunbiddenpassionsamong
thetown'swomenmuchtotheirhusbands'chagrin.Buttruelovesoonblossomswiththeoneandonlysinglewoman.
Starring:BobHope,LanaTurner,JanisPaige,JimHutton,Director:JackArnold,Genre:Comedy(1961)(105mins)
(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT10.00/CET11.00/CAT12.00
SongOfTheThinMan
WilliamPowellandMyrnaLoystarforasixthandfinaltimeasDashiellHammett'sstylishsupersleuths,heresearchingthejazzclubs
ofNewYorkforcluestoamurder.An11yearoldDeanStockwellplaystheirson,NickJnr.
Starring:WilliamPowell,MyrnaLoy,DeanStockwell,KeenanWynn,PhilipReed,Director:EdwardBuzzell,Genre:
Mystery(1947)(83mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:
GMT11.25/CET12.25/CAT13.25
BillyTheKid
RobertTaylortakesthetitleroleinthisWesternbiopicofthenotoriousoutlawwhoturnedkillerafterthedeathofafriend.BrianDonlevy
isthesheriffwhobringshimtojustice.
Starring:RobertTaylor,BrianDonlevy,IanHunter,MaryHoward,GeneLockhart,Director:DavidMiller,Genre:
Western(1941)(91mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
TakeMeOuttotheBallGame
EnergeticmusicalinwhichEstherWilliamsoffendsstarplayersGeneKellyandFrankSinatrawhenshetakesontheirbaseballteam.
BusbyBerkeley'slastfilmasadirector,withKellyandStanleyDonendirectingthemusicalsequences.
Starring:GeneKelly,FrankSinatra,EstherWilliams,BettyGarrett,Director:BusbyBerkeley,Genre:Musical(1949)(90
mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT14.35/CET15.35/CAT16.35
2010
AnambitioussequeltoStanleyKubrick'sscificlassic,withRoyScheiderastheleaderofagroupofastronautssentintospaceto
unravelthemysteryofwhatwentwrongontheoriginalmission.
Starring:RoyScheider,JohnLithgow,HelenMirren,BobBalaban,KeirDullea,Director:PeterHyams,Genre:Drama
(1984)(116mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT16.35/CET17.35/CAT18.35
PleaseBelieveMe
DeborahKerrstarsinthisromanceaboutayoungEnglishwomanwhoinheritsaTexanranchandtheattentionsofthreebachelors(a
gambler,agoodtimeboyandherattorney),eachdeterminedtowooherasabride.
Starring:DeborahKerr,RobertWalker,JamesWhitmore,PeterLawford,Director:NormanTaurog,Genre:Comedy
(1950)(84mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT18.00/CET19.00/CAT20.00
Bataan
Taylorgivesanoutstandingperformanceasamilitarycommanderstrugglingtosavehismeninthisblisteringtaleofcourageand
perseverance,setduringadoomedwartimemissioninthePacific.Abigboxofficehitofitstime.
Starring:RobertTaylor,GeorgeMurphy,ThomasMitchell,LloydNolan,Director:TayGarnett,Genre:War(1943)(115
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
WhoseLifeIsItAnyway?
Dreyfussgivesaremarkableperformance,inthisadaptationofBrianClark'sblacklycomicstageplay,astheparalysedsculptorfighting
boththelawandthemedics(CassavetesandLahti)fortherighttodiewithdignity.
Starring:RichardDreyfuss,JohnCassavetes,ChristineLahti,BobBalaban,Director:JohnBadham,Genre:Drama
(1981)(114mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT21.55/CET22.55/CAT23.55
NeverLetMeGo
ClarkGableisthedevotedhusbandwhobravesthecommunistmenaceinpostwarMoscowtoenablehisRussianballerinawife(Gene
Tierney)toescapewithhimtotheWest.
Starring:ClarkGable,GeneTierney,BernardMiles,RichardHaydn,Director:DelmerDaves,Genre:Drama(1953)(90
mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT23.30/CET00.30/CAT01.30
TheLastVoyage
StackandMalonestarasthecouplewhoseromanticcruiseofalifetimeturnsintoavoyageofterroronthehighseaswhentheship
startstosink.Aforerunnerof'ThePoseidonAdventure',andjustasgripping.
Starring:RobertStack,DorothyMalone,GeorgeSanders,EdmondO'Brien,WoodyStrode,Director:AndrewL.Stone,
Genre:Disaster(1960)(92mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT01.05/CET02.05/CAT03.05
FleshAndTheDevil
Aromanticcinematicmasterpiecefromthe1920s.Twomen(JohnGilbertandLarsHanson)findtheirfriendshipunderthreatwhenthey
bothfallunderthespellofthesamewoman,playedbytheimmortalGretaGarbo.
Starring:GretaGarbo,JohnGilbert,LarsHanson,BarbaraKent,WilliamOrlamond,Director:ClarenceBrown,Genre:
Drama(1926)(113mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,,Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
TCMMiddleEastProgrammeSchedule(inCET)
GMT03.05/CET04.05/CAT05.05
KnightsOfTheRoundTable
MGM'sfirstwidescreenmovie:alavishtaleofmedievalloveandwar,withFerrer,TaylorandGardnerasprincipleplayersinthe
Arthurianlegends.
Starring:RobertTaylor,AvaGardner,MelFerrer,StanleyBaker,Director:RichardThorpe,Genre:Historical(1953)
(111mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
Monday3rdDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
KingSolomon'sMines
StirringadventureaboundswithKerrandGrangerbravingswamps,junglesanddesertsastheyjoinforcestosearchforthefabled
diamondminesofKingSolomon.BasedonHRiderHaggard'sclassictome.
Starring:AndrewMarton,StewartGranger,DeborahKerr,RichardCarlson,HugoHaas,Director:ComptonBennett,
AndrewMarton,Genre:Adventure(1950)(99mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,
SwedishDubbing:English
GMT06.40/CET07.40/CAT08.40
RideTheHighCountry
SamPeckinpah'selegiacWestern,withRandolphScottandJoelMcCreaastwoageingcowboysreflectingontheirlivesastheyguard
ashipmentofgoldandsaveayoungbride.Abittersweetsalutetoalostage.
Starring:RandolphScott,JoelMcCrea,MarietteHartley,EdgarBuchanan,Director:SamPeckinpah,Genre:Western
(1962)(90mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT08.15/CET09.15/CAT10.15
TheWalkingStick
Eggarstarsasacrippledantiquesdealersosmittenbythecharmsofanartist(Hemmings)thatsheagreestoparticipatewithhimina
robbery.BasedonanovelbyWinstonGraham.
Starring:DavidHemmings,SamanthaEggar,EmlynWilliams,PhyllisCalvert,FerdyMayne,Director:EricTill,Genre:
Crime(1970)(98mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT09.55/CET10.55/CAT11.55
FlamingoRoad
She'sbeenframedandshe'shellbentonrevenge!CrawfordstarsasatoughcarnivaldancerwhotakesonthemightofGreenstreet's
corrupt,smalltownsheriffinthispowerfuldrama.
Starring:JoanCrawford,ZacharyScott,SydneyGreenstreet,DavidBrian,GladysGeorge,Director:MichaelCurtiz,
Genre:PoliticalFilm(1949)(92mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT11.30/CET12.30/CAT13.30
WhereWereYouWhenTheLightsWentOut?
DorisDaycomedycentringonthereallife,massiveblackoutwhichbefellNewYorkon9November1965.TerryThomascostars.
Starring:DorisDay,TerryThomas,RobertMorse,PatrickO'Neal,LolaAlbright,Director:HyAverback,Genre:
Comedy(1968)(86mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
IceStationZebra
Hudson,BorgnineandMcGoohanstarinthisgrippingnavalactionthrillersetduringtheColdWaraboardasabotagedUSsubmarine.
BasedonAlistairMacLean'sbestseller.
Starring:RockHudson,ErnestBorgnine,PatrickMcGoohan,JimBrown,LeeStanley,Director:JohnSturges,Genre:
Adventure(1968)(140mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT15.25/CET16.25/CAT17.25
Lili
Enchantingmusical,basedonaPaulGallicostory,withCaronasaFrenchorphanwhofallsinlovewithamagician(MelFerrer),onlyto
findthatheisalreadyhitched.FeaturesanOscarwinningscore.
Starring:LeslieCaron,MelFerrer,ZsaZsaGabor,JeanPierreAumont,Director:CharlesWalters,Genre:Drama(1953)
(78mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT16.50/CET17.50/CAT18.50
TheHook
HarmonicavirtuosoLarryAdlerprovidestheevocativemusicforthisstrikingwardrama,starringKirkDouglasasthecommanderfaced
withamoraldilemmawhenhecapturesaKoreanpilot.
Starring:KirkDouglas,RobertWalkerJnr.,NickAdams,NehemiahPersoff,Director:GeorgeSeaton,Genre:War
(1963)(94mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT18.25/CET19.25/CAT20.25
Speedway
NancySinatraistheIRSagentwhobringsevenmoretroubleforstockcarracerElvisPresleywhenthelatterdiscoversthathis
manager(BillBixby)hasbeenswindlinghim.Elvis,needlesstosay,singshimselfoutoftrouble.
Starring:ElvisPresley,NancySinatra,BillBixby,GaleGordon,WilliamSchallert,Director:NormanTaurog,Genre:
Musical(1968)(91mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
PenniesFromHeaven
DennisPotter'slandmarkTVdrama,whichmadeBobHoskins'reputation,getsthebigscreenandbigstartreatment.SteveMartin
playsthetravellingmusicsheetsalesmanwhoseloveaffairwithabeautifulteacherleadstotragedy.
Starring:SteveMartin,BernadettePeters,ChristopherWalken,JessicaHarper,Director:HerbertRoss,Genre:Musical
(1981)(104mins)(12)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT21.45/CET22.45/CAT23.45
APatchOfBlue
ShelleyWinterswonanOscarforherportrayalofanoverbearingmotherinthissensitiveandmovingdramaofablindgirlwhofallsfor
ablackman,playedbySidneyPoitier.
Starring:ShelleyWinters,SidneyPoitier,ElizabethHartman,WallaceFord,IvanDixon,Director:GuyGreen,Genre:
Drama(1965)(101mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT23.30/CET00.30/CAT01.30
DarkOfTheSun
CinematographerCardiffdirectsthisgritty,Congobasedadventureyarninvolvingromance,mercenaryactivityandafortunein
diamonds.Taylorstarsasasoldieroffortunehiredtosaveabeautifulmissionary(Mimieux).
Starring:RodTaylor,YvetteMimieux,JimBrown,KennethMore,Director:JackCardiff,Genre:Drama(1968)(97mins)
(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT01.10/CET02.10/CAT03.10
TheHaunting
RobertWise'seerieandeffectivehauntedhousechiller.Aparanormalinvestigatorenliststhehelpoftwopsychicwomen(JulieHarris
andClaireBloom)toinvestigatethesinistergoingsonatHillHouseaNewEnglandmansion.
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Starring:JulieHarris,ClaireBloom,RichardJohnson,RussTamblyn,Director:RobertWise,Genre:Horror(1963)(108
mins)(15)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT03.00/CET04.00/CAT05.00
TheHumanComedy
ApoignantportraitofAmericansmalltimelifeduringWorldWarII,withMickeyRooneyasthetelegramdeliveryboywholearnsabout
lifefromthosetouched,forbetterorworse,bywartimeevents.
Starring:MickeyRooney,FrankMorgan,FayBainter,JamesCraig,Director:ClarenceBrown,Genre:Comedy(1943)
(112mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
Tuesday4thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
TheSeaOfGrass
TracyandHepburnstarasarancherandhiswifewhofindthemselvesonopposingsidesinthisWesterndramacentringonafarmer
rancherfeudovertheNewMexicograsslands.
Starring:SpencerTracy,KatharineHepburn,RobertWalker,MelvynDouglas,Director:EliaKazan,Genre:Western
(1947)(119mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT07.00/CET08.00/CAT09.00
Scaramouche
Energeticswashbuckler,basedonRaphaelSabatini'snovel,withGrangerasan18thcenturyFrencharistocratwhodisguiseshimself
asthezanyScaramouchetoavengethedeathofafriendatthehandsofawickedmarquis.
Starring:StewartGranger,EleanorParker,JanetLeigh,MelFerrer,Director:GeorgeSidney,Genre:Adventure(1952)
(110mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT08.55/CET09.55/CAT10.55
ZiegfeldGirl
MGMglittergaloreinthismusicaldramaaboutthreeZiegfeldFolliesgirlsTurner,GarlandandLamarr.
Starring:JamesStewart,LanaTurner,JudyGarland,HedyLamarr,TonyMartin,Director:RobertZ.Leonard,Genre:
Musical(1941)(130mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT11.10/CET12.10/CAT13.10
BhowaniJunction
AsultryGardnerstarsinthisfineadaptationofJohnMasters'novelasanAngloIndianwomantornbetweenherloveforhercountry
andherloveforaBritishcolonel(Granger)duringIndia'sbattleforindependencefromtheBritish.
Starring:AvaGardner,StewartGranger,BillTravers,AbrahamSofaer,FrancisMatthews,Director:GeorgeCukor,
Genre:Drama(1956)(106mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
CaptainNemoAndTheUnderwaterCity
Ryan,ConnorsandNewmanaretheintrepidadventurersinthisunderwaterfantasytrackingthefurtherexploitsofJulesVerne's
visionaryVictoriansubmariner,CaptainNemo,hereintroducingthesurvivorsofashipwrecktohisfabulousunderseacity.
Starring:RobertRyan,ChuckConnors,NanetteNewman,LucianaPaluzzi,BillFraser,KennethConnor,Director:
JamesHill,Genre:Adventure(1969)(102mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,
Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT14.45/CET15.45/CAT16.45
MurderAtTheGallop
TheinimitableMargaretRutherfordstarsasAgathaChristie'ssupersleuth,MissMarple,hereinvestigatingthesuspiciouswillofaman
whodroppeddeadatthesightofacat.RobertMorleycostarsinthisdrollmurdermystery.
Starring:MargaretRutherford,RobertMorley,StringerDavies,FloraRobson,Director:GeorgePollock,Genre:
Comedy(1963)(78mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT16.05/CET17.05/CAT18.05
Mr.Skeffington
BetteDavisgivesabravuraperformanceinthisgrandscalesoapoperaasavainsocietywomanwhomakesamarriageof
convenience,onlytodiscoverherlovinghusband'struefeelingsaftermanyyears.
Starring:BetteDavis,ClaudeRains,WalterAbel,RichardWaring,GeorgeCoulouris,Director:VincentSherman,
Genre:Drama(1944)(123mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Spanish,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT18.10/CET19.10/CAT20.10
DinnerAtEight
MarieDressler,JeanHarlowandJohn&LionelBarrymoreheadthestarstuddedcastofdirectorGeorgeCukor'sdeliciouscomedyof
manners,tracingtheMachiavellianeffortsofaParkAvenuesnobtosecureanEnglisharistocratasadinnerguest.
Starring:MarieDressler,JohnBarrymore,WallaceBeery,JeanHarlow,Director:GeorgeCukor,Genre:Comedy(1933)
(107mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
Ryan'sDaughter
AsensualIrishgirl,trappedinafrigidmarriage,findssolaceinthearmsofashellshockedsoldier.SarahMilesandRobertMitchum
starinthistragiclovestory,directedonanepicscalebyDavidLean.JohnMillsandcinematographerFreddieYoungwonOscars.
Starring:RobertMitchum,SarahMiles,JohnMills,TrevorHoward,ChristopherJones,Director:DavidLean,Genre:
Romance(1970)(187mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:
GMT23.10/CET00.10/CAT01.10
TheTroubleWithGirls
There'saperiodsettingthe1920sforthisElvisPresleyromp,withTheKingastheheadofatravellingmedicineshowwhoselifeis
spicedupbynumerousencounterswiththeoppositesex.
Starring:ElvisPresley,MarlynMason,NicoleJaffe,ShereeNorth,Director:PeterTewksbury,Genre:Comedy(1969)
(96mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT00.50/CET01.50/CAT02.50
ThePostmanAlwaysRingsTwice
LanaTurnerandJohnGarfieldstarasthewaitressanddrifterwhoformasexuallychargedandmurderousalliancethatresultsinthe
deathofTurner'shusband.Agreatandpowerfulcrimeclassic,basedonJamesM.Cain'snovel.
Starring:LanaTurner,JohnGarfield,CecilKellaway,HumeCronyn,Director:TayGarnett,Genre:Crime(1946)(109
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT02.40/CET03.40/CAT04.40
TheRounders
EnjoyablecomicWestern,withFordandFondahighlywatchableastwoageingbroncobustersdreamingofthebigtime.Thebigbreak
loomsthrougharodeobettingscam.Butthehorsethatcarriestheirhopeshasameantemper...
Starring:GlennFord,HenryFonda,SueAneLangdon,HopeHoliday,ChillWills,Director:BurtKennedy,Genre:
Western(1965)(81mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:
GMT04.05/CET05.05/CAT06.05
WarnerBros:NoGuts,NoGlory75YearsofBlockbusters
TCMMiddleEastProgrammeSchedule(inCET)
MichaelKeatonhoststhistributetoWarnerBrothers'blockbustermovies.
Starring:MichaelKeaton,Director:KeithR.Clarke,Genre:Documentary(1998)(46mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:
Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
Wednesday5thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
SevenWomen
LegendaryWesternhelmerJohnForddirectshislastfilmastirringtaleofagroupofwomencaughtupintheChineserevolutionatan
isolatedMongolianmission.FeaturesafinecastofactressesfrombothsideoftheAtlantic.
Starring:AnneBancroft,SueLyon,MargaretLeighton,FloraRobson,MildredDunnock,Director:JohnFord,Genre:
Historical(1966)(84mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT06.25/CET07.25/CAT08.25
Roberta
Agemofamusical,withFredAstairerediscoveringformerloveGingerRogersinPariswhereshe'sposingasaPolishcountess.
FeaturessomeofJeromeKern'sgreatestsongs,including'SmokeGetsInYourEyes'and'LovelyToLookAt'.
Starring:FredAstaire,GingerRogers,IreneDunne,RandolphScott,Director:WilliamA.Seiter,Genre:Comedy(1935)
(101mins)()(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT08.10/CET09.10/CAT10.10
LightInThePiazza
AnAmericangirlfallsforanItalianprincebutshouldherparentsrevealadarksecretaboutherpastwhichexplainsherchildlike
behaviour?Astarcastbringsclassandpacetothisromanticdrama.
Starring:OliviadeHavilland,RossanoBrazzi,YvetteMimieux,GeorgeHamilton,Director:GuyGreen,Genre:Drama
(1962)(98mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT09.50/CET10.50/CAT11.50
ShadowOfTheThinMan
AfourthadventureforDashiellHammett'sclassysleuthsNickandNoraCharles(playedagainbyWilliamPowellandMyrnaLoy),who
spendadayattheracesandfindthemselvesonthetrailofakiller.
Starring:WilliamPowell,MyrnaLoy,BarryNelson,DonnaReed,Director:W.S.VanDyke,Genre:Mystery(1941)(97
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT11.30/CET12.30/CAT13.30
BattleBeneathTheEarth
TheColdWarisatitschilliestandtheChineseappeartobediggingsecretinvasiontunnelsfromChinatotheStates.CantheUSNavy
stoptheCommunistmenaceintime?Totallydaftbuthighlyenjoyable!
Starring:KerwinMathews,VivianeVentura,RobertAyres,PeterArne,Director:MontgomeryTully,Genre:Science
Fiction(1967)(88mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
Elvis:That'stheWayItIs
ThisacclaimeddocumentaryofTheKing'slateryearsisacompellingportraitofhislifeonandoffstage.Elvisisshownstruttingaround
LasVegaswithhisentourage,relaxingbackstage,tradingjokesandplayingbeforealoud,liveaudience.
Starring:ElvisPresley,JamesBurton,GlenD.Hardin,CharlieHodge,JerryScheff,RonnieTutt,JohnWilkinson,
Director:DenisSanders,Genre:Documentary(1970)(96mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,
Hebrew,Spanish,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT14.40/CET15.40/CAT16.40
ALifeOfHerOwn
LanaTurnerstarsasanambitiousmodelwhoembarksonanaffairwithamarriedman(RayMilland),butisbroughtupshortwhenshe
finallymeetsherlover'swifeleadingtoheartbreakforallconcerned.
Starring:LanaTurner,RayMilland,TomEwell,LouisCalhern,Director:GeorgeCukor,Genre:Drama(1950)(104mins)
(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT16.25/CET17.25/CAT18.25
TheBigSleep
HowardHawks'famouslycrypticversionofChandler'scrimethrilleraboutthetrailofdeathleftbyawealthygeneral'swilddaughters.
HumphreyBogart(asprivateeyePhilipMarlowe)andLaurenBacallexudetheusualpotentscreenmagic.
Starring:HumphreyBogart,LaurenBacall,JohnRidgely,MarthaVickers,DorothyMalone,Director:HowardHawks,
Genre:Crime(1946)(109mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English,Spanish
GMT18.15/CET19.15/CAT20.15
TheMerryWidow
ThethirdscreenversionofLehar'scharmingoperetta,withLanaTurner(whosesingingvoicewasdubbed)typicallyglamorousasthe
eponymouswidowromancedbyFernandoLamas'dashingcharmer.
Starring:LanaTurner,FernandoLamas,UnaMerkel,RichardHaydn,Director:CurtisBernhardt,Genre:Comedy(1952)
(101mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
Hawaii
Historicalepicsetinthe19thcenturywithMaxvonSydowandJulieAndrews.Astrictministertriestoimposehisbeliefsonasmall
Pacificisland.BasedonJamesAMichener'snovel.
Starring:MaxvonSydow,JulieAndrews,RichardHarris,GeneHackman,CarrollO'Connor,Director:GeorgeRoyHill,
Genre:Historical(1966)(155mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT22.40/CET23.40/CAT00.40
TwoLoves
ShirleyMacLainetakestheleadinthisNewZealandbasedromanceastherepressedspinsterschoolteacherwhomustchoose
betweensuitorsJackHawkinsandLaurenceHarvey.Heractionsleadtotragicconsequences.
Starring:ShirleyMacLaine,LaurenceHarvey,JackHawkins,NobuMcCarthy,RonaldLong,Director:CharlesWalters,
Genre:Drama(1961)(97mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT00.20/CET01.20/CAT02.20
IAmAFugitiveFromAChainGang
Anuncompromising'docudrama'portrayalofinjustice,withPaulMunigivingapowerfulperformanceastheWorldWarIvetontherun
fromachainganginDepressioneraAmerica.BasedonRobertE.Burns'autobiographicalnovel.
Starring:PaulMuni,GlendaFarrell,HelenVinson,PrestonFoster,Director:MervynLeRoy,Genre:Prison(1932)(93
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT01.55/CET02.55/CAT03.55
BrotherlyLove
HilariousstudyofBritishupperclasseccentricities,withO'TooleandYorkastwosiblingswhobecomepartofadistinctlypeculiar
menageatroisatarundowncountryestate.
Starring:PeterO'Toole,SusannahYork,MichaelCraig,HarryAndrews,Director:J.LeeThompson,Genre:Drama
(1970)(108mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT03.45/CET04.45/CAT05.45
Arena
TCMMiddleEastProgrammeSchedule(inCET)
Atalentedrodeostarhastobalancepersonalproblemswithhisdangerouscareerwhenhismarriedlifebecomesasbumpyashis
sport.Includesdramaticrodeofootageandstandsoutforits3Dcamerawork.
Starring:GigYoung,JeanHagen,PollyBergen,HarryMorgan,Director:RichardFleischer,Genre:Western(1953)(71
mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
Thursday6thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
ThePrimeMinister
ThegreatJohnGielgudtakesthetitleroleinthisbiopiconthe19thcenturypolitician,BenjaminDisraeli,amultitalentedmananda
greatfavouriteofQueenVictoria.StephenMurrayplayshisfiercepoliticalopponent,Gladstone.
Starring:JohnGielgud,DianaWynyard,StephenMurray,WillFyffe,OwenNares,Director:ThoroldDickinson,Genre:
Biography(1941)(91mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:GreekDubbing:English
GMT06.35/CET07.35/CAT08.35
PrivatePotter
AyoungTomCourtenaystarsasacallowyoungsoldierwhoclaimstohaveseenavisionfromGodwhenhissupposedcowardice
jeopardisesamissionandcausesthedeathofacolleague.
Starring:TomCourtenay,MogensWieth,RonaldFraser,JamesMaxwell,Director:CasparWrede,Genre:Religious
(1962)(85mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT08.05/CET09.05/CAT10.05
TheScarletCoat
ReallifeAmericanRevolutionspyyarn,withWildeasthemajorwhomustfoiltheinfamousplotofBenedictArnold,playedwithsubtle
menacebyDouglas,andhiscoconspiratorJohnAndre(Wilding).
Starring:CornelWilde,MichaelWilding,GeorgeSanders,RobertDouglas,Director:JohnSturges,Genre:Historical
(1955)(97mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT09.45/CET10.45/CAT11.45
Wifevs.Secretary
Romanticdrama,withGableasadevotedhusbandwhoserelationshipwithhisvoluptuoussecretary(Harlow)ismisinterpretedbyhis
wife(Loy),whosesuspicionsarearousedbyherschemingmother.
Starring:ClarkGable,JeanHarlow,MyrnaLoy,MayRobson,HobartCavanaugh,Director:ClarenceBrown,Genre:
Drama(1936)(94mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT11.20/CET12.20/CAT13.20
EscapeFromFortBravo
ExpectambushesandmassprisonbreakoutsgaloreinthisJohnSturgesWestern,setinArizonaduringtheCivilWar,withHoldenas
aruthlessPOWcampcommanderwhoprovesnomatchforthecharmsofafemalerebelagent.
Starring:WilliamHolden,EleanorParker,JohnForsythe,WilliamDemarest,Director:JohnSturges,Genre:Western
(1953)(95mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
TenThousandBedrooms
MusicalcomedywithDeanMartinsuitablycastasaplayboyhotelierwhosetsofftoRometovisithis10,000thbedroomhotlypursued
bythebeautifuldaughtersofawealthyItalian.
Starring:DeanMartin,AnnaMariaAlberghetti,EvaBartok,DeweyMartin,WalterSlezak,Director:RichardThorpe,
Genre:Comedy(1957)(115mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT15.00/CET16.00/CAT17.00
Hawaii
Historicalepicsetinthe19thcenturywithMaxvonSydowandJulieAndrews.Astrictministertriestoimposehisbeliefsonasmall
Pacificisland.BasedonJamesAMichener'snovel.
Starring:MaxvonSydow,JulieAndrews,RichardHarris,GeneHackman,CarrollO'Connor,Director:GeorgeRoyHill,
Genre:Historical(1966)(155mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT17.40/CET18.40/CAT19.40
GreenDolphinStreet
Amangetsdrunkandproposestothewrongwoman,withfascinatingconsequences.LanaTurnerstarsinthislavishmelodramaas
onesideofthisromantictriangle.
Starring:LanaTurner,VanHeflin,DonnaReed,RichardHart,FrankMorgan,ReginaldOwen,Director:VictorSaville,
Genre:Adventure(1947)(136mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,English,Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
TheField
RichardHarriswasnominatedforanOscarforhisportrayalofanoldfarmerwhoisdriventodespairbyawealthylandownerwho
planstoevicthimfromthefarmhehasworkedonallofhislife.
Starring:RichardHarris,SeanBean,JohnHurt,Director:JimSheridan,Genre:Drama(1990)(107mins)(15)(Colour),
Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT21.55/CET22.55/CAT23.55
TheHoneymoonMachine
TwosoldiersstandtotriggeralloutwarwhentheirbettingscaminVeniceinterfereswiththeirship'scommunications.SteveMcQueen,
JimHuttonandPaulaPrentissstarinthisentertainingromanticcomedy.
Starring:SteveMcQueen,BrigidBazlen,JimHutton,PaulaPrentiss,DeanJagger,Director:RichardThorpe,Genre:
Comedy(1961)(84mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT23.20/CET00.20/CAT01.20
ActionInTheNorthAtlantic
ThoseunsungheroesofWorldWarII,theMerchantMarines,runthegauntletofNaziUboatsandbombersastheystruggletogetvital
suppliesalongtheonlysupplyroutebetweenthefreeworldanditsSovietally.Bogartheadsafineensemblecast.
Starring:HumphreyBogart,RaymondMassey,AlanHale,JulieBishop,RuthGordon,Director:LloydBacon,Genre:
War(1943)(122mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT01.25/CET02.25/CAT03.25
AVeryPrivateAffair
DirectorLouiseMalle'sstudyofstardom,reportedlybasedonincidentsfromBrigitteBardot'sownlife,withBardotasthestarletfleeing
thepressuresofmoviemakingthroughapassionateaffairwithatheatricaldirector.
Starring:BrigitteBardot,MarcelloMastroianni,NicolasBataille,JacquelineDoyen,Director:LouisMalle,Genre:
Drama(1962)(91mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT03.00/CET04.00/CAT05.00
Battleground
Wellman'spowerfulpsychologicaldramaaboutoneofthemostfatefulconflictsofWorldWarII:theBattleoftheBulge,toldthroughthe
eyesofamotleycrewoftrappedUSsoldiers.ThefilmwonOscarsforcinematographyandscreenplay.
TCMMiddleEastProgrammeSchedule(inCET)
Starring:VanJohnson,JohnHodiak,RicardoMontalban,GeorgeMurphy,MarshallThompson,Director:William
Wellman,Genre:War(1949)(119mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
Friday7thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
TheDevilMakesThree
There'sanunusualroleforsonganddancemanGeneKellyinthisthrillerasaUSintelligenceofficerwhoreturnstopostwarMunich
andfindshimselfcaughtupwithabeautifulgirl(Angeli),gangsofblackmarketeersandneoNazis.
Starring:GeneKelly,PierAngeli,RichardEgan,RichardRober,Director:AndrewMarton,Genre:Drama(1952)(87
mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Norwegian,SpanishDubbing:English
GMT06.30/CET07.30/CAT08.30
AYankAtEton
RooneyistheobnoxiousAmericanschoolboyshippedoffbyhismumtocompletehiseducationatEton.Hewastesnotimein
alienatingpracticallyallhisfellowstudents.CostarLawfordprovidesafineturnastheschoolbully.
Starring:MickeyRooney,EdmundGwenn,IanHunter,PeterLawford,Director:NormanTaurog,Genre:Drama(1942)
(85mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT08.00/CET09.00/CAT10.00
TheGirlAndTheGeneral
RodSteigerstarsasaonearmedAustriangeneralwhoescapesfromhiscaptorsduringtheGreatWarwiththehelpofAda,afeisty
femalefreedomfighter.
Starring:VirnaLisi,RodSteiger,TonyGaggia,UmbertoOrsini,Director:PasqualeFestaCampanile,Genre:Drama
(1967)(99mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT09.40/CET10.40/CAT11.40
AfterTheThinMan
PowellandLoyreprisetheirrolesastheurbanesleuthsNickandNoraCharles,whofindthemselvesembroiledinblackmailandmurder
astheytrytohelpanunstablecousin.FeaturesJamesStewartinarare'badguy'role.
Starring:WilliamPowell,MyrnaLoy,JamesStewart,ElissaLandi,JosephCalleia,Director:W.S.VanDyke,Genre:
Comedy(1936)(108mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT11.30/CET12.30/CAT13.30
DoubleTrouble
Presleyattractstheamorousattentionsofaprettyyoungheiress(Day)whilehe'stouringBritain.Tomakethingsevenmoreexciting,he
getscaughtupinajewelheist.Thisenjoyablemusicalrompthatincludestheclassic'LongLeggedGirl'.
Starring:ElvisPresley,AnnetteDay,JohnWilliams,YvonneRomain,ChipsRafferty,Director:NormanTaurog,Genre:
Musical(1967)(88mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
Kelly'sHeroes
Riotous,tongueincheekadventureyarn,withClintEastwoodtheleaderofagangofoddballmisfits(includingTellySavalasand
DonaldSutherland)assignedtoretrieveastashofgoldfrombehindenemylines.
Starring:ClintEastwood,TellySavalas,DonaldSutherland,DonRickles,CarrollO'Connor,GavinMacleod,Director:
BrianG.Hutton,Genre:Comedy(1970)(138mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,
Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT15.25/CET16.25/CAT17.25
PickAStar
AremakeofBusterKeaton's'FreeAndEasy',withHaleyasasmalltownguytryingtotransformhissweetheartintoamoviestar.
LaurelandHardyappearbrieflyinsomeclassiccomedystudiomoviescenes.
Starring:StanLaurel,OliverHardy,JackHaley,RosinaLawrence,PatsyKelly,Director:EdwardSedgwick,Genre:
Comedy(1937)(67mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT16.35/CET17.35/CAT18.35
GoodbyeMr.Chips
RobertDonatwonanOscarforhismemorableperformanceinthismuchlovedfilmchroniclingthelifeandtimesofamartinet
schoolteacherwhofindshislifetransformedbytheloveforagoodwoman(GreerGarson).
Starring:GreerGarson,RobertDonat,PaulHenreid,JohnMills,Director:SamWood,Genre:Drama(1939)(110mins)
(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT18.30/CET19.30/CAT20.30
SonOfAGunfighter
AgunfighterfindshimselftornbyfamilyloyaltieswhenhehelpsasherifftrackdownanoutlawwhoisterrorisingtheAmerican/Mexican
border.
Starring:RussTamblyn,KieronMoore,JamesPhilbrook,FernandoRay,Director:PaulLandres,Genre:Western
(1966)(88mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
TheGangThatCouldn'tShootStraight
CapercomedywithanearlystarringroleforRobertDeNiroasapriestimpersonatingItaliancyclistwhofindshimselfembroiledwitha
gangofludicrouslyincompetentcrooks.BasedonJimmyBreslin'snovel.
Starring:RobertDeNiro,JerryOrbach,LeighTaylorYoung,JoVanFleet,Director:JamesGoldstone,Genre:Crime
(1971)(93mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT21.35/CET22.35/CAT23.35
TheManWhoLaughs
LisaGastoniandEdmundPurdomstarinthisbizarreItalianproduction,whichtellsthestoryoftheBorgias,thenotoriousItalian
Renaissancerulerswhoturnedpoliticsandpoisoningintoalethalartform.
Starring:LisaGastoni,EdmundPurdom,JeanSorel,IlariaOcchini,LindaSini,Director:SergioCorbucci,Genre:
Drama(1966)(98mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,Norwegian,SpanishDubbing:English
GMT23.15/CET00.15/CAT01.15
TheShopAroundTheCorner
JamesStewartandMargaretSullavanstarinErnstLubitsch'sdelightfulromanticcomedyasbusinessrivalswhoareunwittingpenpal
lovers.Remadein1998fortheemailgenerationas'You'veGotMail',withTomHanksandMegRyan.
Starring:JamesStewart,MargaretSullavan,FrankMorgan,JosephSchildkraut,SaraHaden,Director:ErnstLubitsch,
Genre:Comedy(1940)(95mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT00.55/CET01.55/CAT02.55
AlfredTheGreat
Hemmingsstarsinthishistoricalswashbuckleraboutthelegendary9thcenturyEnglishkingwhofamouslyburnedthecakesandturned
thetideagainsttheinvadinghordesofDanes.FeaturesspectacularbattlescenesandIanMcKellen'sfilmdebut.
Starring:DavidHemmings,MichaelYork,PrunellaRansome,GlennaSergent,Director:CliveDonner,Genre:Historical
(1969)(117mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT02.55/CET03.55/CAT04.55
TheWhiteCliffsOfDover
TCMMiddleEastProgrammeSchedule(inCET)
ApatrioticWorldWarIromancerfocusingontherelationshipbetweenIreneDunneandAlanMarshal,whichboastsamarvellouscast,
includingayoungElizabethTaylor.
Starring:IreneDunne,VanJohnson,AlanMarshall,DameMayWhitty,ElizabethTaylor,Director:ClarenceBrown,
Genre:War(1944)(121mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
Saturday8thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
WaterlooBridge
Asuperbromanticweepie,withLeighimmaculatelycastastheballerinawhoturnstoprostitutiononWaterlooBridgewhenshebelieves
loverTaylordeadthenpaysthepricewhenheresurfacesalive.
Starring:VivienLeigh,RobertTaylor,LucilleWatson,VirginiaField,C.AubreySmith,Director:MervynLeRoy,Genre:
Romance(1940)(105mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:
GMT06.50/CET07.50/CAT08.50
Kim
ErrolFlynnandDeanStockwellstarastheflamboyantbanditRedBeard(whodoublesasaBritishintelligenceagent)andtheyoung
orphanhebefriendsinthismemorableadaptationoftheKiplingclassic.
Starring:ErrolFlynn,DeanStockwell,PaulLukas,ThomasGomez,Director:VictorSaville,Genre:Adventure(1950)
(108mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT08.40/CET09.40/CAT10.40
TheCantervilleGhost
Delightfulcomicfantasy,looselyupdatedfromOscarWilde'sclassicstory,withLaughtonhilariousasthespookouttoscaresome
AmericanGIsbilletedinhisancestralhome.
Starring:CharlesLaughton,MargaretO'Brien,RobertYoung,WilliamGargan,Director:JulesDassin,Genre:Comedy
(1944)(92mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT10.15/CET11.15/CAT12.15
RaintreeCounty
Anepic'GoneWithTheWind'stylecivilwardrama,withTaylorasaspoiltSouthernbelleseducingCliftawayfromhistruelove(Saint).
Aproductionthatwasfraughtwithproblems:Cliftsufferedamajorcarcrash,whichaffectedhisperformance.
Starring:ElizabethTaylor,MontgomeryClift,EvaMarieSaint,LeeMarvin,NigelPatrick,RodTaylor,Agnes
Moorehead,Director:EdwardDmytryk,Genre:Historical(1957)(160mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,
Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
TheBandWagon
ThisdazzlingMGMmusicalaboutahoofertryingtomakeitonBroadwayboastsafabulouscast,headedbyAstaire,Charisseand
Buchanan.The'big'numbersinclude'GirlHunt'and'That'sEntertainment'.Minnellidirectswithaplomb.
Starring:FredAstaire,CydCharisse,JackBuchanan,OscarLevant,NanetteFabray,RobertGist,Director:Vincente
Minnelli,Genre:Musical(1953)(108mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT14.50/CET15.50/CAT16.50
TheSeventhCross
TracystarsinthisexcitingNaziprisoncampdramafromdirectorZinneman('HighNoon'),asanescapeewhohasagrimfateawaiting
himifheiseverrecaptured.NotableasCronynandTandy'sfirstfilmtogether.
Starring:SpencerTracy,SigneHasso,HumeCronyn,JessicaTandy,Director:FredZinnemann,Genre:War(1944)
(112mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT16.45/CET17.45/CAT18.45
AskAnyGirl
Screwballcomedy,withShirleyMacLaineastheyoungwomanwhoputsthemotivationaltechniquesshelearnsattheadvertising
agencywheresheworksintopracticetosnagthehusbandofherdreams.
Starring:DavidNiven,ShirleyMacLaine,GigYoung,RodTaylor,Director:CharlesWalters,Genre:Comedy(1959)(94
mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT18.20/CET19.20/CAT20.20
NightMustFall
KarelReiszdirectsthissecondfilmversionofEmlynWilliams'psychologicalthriller,withFinneyastheaxemurdererwhoseducesthe
daughter(SusanHampshire)ofawelltodowidow.
Starring:AlbertFinney,MonaWashbourne,SusanHampshire,SheilaHancock,Director:KarelReisz,Genre:Thriller
(1964)(98mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
PinkFloydTheWall
AlanParker'ssurrealisticinterpretationofPinkFloyd'sbestsellingconceptalbum.BobGeldofstarsasaburntoutrockstarhavinga
mentalbreakdown.
Starring:BobGeldof,ChristineHargreaves,BobHoskins,JamesLaurenson,EleanorDavid,Director:AlanParker,
Genre:Musical(1982)(95mins)()(Colour),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT21.40/CET22.40/CAT23.40
GunsForSanSebastian
AnthonyQuinnstarsasapopularbanditwhoinspiresagroupofvillagerstodefendthemselvesagainstmaraudingIndianswhenthey
mistakehimforapriest.Excitingadventurestory,setinMexicoin1746.
Starring:AnthonyQuinn,AnjanetteComer,CharlesBronson,SamJaffe,Director:HenriVerneuil,Genre:Western
(1968)(107mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT23.30/CET00.30/CAT01.30
EyeOfTheDevil
OccultthrillerstarringKerrandNivenasthewealthyownersofaFrenchvineyardwhobecomeobsessedwithafamilytraditionof
paganism.Whenthegrapeharvestfails,itseemsasifhumansacrificeistheonlysolution.
Starring:DavidNiven,DeborahKerr,DonaldPleasence,FloraRobson,SharonTate,DavidHemmings,Director:J.Lee
Thompson,Genre:Horror(1967)(87mins)(15)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT01.00/CET02.00/CAT03.00
BehindTheScenes:Shorts:EyeOfTheDevil
TCMtakealookatthemakingofthegothichorrorfilm,'EyeoftheDevil'
GMT01.15/CET02.15/CAT03.15
HitMan
Ahoodlumenterstheseedyworldofpornographytoseekrevengeforhisbrother'smurder.DirectorGeorgeArmitage'sallblack
versionoftheMichaelCainecultgangsterthriller'GetCarter'.
Starring:BernieCasey,PamGrier,LisaMoore,BhettyWaldron,SamLaws,Director:GeorgeArmitage,Genre:Crime
(1972)(87mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,French,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT02.45/CET03.45/CAT04.45
FriendlyPersuasion
WylerdirectsCooperinthiswarmhearteddramaasthepatriarchofaQuakerfamilyforcedtoconfrontitsreligiousfaithattheoutbreak
oftheAmericanCivilWar.WithastirringscorefromDimitriTiomkin.
TCMMiddleEastProgrammeSchedule(inCET)
Starring:GaryCooper,DorothyMcGuire,MarjorieMain,AnthonyPerkins,Director:WilliamWyler,Genre:Drama
(1956)(132mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English,Spanish
Sunday9thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
Postman'sKnock
SpikeMilligangivesatypicallyeccentricperformanceashaplessprovincialpostmanHaroldPetts,whofindshimselfsuspectedof
mastermindingamailrobberyinthiszany'60sfarce.
Starring:SpikeMilligan,BarbaraShelley,JohnWood,ArchieDuncan,WilfredLawson,Director:RobertLynn,Genre:
Comedy(1962)(84mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT06.25/CET07.25/CAT08.25
42ndStreet
BusbyBerkeley'sdefinitivebackstagemusical,withRubyKeelerdazzlingastheanonymouschoruslinegirlwhobecomesastarwhen
theleadingladydropsout.Theproductionnumbersare,needlesstosay,sensational.GingerRogersplaysasmallrole.
Starring:RubyKeeler,GeorgeBrent,BebeDaniels,DickPowell,GingerRogers,Director:LloydBacon,Genre:Musical
(1933)(86mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,English,Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT07.55/CET08.55/CAT09.55
Betrayed
TurnerplaysaDutchresistancefighterbrandedasaNazicollaboratorwhoisgiventhechancetoredeemherselfintheeyesofa
scepticalarmycolonel(Gable)byjoininganundergroundspygroup.
Starring:ClarkGable,LanaTurner,VictorMature,LouiCalhern,Director:GottfriedReinhardt,Genre:War(1954)(104
mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT09.40/CET10.40/CAT11.40
SomethingOfValue
RockHudsonandSidneyPoitierstarinthistouchingandthoughtprovokingdramaasboyhoodfriendswhofindtheirloyaltiestornwhen
conflictsbreakoutbetweenwhitesettlersandnativefarmersincolonialKenya.
Starring:RockHudson,SidneyPoitier,DanaWynter,WendyHiller,JuanoHernandez,Director:RichardBrooks,
Genre:Drama(1957)(109mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT11.30/CET12.30/CAT13.30
Ride,Vaquero!
TaylorplayssteelyeyedgunmanRio,whoisterrorisingTexaswithhisbanditbrother(Quinn).OnlyrancherKeelhasthegutsto
confrontthem,untilhiswife(Gardner)complicatesmattersbyfallingforRio'sswarthycharms.
Starring:RobertTaylor,AvaGardner,HowardKeel,AnthonyQuinn,Director:JohnFarrow,Genre:Western(1953)(87
mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
TheHarveyGirls
Adelightful'WildWest'stylemusical,starringJudyGarlandasoneofthesassy'HarveyGirls',ateamofwaitressesdespatchedto
brightenuphardbittenfrontiertownswiththeirundeniablecharms.
Starring:JudyGarland,CydCharisse,JohnHodiak,AngelaLansbury,RayBolger,Director:GeorgeSidney,Genre:
Comedy(1946)(97mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT14.40/CET15.40/CAT16.40
ManhattanMelodrama
Afabulouscast(Gable,Powell,Loy)addsstarpowertothisstirringtaleoftwoorphanedbrothers,whoenduponeithersideofthelaw
oneasaDA,theotheragangster.ArthurCaesar'soriginalstorywonanOscar.
Starring:ClarkGable,WilliamPowell,MyrnaLoy,Director:W.S.VanDyke,Genre:Crime(1934)(94mins)(PG)(B/W),
Subtitles:French,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT16.15/CET17.15/CAT18.15
ManyRiversToCross
Taylorplaysa18thcenturyKentuckytrapperwhofindshimselfpursuedbyatoughfrontierswoman(Parker)insearchofahusbandand
hershotgunweildingfather.AnattackbyIndianspersuadesthemtocombinetheirforcestosurvive.
Starring:RobertTaylor,EleanorParker,VictorMcLaglen,JeffRichards,Director:RoyRowland,Genre:Comedy(1955)
(89mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT17.45/CET18.45/CAT19.45
ThePrize
PaulNewmanstarsasaNobelPrizewinningnovelistwhostumblesintoaColdWarplotinvolvingintrigueandmurderwhenhetravels
toStockholmtocollecthisaward.EdwardG.Robinsoncostars.BasedonanIrvingWallacenovel.
Starring:PaulNewman,EdwardG.Robinson,ElkeSommer,DianeBaker,MichelinePresle,Director:MarkRobson,
Genre:Comedy(1963)(130mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,
SwedishDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
2001:ASpaceOdyssey
StanleyKubrick'sinfluentialscifimasterpieceaboutalienencountersthatinspireadoomedspacemissiontoJupiter.Justlyfamedfor
itsstunningspecialeffects(engineeredbyDouglasTrumbull),hauntingatmosphereandstartlinguseofclassicalmusic.
Starring:KeirDullea,GaryLockwood,DanielRichter,WilliamSylvester,Director:StanleyKubrick,Genre:Drama
(1968)(134mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT22.15/CET23.15/CAT00.15
BrassTarget
IntriguingthrillerthatfocusesonthepossibilitythatthecontroversialWorldWarIImilitaryleaderGeneralPattonwasassassinatedover
abungledbullionheist.Asthekiller,VonSydowaddsexceptionalclasstoastarrycast.
Starring:GeorgeKennedy,SophiaLoren,MaxvonSydow,JohnCassavetes,Director:JohnHough,Genre:Mystery
(1978)(107mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT00.05/CET01.05/CAT02.05
TheyDrivebyNight
GrittyactionerfromRaoulWalsh,withHumphreyBogartandGeorgeRaftastruckdrivingbrothersandIdaLupinoasthefemmefatale
boss'wifewhopinsamurderraponRaftwhenhespurnsheradvances.
Starring:GeorgeRaft,HumphreyBogart,IdaLupino,AnnSheridan,Director:RaoulWalsh,Genre:Drama(1940)(92
mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,French,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT01.40/CET02.40/CAT03.40
TheLittleHut
Livelyfarce,inwhichthelovestarvedwifeofabusycivilservantseekssolaceinthearmsofherhusband'sbestfriend.
Starring:AvaGardner,StewartGranger,DavidNiven,WalterChiari,Director:MarkRobson,Genre:Comedy(1957)(91
mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT03.15/CET04.15/CAT05.15
TheAngryHills
MitchumstarsasanAmericanundercoverreporterpursuedbytheNazisthroughwartornGreeceinthisgrippingactionpackeddrama
fromdirectorRobertAldrich('TheDirtyDozen').
TCMMiddleEastProgrammeSchedule(inCET)
Starring:RobertMitchum,ElisabethMueller,StanleyBaker,GiaScala,TheodoreBikel,Director:RobertAldrich,
Genre:Spy(1959)(101mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
Monday10thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
TheFighting69th
Acocky,arrogantBrooklynboy(Cagney)isbroughtdowntoearthwithaterriblebumpwhenhejoinsacelebratedIrishregimentand
discoverstherealitiesofwarinthetrenches.Plentyofaction,drama,comedyandsweetsentiment.
Starring:JamesCagney,PatO'Brien,GeorgeBrent,JeffreyLynn,AlanHale,Director:WilliamKeighley,Genre:War
(1940)(79mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT06.20/CET07.20/CAT08.20
VillageofDaughters
ComedywithEricSykesastheEnglishtravellingsalesmanwhomakeshismarkinanItalianvillagestrickenbyadistinctlackofmales.
Starring:EricSykes,ScillaGabel,JohnLeMesurier,GregoireAslan,WarrenMitchell,Director:GeorgePollock,Genre:
Comedy(1962)(83mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT07.45/CET08.45/CAT09.45
MeetMeInLasVegas
LenaHorne,FrankieLaine,FrankSinatraandPeterLorreareamongthegueststarsinthistunefulmusicalstarringCydCharisseasa
glamorousdancerwhocapturestheheartofcompulsivegamblerDanDailey.
Starring:CydCharisse,DanDailey,AgnesMoorehead,LiliDarvas,JimBackus,Director:RoyRowland,Genre:
Musical(1956)(108mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:
GMT09.35/CET10.35/CAT11.35
AboveSuspicion
HoneymoonersFredMcMurrayandJoanCrawfordareaskedbyaBritishprofessortogatherinformationaboutNaziGermanyaheadof
WWII.
Starring:FredMacMurray,JoanCrawford,ConradVeidt,BasilRathbone,Director:RichardThorpe,Genre:Spy(1943)
(87mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT11.05/CET12.05/CAT13.05
Mogambo
ClarkGable,GraceKellyandAvaGardnerstarasthemainplayersinthisactionpacked,safariboundlovetriangle.Acelebrated
remakebyJohnFordof'RedDust'.
Starring:ClarkGable,GraceKelly,AvaGardner,DonaldSinden,Director:JohnFord,Genre:Adventure(1953)(112
mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
LustForLife
VincenteMinnellidirectedthissuperlative,visuallystunningbiopicontormentedartisticgeniusVanGogh,withDouglascharismaticin
thetitlerole.QuinnwonanOscarforhiseightminuteperformanceasVanGogh'spainterfriend,PaulGauguin.
Starring:KirkDouglas,AnthonyQuinn,JamesDonald,AnthonyQuayle,Director:VincenteMinnelli,Genre:Biography
(1956)(118mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT15.00/CET16.00/CAT17.00
2001:ASpaceOdyssey
StanleyKubrick'sinfluentialscifimasterpieceaboutalienencountersthatinspireadoomedspacemissiontoJupiter.Justlyfamedfor
itsstunningspecialeffects(engineeredbyDouglasTrumbull),hauntingatmosphereandstartlinguseofclassicalmusic.
Starring:KeirDullea,GaryLockwood,DanielRichter,WilliamSylvester,Director:StanleyKubrick,Genre:Drama
(1968)(134mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT17.15/CET18.15/CAT19.15
RedDust
Celebratedsteamyromance,setinIndochina,withClarkGable'splantationownerfallingforJeanHarlow'sfloozie,thendumpingherfor
amarriedwoman(MaryAstor),withtragicresults.Realtragedystrucktheset,withthesuicideofHarlow'shusband.
Starring:ClarkGable,JeanHarlow,MaryAstor,GeneRaymond,DonaldCrisp,Director:VictorFleming,Genre:Drama
(1932)(80mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT18.40/CET19.40/CAT20.40
TheKing'sThief
Sumptuouscostumedrama,setinRestorationEngland,withEdmundPurdomastheswashbucklingheroonthetrailofthepurloined
crownjewels.DavidNivenplaysthevillain,andGeorgeSandersasuitablysardonicCharlesII.
Starring:EdmundPurdom,DavidNiven,AnnBlyth,GeorgeSanders,Director:RobertZ.Leonard,Genre:Adventure
(1955)(79mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
WiseGuys
DannyDeVitoandHarveyKeitelstarinBrianDePalma'sblackcomedyabouttwosmalltownhoodswhoturnouttobeanythingbut
wisewhentheyhatchaplottorobamobster.
Starring:DannyDeVito,HarveyKeitel,JoePiscopo,RaySharkey,DanHedaya,Director:BrianDePalma,Genre:
Comedy(1986)(89mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English,Spanish
GMT21.30/CET22.30/CAT23.30
ShootTheMoon
AlbertFinneyandDianeKeatonstarinAlanParker'semotionaldramaaboutamarriagetornapartwhenthehusbandfallsforayounger
woman.Itislefttothecouple'schildrentofightforareconciliation.
Starring:AlbertFinney,DianeKeaton,KarenAllen,PeterWeller,Director:AlanParker,Genre:Drama(1982)(119mins)
(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT23.30/CET00.30/CAT01.30
TheLastRun
GeorgeC.ScottstarsinthiscrimethrilleraboutanexgetawaydriverwhotakesononelastjobfortheMob:transportinganescaped
convictfromSpaintotheFrenchborder.Butthingsdon'tgoquiteasplanned.
Starring:GeorgeC.Scott,TonyMusante,TrishVanDevere,ColleenDewhurst,Director:RichardFleischer,Genre:
Action(1971)(92mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT01.05/CET02.05/CAT03.05
BehindTheScenes:Shorts:LastRunGeorgeCScott
TCMtakealookattheemakingofthefilm,'TheLastRun'andit'sstar,GeorgeC.Scott.
GMT01.20/CET02.20/CAT03.20
Hysteria
Complexmysterythriller.Followingacaraccident,anamnesiacAmericanfindshimselfcaughtupinacomplexmurderplotbutisit
realorafigmentofhisimagination?AHammerStudiosproduction.
Starring:RobertWebber,AnthonyNewlands,JenniferJayne,MauriceDenham,LeilaGoldoni,Director:Freddie
Francis,Genre:Thriller(1965)(82mins)(15)(B/W),Subtitles:English,Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT02.45/CET03.45/CAT04.45
MutinyontheBounty
10
TCMMiddleEastProgrammeSchedule(inCET)
Thisfirstscreenversionofthefamous18thcenturynavaltalewonaBestPictureOscar.ClarkGableandCharlesLaughtongivefine
performancesas,respectively,thenoblemutineerFletcherChristianandthesneering,snarlingCaptainBligh.
Starring:CharlesLaughton,ClarkGable,FranchotTone,HerbertMundin,EddieQuillan,DonaldCrisp,DudleyDigges,
Director:FrankLloyd,Genre:Adventure(1935)(133mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,
Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
Tuesday11thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
MarieAntoinette
Opulent,OscarwinningcostumedramatracingtheromancesandintriguesatthecourtofVersaillesbeforetheFrenchRevolution,with
Shearerasthetragicqueenwhoseexcessesmadeheranobjectofhatred.
Starring:NormaShearer,TyronePower,JohnBarrymore,RobertMorley,Director:W.S.VanDyke,Genre:Biography
(1938)(150mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT07.40/CET08.40/CAT09.40
TheSevenHillsOfRome
MarioLanzasingshisheartoutastheleadofthisromantictaleofanexhaustedAmericanTVstarwhofleestoRomeforamuch
neededbreakandfallsinlovewithalocalgirl.
Starring:MarioLanza,RenatoRascel,PeggieCastle,CleliaMatania,Director:RoyRowland,Genre:Musical(1958)
(100mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT09.25/CET10.25/CAT11.25
OurMother'sHouse
Terrifiedoflifeinanorphanage,sevenchildrenburytheirmother'sbodyinthegardenwhenshediesafteranillness.Buttheir
independenceisshatteredbythearrivaloftheirfather.ApowerfulanddisturbingdramastarringDirkBogarde.
Starring:DirkBogarde,MargaretBrooks,PamelaFranklin,LouisSheldonWilliams,JohnGugolka,Director:Jack
Clayton,Genre:Drama(1967)(102mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,
SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT11.10/CET12.10/CAT13.10
ThePhiladelphiaStory
Glorious,sharpwittedcomedy,withHepburnasthesocietygirlTracyLord,simultaneouslyromancedbyexhusbandGrantandcynical
reporterStewart(whowonanOscar).Remade16yearslater(asamusical)as'HighSociety'.
Starring:CaryGrant,KatharineHepburn,JamesStewart,RuthHussey,JohnHoward,Director:GeorgeCukor,Genre:
Comedy(1940)(108mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,
Spanish
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
Logan'sRun
Anidyllicscififuturehasonemajordrawback:lifemustendat30.MichaelYorkisLogan,thecopwhorefusestosubmittothe
compulsoryhumancullingandgoesontherun.MichaelAnderson'sintriguing,excitingfilmwonanOscarforBestVisualEffects.
Starring:MichaelYork,JennyAgutter,PeterUstinov,RichardJordan,Director:MichaelAnderson,Genre:Fantasy
(1976)(114mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT14.55/CET15.55/CAT16.55
TheOklahomaKid
ArareWesternforCagney,hereplayingthetitularherowhoridesintoalawlessTulsatoavengethedeathofhisfather.Bogartplays
thevillaininthisrousingfrontieradventure,setatthetimeoftheOklahomagoldrush.
Starring:JamesCagney,HumphreyBogart,RosemaryLane,DonaldCrisp,Director:LloydBacon,Genre:Western
(1939)(85mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT16.25/CET17.25/CAT18.25
Spinout
ElvisPresleyistheracerwhodrivesthegirlscrazy,butfindslifeonthetrackcomparativelysimplewhenhegetstornbetweentwo
women:magazineeditorShelleyFabaresanddrummerDeborahWalley.
Starring:ElvisPresley,ShelleyFabares,DeborahWalley,DianeMcBain,DodieMarshall,Director:NormanTaurog,
Genre:Musical(1966)(89mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT17.55/CET18.55/CAT19.55
Mrs.Parkington
Anelderlywomanrelatesherturbulentragstorichesstoryasagaofsnobbery,infidelityandstrifetohelpherstrickensoninlaw.
GreerGarsonandWalterPidgeonstarasthehusbandandwifewithquiteataletotell.
Starring:GreerGarson,WalterPidgeon,EdwardArnold,GladysCooper,Director:TayGarnett,Genre:Drama(1944)
(124mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
ZabriskiePoint
PsychedeliarulesinMichelangeloAntonioni'svisuallyarrestingcelebrationofAmericancounterculture,basedaroundtheadventures
ofagroupofcampusradicals.Thedrugculture,trippymusicandDeathValleylocationsalladdtothefilm'sweird'feel'.
Starring:MarkFrechette,DariaHalprin,RodTaylor,PaulFix,Director:MichelangeloAntonioni,Genre:Drama(1970)
(112mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT21.55/CET22.55/CAT23.55
TheBoyFriend
KenRussell'sfascinatinginterpretationoftheclassicstagemusicalasafilmproducervisitsaperformanceonthenighttheleadinglady
isreplacedbyhershyunderstudy.
Starring:Twiggy,ChristopherGable,MaxAdrian,BryanPringle,Director:KenRussell,Genre:Musical(1971)(104
mins)()(Colour),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT23.40/CET00.40/CAT01.40
AllFallDown
WarrenBeattyisthehandsomedrifter,idolisedbyhisyoungerbrother(BrandonDeWilde),untilBeattyprovokesthesuicideofthe
womantheybothlove.ApowerfuldramaoffamilyconflictfromdirectorJohnFrankenheimer.
Starring:EvaMarieSaint,WarrenBeatty,KarlMalden,AngelaLansbury,Director:JohnFrankenheimer,Genre:Drama
(1962)(111mins)(15)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT01.35/CET02.35/CAT03.35
TheBestHouseInLondon
Youngbucksmeettheladiesofthenightinthiscomicperiodrompabouttheestablishmentofanofficialgovernmentbordelloin
VictorianLondon,whichfallsfoulofasocialreformer.WatchoutforafleetingappearancefromJohnCleese.
Starring:DavidHemmings,JoannaPettet,GeorgeSanders,DanyRobin,WarrenMitchell,Director:PhilipSaville,
Genre:Comedy(1969)(93mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT03.10/CET04.10/CAT05.10
Gaslight
IngridBergmanwonanOscarforherfineportrayalofawifewhosesanityisthreatenedbythemachinationsofherdangerously
schizophrenichusbandinthisremakeoftheclassicchiller.GeorgeCukordirects,andCharlesBoyerandJosephCottencostar.
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Starring:IngridBergman,CharlesBoyer,JosephCotten,DameMayWhitty,Director:GeorgeCukor,Genre:Thriller
(1944)(109mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:English
Wednesday12thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
BoomTown
GableandTracyheadastarstuddedcastinthisgrippingdramaaspennilessoilprospectorswhostrikeitrichandclashoverthesame
woman.Willlovetriumphoverjealousywhenthejiltedmanseeshiswomandeepintrouble?
Starring:ClarkGable,SpencerTracy,ClaudetteColbert,HedyLamarr,FrankMorgan,Director:JackConway,Genre:
Drama(1940)(114mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT06.55/CET07.55/CAT08.55
TillTheCloudsRollBy
ThereareshowstoppingtunesaplentyascelebratedsongsmithJeromeKern('ShowBoat')getsthebiopictreatmentcourtesyof
MGM'sbrightestmusicaltalent.Garland'shusbandVincenteMinnellidirectedherscenes.
Starring:FrankSinatra,JudyGarland,CydCharisse,AngelaLansbury,Director:RichardWhorf,Genre:Biography
(1946)(130mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT09.10/CET10.10/CAT11.10
36Hours
ThisingeniousWorldWarIIthrillerstarsJamesGarnerasaUSintelligenceofficerwhoiscapturedbytheNazisandhoodwinkedinto
believingthattheDDayinvasiontookplacefiveyearsagotomakehimbetrayvitalmilitarysecrets.
Starring:JamesGarner,EvaMarieSaint,RodTaylor,WernerPeters,Director:GeorgeSeaton,Genre:War(1965)(110
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT11.05/CET12.05/CAT13.05
SilkStockings
CydCharisseandFredAstairedanceandsingtoaclassicColePorterscoreinthismusicalremakeofGretaGarbo's'Ninotchka',which
tellsthestoryofafrostySovietofficialwhoseheartismeltedbyanAmericanfilmmaker.
Starring:FredAstaire,CydCharisse,JanisPaige,PeterLorre,JulesMunshin,Director:RoubenMamoulian,Genre:
Comedy(1957)(113mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
TheYearofLivingDangerously
PoliticsandromancemixtointriguingeffectinPeterWeir'sthriller,setinaturbulentIndonesiaduringthemid60s.JournalistMel
GibsonromancesembassyattacheSigourneyWeaver.ThediminutiveLindaHunt(playingaman)wonanOscar.
Starring:MelGibson,SigourneyWeaver,LindaHunt,MichaelMurphy,BembolRoco,Director:PeterWeir,Genre:
Adventure(1982)(110mins)()(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT14.55/CET15.55/CAT16.55
TheUnsinkableMollyBrown
DebbieReynoldsgivesatypicallyvivaciousperformanceinthischarmingmusicalcelebratingthereallifesocialitebornunderalucky
star,whoearnedhernicknamefollowingherheroicexploitsaboardtheTitanic.
Starring:DebbieReynolds,HarvePresnell,EdBegley,JackKruschen,HermioneBaddeley,Director:CharlesWalters,
Genre:Musical(1964)(124mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT17.00/CET18.00/CAT19.00
TheGirlFromMissouri
BlondebombshellJeanHarlowstarsinthisdelightfulcomedyasagoodgirlwhoaimstowinamillionairewithoutsacrificingher
integrity.WithLionelBarrymoreandFranchotTone.
Starring:JeanHarlow,LionelBarrymore,FranchotTone,LewisStone,PatsyKelly,Director:JackConway,Genre:
Comedy(1934)(69mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:
GMT18.10/CET19.10/CAT20.10
ThatForsyteWoman
ErrolFlynn,GreerGarsonandWalterPidgeonstarinthisadaptationofJohnGalsworthy'sfirst'ForsyteSaga'bookastudyofarich,
repressedVictoriandynasty,famouslyremadeforTVinthe1960s.
Starring:ErrolFlynn,GreerGarson,WalterPidgeon,RobertYoung,JanetLeigh,Director:ComptonBennett,Genre:
Drama(1949)(108mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
Unforgiven
ClintEastwooddirectsandstarsinthispowerfulandintellegentlookatthemythsoftheOldWest.WinnerofthreeOscarsforbest
picture,bestdirectorandbestsupportingactor(forGeneHackman).
Starring:ClintEastwood,GeneHackman,MorganFreeman,RichardHarris,JaimzWoolvett,Director:ClintEastwood,
Genre:Western(1992)(121mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT22.05/CET23.05/CAT00.05
CodeName:Emerald
EdHarrisistheAmericanagentwhomustinfiltratebothNaziofficialdomandtheFrenchResistancetoensurethatsecretplansforthe
DDayinvasiondonotfallintoenemyhands.MaxvonSydowcostars.
Starring:EdHarris,MaxvonSydow,HorstBuchholz,HelmutBerger,Director:JonathanSanger,Genre:War(1985)(92
mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT23.40/CET00.40/CAT01.40
YankeeDoodleDandy
JamesCagneyalwayswantedtoberememberedasmuchforhishoofingasforhistoughguyroles,andheprovedhispointinthis
enormouslyenjoyablemusical,basedonthelifeofsonganddancemanGeorgeM.Cohan.Cagney'sownpersonalfavourite
performance.
Starring:JamesCagney,JoanLeslie,WalterHuston,RichardWhorf,GeorgeTobias,Director:MichaelCurtiz,Genre:
Musical(1942)(122mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT01.45/CET02.45/CAT03.45
ThatMidnightKiss
Aglossy,musicalromancestarringthetalentsofMarioLanzaandKathrynGrayson.
Starring:MarioLanza,KathrynGrayson,EthelBarrymore,Director:NormanTaurog,Genre:Musical(1949)(94mins)
(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT03.20/CET04.20/CAT05.20
Manpower
RaoulWalshdirectsthislivelyofferingfromWarnerBros.,withEdwardGRobinsonandGeorgeRaftasbestmateswhosefriendshipis
shatteredwhentheydevelopamutualpassionfornightclubhostessMarleneDietrich.
Starring:EdwardG.Robinson,MarleneDietrich,GeorgeRaft,AlanHale,FrankMcHugh,Director:RaoulWalsh,Genre:
Drama(1941)(99mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
12
TCMMiddleEastProgrammeSchedule(inCET)
Thursday13thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
Conspirator
Beggedbyhiswifetoquittheworldofespionage,aspydiscoversjusthowdifficultanddangerousitcanbeto'comeinfromthecold'in
thissuspensefulColdWarespionagedrama.
Starring:RobertTaylor,ElizabethTaylor,RobertFlemyng,WilfridHydeWhite,Director:VictorSaville,Genre:Spy
(1949)(84mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,NorwegianDubbing:
GMT06.30/CET07.30/CAT08.30
TheAlphabetMurders
ThisdelightfulcomicadaptationofAgathaChristie'sclassicwhodunnitseesdapperBelgiansleuthHerculePoirotonthetrailofa
particularlymethodicalkiller.RandallstarsasPoirot,andMargaret'MissMarple'Rutherfordmakesaguestappearance.
Starring:TonyRandall,AnitaEkberg,RobertMorley,MargaretRutherford,MauriceDenham,Director:FrankTashlin,
Genre:Comedy(1965)(87mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:English,Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT08.00/CET09.00/CAT10.00
Catlow
YulBrynnerstarsinthisebullientcomicWesternaboutalovable,roguishcattlerustlerwhomustdodgeboththelocalsheriffanda
ruthlessbountyhunterashestrivestorecoversomehiddenbootytwomilliondollarsingold.
Starring:YulBrynner,RichardCrenna,LeonardNimoy,DaliahLavi,Director:SamWanamaker,Genre:Western(1971)
(98mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT09.40/CET10.40/CAT11.40
TheStrawberryBlonde
SpiritedromanticcomedywithCagneyasthehaplessdentistwhoplotsmurderwhenhelosesthewomanofhisdreams'The
StrawberryBlonde'(RitaHayworth)toarival.Butwhoisreallytheluckierman?
Starring:JamesCagney,OliviadeHavilland,RitaHayworth,AlanHale,JackCarson,Director:RaoulWalsh,Genre:
Comedy(1941)(95mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT11.20/CET12.20/CAT13.20
WelcomeToHardTimes
HardhittingrevisionistWesternfromBurtKennedy,withFondaasthesheriffwhomustfindthecouragetostanduptoamurderous
gunman(Ray),whomakesareturnvisittothetownofHardTimesshortlyafterburningittotheground.
Starring:HenryFonda,JaniceRule,KeenanWynn,AldoRay,WarrenOates,Director:BurtKennedy,Genre:Western
(1967)(99mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English,Spanish
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
LittleWomen
WarmheartedandcharminglycastretellingofLouisaM.Alcott'sclassicstoryoffourNewEnglandsisterslefttofendforthemselves
whentheirfathergoesofftofightintheAmericanCivilWar.
Starring:ElizabethTaylor,JuneAllyson,PeterLawford,MargaretO'Brien,JanetLeigh,MaryAstor,Director:Mervyn
LeRoy,Genre:Drama(1949)(117mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:
English,Spanish
GMT15.00/CET16.00/CAT17.00
Unforgiven
ClintEastwooddirectsandstarsinthispowerfulandintellegentlookatthemythsoftheOldWest.WinnerofthreeOscarsforbest
picture,bestdirectorandbestsupportingactor(forGeneHackman).
Starring:ClintEastwood,GeneHackman,MorganFreeman,RichardHarris,JaimzWoolvett,Director:ClintEastwood,
Genre:Western(1992)(121mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT17.05/CET18.05/CAT19.05
TheUnholyThree
Anintriguingcuriosity,withChaneyasasideshowventriloquistwhoteamsupwithastrongmanandamidgettoformtheworld's
unlikeliestunderworldtrio.ThiswassilentstarChaney'sonly'talkie',andhediedofcancerwithinweeksofitsrelease.
Starring:LonChaney,LilaLee,ElliottNugent,HarryEarles,JohnMiljan,Director:JackConway,Genre:Crime(1930)
(72mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT18.20/CET19.20/CAT20.20
WhereTheBoysAre
FourgirlshaveasinglemissionwhentheyshareaholidayinFlorida:tomeetboys.Theirexperiencesvaryfromthedelightfultothe
doomed.Breezy'60srompwithanattractivecast.
Starring:GeorgeHamilton,PaulaPrentiss,JimHutton,YvetteMimieux,DoloresHart,ConnieFrancis,Director:Henry
Levin,Genre:Comedy(1960)(96mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
TheRussiansAreComing
NormanJewison'scoldwarcomedystarringCarlReiner,EvaMarieSaintandAlanArkin.Alocaltownissentintopanicwhena
Russiansubmarinecrashesontheircoast.
Starring:CarlReiner,EvaMarieSaint,AlanArkin,BrianKeith,JonathanWinters,Director:NormanJewison,Genre:
Comedy(1966)(127mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT22.10/CET23.10/CAT00.10
WildRovers
A'ButchandSundance'stylebuddiesWesternfromdirectorEdwards,withO'NealandHoldenasanageingcowhandandhisfiery
youngsidekickwhodecidetospiceuptheirlivesbyrobbingabankandmakingabreakfortheborder.
Starring:WilliamHolden,RyanO'Neal,KarlMalden,LynnCarlin,Director:BlakeEdwards,Genre:Western(1971)(126
mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT00.20/CET01.20/CAT02.20
ANightattheOpera
TheMarxBrothersareontopformastheygetinvolvedintheoperabusinessinwhatisreckonedbysometobetheirfinesthour.The
jampacked'stowaway'sceneremainsoneofcinema'sgreatcomicmoments.MargaretDumontlendsformidablesupport.
Starring:GrouchoMarx,ChicoMarx,HarpoMarx,KittyCarlisle,AllanJones,Director:SamWood,Genre:Comedy
(1935)(89mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT01.50/CET02.50/CAT03.50
TorpedoRun
Compellingwartimedrama.AJapaneseaircraftcarrierbecomestheobsessivetargetofanAmericancommanderfollowingits
involvementinthedeathofhisfamily.
Starring:GlennFord,ErnestBorgnine,DianeBrewster,DeanJones,Director:JosephPevney,Genre:War(1958)(92
mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT03.25/CET04.25/CAT05.25
RogueCop
Taylorplaysthebadguyforachangeinthiscrimemelodrama,asacorruptcopwhoseeksrevengewhenhishonestbrotheris
murderedincoldblood.
Starring:RobertTaylor,JanetLeigh,GeorgeRaft,SteveForrest,Director:RoyRowland,Genre:Crime(1954)(89mins)
(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
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Friday14thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
TheScapegoat
ThelateAlecGuinnessplaysaschoolteachercaughtupinamurderplotthroughhisuncannyresemblancetoaFrenchcount,whois
planningtokillhiswife.AdaptedbydirectorHamerandGoreVidalfromaDaphneDuMauriernovel.
Starring:AlecGuinness,BetteDavis,NicoleMaurey,IreneWorth,PamelaBrown,Director:RobertHamer,Genre:
Mystery(1959)(89mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT06.30/CET07.30/CAT08.30
Crossroads
ClassicwhodunitsetaroundthecourtroomtrialofaprominentmemberoftheFrenchgovernment,whoisaccusedofbeinganotorious
thiefinhispastlife.
Starring:WilliamPowell,HedyLamarr,ClaireTrevor,BasilRathbone,Director:JackConway,Genre:Mystery(1942)
(84mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT07.55/CET08.55/CAT09.55
TakeTheHighGround
ToughadventureyarnstarringRichardWidmarkandKarlMaldenasa'hardcopsoftcop'pairchargedwithmouldingacrewofraw
recruitsintoafightingmachinefittotakeonthetoughestenemyaction.
Starring:RichardWidmark,KarlMalden,ElaineStewart,CarletonCarpenter,RussTamblyn,Director:RichardBrooks,
Genre:War(1953)(98mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT09.35/CET10.35/CAT11.35
ForMeAndMyGal
JudyGarlandandGeneKelly(inhisfilmdebut)starinthisdelightfulmusicalonthedaysofvaudeville.Includesanarrayofsuperb
musicalnumbersandsparklingdanceroutines.
Starring:GeneKelly,JudyGarland,GeorgeMurphy,MarthaEggerth,Director:BusbyBerkeley,Genre:Musical(1942)
(100mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT11.20/CET12.20/CAT13.20
Skyjacked
TenseairbornedramastarringHestonasthepilotofanairplanehijackedbyaterroristBrolin,whodemandsthattheplanebediverted
toMoscow.
Starring:CharltonHeston,YvetteMimieux,JamesBrolin,ClaudeAkins,JeanneCrain,Director:JohnGuillermin,
Genre:Thriller(1972)(97mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
TheTeahouseOfTheAugustMoon
Aslylydeliciouscultureclashcomedy,adaptedfromtheBroadwayhitandsetinpostwarJapan,withGlennFordasthebumblingUS
officerpersuadedtoopenateahouse(completewithgeishagirls)byMarlonBrando'sconnivinginterpreter.
Starring:MarlonBrando,GlennFord,MachikoKyo,EddieAlbert,Director:DanielMann,Genre:Comedy(1956)(118
mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT15.00/CET16.00/CAT17.00
TheRussiansAreComing
NormanJewison'scoldwarcomedystarringCarlReiner,EvaMarieSaintandAlanArkin.Alocaltownissentintopanicwhena
Russiansubmarinecrashesontheircoast.
Starring:CarlReiner,EvaMarieSaint,AlanArkin,BrianKeith,JonathanWinters,Director:NormanJewison,Genre:
Comedy(1966)(127mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT17.10/CET18.10/CAT19.10
Objective,Burma!
WorldWarIIepicwithErrolFlynnastheleaderofateamofparatrooperswhoinvadeBurmatowipeoutanimportantJapanesepost.
Anunforgettabledepictionofthehorrorsofjunglewarfare.
Starring:ErrolFlynn,JamesBrown,WilliamPrince,GeorgeTobias,Director:RaoulWalsh,Genre:War(1945)(136
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT19.30/CET20.30/CAT21.30
TheScreeningRoomBritishCinemainFocus
TheScreeningRoomtakesyouthroughthecurrentstateofBritishcinema.
Starring:,Director:,Genre:(2007)(25mins)()(Colour),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
Diner
Fiveyoungmensharethesameproblems:women,gamblingandtheusualwoesofgrowingup.BarryLevinson'smasterlytributetohis
youthfulyearsinBaltimoreisanearlyshowcaseforthetalentsofsuchfuturestarsasKevinBacon,MickeyRourkeandEllenBarkin.
Starring:KevinBacon,MickeyRourke,StevenGuttenberg,DanielStern,EllenBarkin,Director:BarryLevinson,Genre:
Drama(1982)(106mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT21.50/CET22.50/CAT23.50
TheBiggestBundleOfThemAll
Oddballcomedyaboutaretiredmobster(DeSica)whoturnsthetablesonhiswouldbekidnappersbypersuadingthemtojoinhimina
multimilliondollarrobbery.
Starring:RaquelWelch,EdwardG.Robinson,VittorioDeSica,RobertWagner,GodfreyCambridge,Director:Ken
Annakin,Genre:Crime(1968)(104mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,
SwedishDubbing:English
GMT23.35/CET00.35/CAT01.35
TheyWereExpendable
JohnFord'smovinganddignifiedtributetothecourageofordinaryfightingmen,basedonatrueincidentinvolvingAmericanPTboat
squadronsfightinginthePacificcampaign.Awayfromtheaction,JohnWayneromancesReedwhenconfinedtosickbay.
Starring:JohnWayne,RobertMontgomery,DonnaReed,JackHolt,WardBond,Director:JohnFord,Genre:War
(1945)(130mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT01.50/CET02.50/CAT03.50
ThePower
ScifithrillerwithHamiltonandPleshetteasmembersofascientificteam,oneofwhosenumberpossessessuperintelligent,mind
mendingpowers.First,thesuspicionsstart...thenthemurders.
Starring:GeorgeHamilton,SuzannePleshette,YvonnedeCarlo,RichardCarlson,EarlHolliman,Director:Byron
Haskin,Genre:ScienceFiction(1968)(105mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,
SwedishDubbing:English
GMT03.40/CET04.40/CAT05.40
ActOfViolence
HardhittingfilmnoirfromcelebrateddirectorZinnemann('HighNoon').AvengefulmanhuntensueswhenanescapeplanfromaNazi
prisoncampgoesdisastrouslywrong.Thelonesurvivormustatoneforhissins,butwillitcosthimhislife?
Starring:VanHeflin,RobertRyan,JanetLeigh,MaryAstor,PhyllisThaxter,Director:FredZinnemann,Genre:Crime
(1949)(79mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
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TCMMiddleEastProgrammeSchedule(inCET)
Saturday15thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
DamonAndPythias
WilliamsandBurnettwentontostarinTV's'LostInSpace'afterappearinginthisstirringheroictale,basedontheancientGreekmyth
ofDamonandPythias,abouttwoclosefriendswhohadtheirrelationshipputtotheultimatetest.
Starring:GuyWilliams,DonBurnett,IlariaOcchini,LianaOrfei,Director:CurtisBernhardt,Genre:Drama(1962)(99
mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:English,Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT06.40/CET07.40/CAT08.40
EdgeoftheCity
ArivetingfirstfeaturefromMartinRitt,withJohnCassavetes'exarmydrifterjoiningforceswithSidneyPoitier'sNewYorkdocksworker
totakeonacorruptunionMobboss(JackWarden).
Starring:JohnCassavetes,SidneyPoitier,JackWarden,KathleenMaguire,RubyDee,Director:MartinRitt,Genre:
Drama(1957)(82mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT08.05/CET09.05/CAT10.05
TheBelleOfNewYork
TurnofthecenturyNewYorkprovidesthebackdropforthisenchantingmusical,withFredAstaireasarichplayboywhofallsheadover
heelsformissionworkerVeraEllen.Songsinclude'LetALittleLoveComeIn'.
Starring:FredAstaire,VeraEllen,MarjorieMain,KeenanWynn,Director:CharlesWalters,Genre:Musical(1952)(78
mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,English,Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT09.25/CET10.25/CAT11.25
TreasureIsland
Familyentertainmentinthegrandstyle,withJackieCooperandWallaceBeeryperfectlycastasthecabinboy,JimHawkins,andpirate,
LongJohnSilver,bothchasingtreasureinRobertLouisStevenson'sadventureclassic.
Starring:JackieCooper,WallaceBeery,LionelBarrymore,OttoKruger,LewisStone,Director:VictorFleming,Genre:
Adventure(1934)(99mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT11.05/CET12.05/CAT13.05
TheV.I.P.S
Thetrialsandtribulationsoftherichandthebeautiful(headedbyTaylorandBurton)arethefocusofthisstarrydramafromwriter
TerrenceRattigan,setinafogboundLondonairport'sVIPdeparturelounge.RutherfordwonanOscar.
Starring:ElizabethTaylor,RichardBurton,LouisJourdan,MargaretRutherford,RodTaylor,MaggieSmith,Orson
Welles,Director:AnthonyAsquith,Genre:Comedy(1963)(114mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,
Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
VivaLasVegas
AnnMargretcostarswithElvisinthismusicaltreataboutanambitiousracingdriverwhotakesajobinacasinotofundhisentrytothe
LasVegasGrandPrix.
Starring:ElvisPresley,AnnMargret,CesareDanova,WilliamDemarest,Director:GeorgeSidney,Genre:Musical
(1964)(82mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT14.25/CET15.25/CAT16.25
MatthewModine:OffSet
ActorMatthewModinetalksabouthiscareerinfilm,includingtheexperienceofworkingwithoneofthegreatestdirectorsofalltime,
StanleyKubrick.
GMT15.00/CET16.00/CAT17.00
PleaseDon'tEatTheDaisies
Enjoyable,musicalfarcewithNivenandDayasacouplewhoquittheBigAppleforanewlifewiththeirkidsinamustyoldmansion.
Theirnewneighboursareonlythestartoftheirproblems.
Starring:DorisDay,DavidNiven,JanisPaige,SpringByington,RichardHaydn,Director:CharlesWalters,Genre:
Comedy(1960)(107mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English,Spanish
GMT16.50/CET17.50/CAT18.50
Julie
DorisDaystarsinthistensethrillerasawifestrugglingtoescapetheclutchesofapsychopathichusbandwhowasresponsibleforher
firsthusband'sdeath.Jourdancostarsasthemurderousspouse.
Starring:DorisDay,LouisJourdan,BarrySullivan,FrankLovejoy,JohnGallaudet,Director:AndrewL.Stone,Genre:
Thriller(1956)(94mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT18.25/CET19.25/CAT20.25
TheGreenSlime
TentacledmonstersthreatenEarthinthisenjoyablespaceoperaaboutthehavocwreakedbysomenastygreenslimethatslithers
aboardarocketship.Isourplanetdoomed?
Starring:RobertHorton,RichardJaeckel,LucianaPaluzzi,BudWidom,Director:KinjiFukasaku,Genre:Science
Fiction(1969)(91mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
BlowUp
Antonioni'spopculturecultclassic,withHemmingsasthephotographerwhomayhaveunwittinglysnappedamurderinvolvingayoung
woman(Redgrave)inaLondonpark.Anintriguing,eroticfilmthat'srichinsymbolismandredolentoftheheadyeraoftheSwinging
Sixties.
Starring:DavidHemmings,VanessaRedgrave,SarahMiles,JaneBirkin,Director:MichelangeloAntonioni,Genre:
Drama(1966)(107mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT21.50/CET22.50/CAT23.50
TheSplit
JimBrown,GeneHackmanandDonaldSutherlandareamongthestarrycastofthisexcitingcapermovieaboutaplottorobtheLA
ColiseumduringaRamsgame.
Starring:JimBrown,GeneHackman,DonaldSutherland,DiahannCarroll,JulieHarris,Director:GordonFlemyng,
Genre:Crime(1968)(87mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT23.20/CET00.20/CAT01.20
SomebodyUpThereLikesMe
ThefilmthatmadePaulNewmanastar.AnaccomplishedandoftenbrutalbiopicoftheboxinglegendRockyGraziano,whofought
againsthisrootstobecomeworldchampion.FeaturesanearlycameofromSteveMcQueen.
Starring:PaulNewman,PierAngeli,EverettSloane,SalMineo,Director:RobertWise,Genre:Biography(1956)(109
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT01.10/CET02.10/CAT03.10
Slither
AcrazyandcomiccultroadmovieInadesperatebidtofindastolenfortune,anexcon(JamesCaan)setsoutacrosscountrywitha
mobilehomeobsessedfellowcrook(PeterBoyle)andakookyspeedfreak(SallyKellerman).
Starring:JamesCaan,PeterBoyle,SallyKellerman,LouiseLasser,AllenGarfield,Director:HowardZieff,Genre:
Crime(1972)(93mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
15
TCMMiddleEastProgrammeSchedule(inCET)
GMT02.45/CET03.45/CAT04.45
TheGoodEarth
OneofthegreatprestigeHollywoodproductionsofthe'30s,basedonPearlS.Buck'sPulitzerPrizewinningnovel.PaulMuniandLuise
Rainer,whowonanOscar,starinthistaleofahumbleChinesefamilywhosefutureisthreatenedbygreed.
Starring:PaulMuni,LuiseRainer,WalterConnolly,TillyLosch,CharleyGrapewin,Director:SidneyFranklin,Genre:
Drama(1937)(133mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
Sunday16thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
TheMaskOfFuManchu
TerrificadaptationofSaxRohmer'schillingclassic,withKarloffsuitablyfiendishastheevilChinesemadmanwho'souttonabthe
fabulousmaskofGhengisKhan.VariousmethodsoftortureemployedbyFuincludeadevilishinsectcocktail.
Starring:BorisKarloff,LewisStone,KarenMorley,CharlesStarrett,MyrnaLoy,JeanHersholt,Director:Charles
Brabin,Genre:Adventure(1932)(66mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:English,
Spanish
GMT06.10/CET07.10/CAT08.10
TheRedBadgeOfCourage
DirectorHuston'sdevastatingwarfilm,withwarheroturnedactorAudieMurphyastheyoungrecruitforcedtomasterhiscowardice
whenithasterribleconsequencesforhiscolleaguesonthebattlefield.
Starring:AudieMurphy,BillMauldin,DouglasDick,RoyalDano,JohnDierkes,Director:JohnHuston,Genre:War
(1951)(67mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT07.20/CET08.20/CAT09.20
TheWheelerDealers
WallStreetcomedywithGarnerposingasapennilessinvestorwhoissoldasupposedlyworthlesspieceoflanduntilhestrikesliquid
gold.Isheabouttolandboththelootandthegirl(Remick)?
Starring:LeeRemick,JamesGarner,JimBackus,PhilHarris,Director:ArthurHiller,Genre:Comedy(1963)(100mins)
(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT09.05/CET10.05/CAT11.05
TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn
MickeyRooneyplaysthetitleroleinRichardThorpe'sscreenversionoftheMarkTwainclassicaboutthecraftyriverboatheroandhis
adventuresdowntheMississippi.
Starring:MickeyRooney,WalterConnolly,WilliamFrawley,RexIngram,Director:RichardThorpe,Genre:Adventure
(1939)(88mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT10.35/CET11.35/CAT12.35
Cimarron
Fordstarsinthisremakeofthe1931classicthattracesthetrialsandtribulationsofafamily'slifeintheOldWestoverfourdecades,
fromtheOklahomalandrushofthe1880stothedawningpoliticalageofthe1920s.
Starring:GlennFord,MariaSchell,AnneBaxter,RussTamblyn,ArthurO'Connell,Director:AnthonyMann,Genre:
Western(1960)(142mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
AnchorsAweigh
Oscarwinningmusical,withGeneKellyandFrankSinatraterrificassailorsenjoyinganeventfulshoreleave,includingadancefor
KellywithJerrythecartoonmouse,of'TomandJerry'fame.
Starring:GeneKelly,FrankSinatra,KathrynGrayson,JosIturbi,DeanStockwell,Director:GeorgeSidney,Genre:
Musical(1945)(134mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT15.15/CET16.15/CAT17.15
WhiteHeat
"Madeit,Ma!Topoftheworld!"Cagneydelivershismostfamouslineandablisteringperformanceasapsychoticmobsterinoneof
thegreatestgangsterfilmsofalltime.Walshdirectswithpaceandflair,andthefinalshootout'saclassicmoviemoment.
Starring:JamesCagney,VirginiaMayo,EdmundO'Brien,MargaretWycherly,SteveCochran,Director:RaoulWalsh,
Genre:Crime(1949)(109mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English,Spanish
GMT17.05/CET18.05/CAT19.05
TerrorOnATrain
DangerUXB!GlennFordstarsinthistensethrillerasabombdisposalexpertwhojusthappenstobeonhandwhenatraincarrying
highexplosivesisfoundtobeboobytrappedwithamassivebomb.
Starring:GlennFord,AnneVernon,MauriceDenham,HarcourtWilliams,VictorMaddern,Director:TedTetzlaff,Genre:
Thriller(1953)(70mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT18.20/CET19.20/CAT20.20
MadeInParis
AnnMargretstarsinthisromanceasanubileyoungAmericansenttoattendtheParisfashionshows,wheresheexperiencesaseries
ofamorousencounterswhileanoldflamefromtheStatesjetsintowinbackherheart.
Starring:AnnMargret,LouisJourdan,RichardCrenna,EdieAdams,ChadEverett,Director:BorisSagal,Genre:
Comedy(1966)(99mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
TheFixer
BatesstarsasapeasantwhorefusestomakeafalsemurderconfessioninthisrivetingadaptationofBernardMalamud'sseminalnovel
aboutantiSemitisminTsaristRussia.
Starring:DirkBogarde,AlanBates,GeorgiaBrown,HughGriffith,IanHolm,Director:JohnFrankenheimer,Genre:
Drama(1968)(127mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT22.10/CET23.10/CAT00.10
TheScreeningRoomBritishCinemainFocus
TheScreeningRoomtakesyouthroughthecurrentstateofBritishcinema.
Starring:,Director:,Genre:(2007)(25mins)()(Colour),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT22.40/CET23.40/CAT00.40
SoylentGreen
Anightmarishfuturisticfantasyaboutoverpopulationandthecontrollingpowerofbigcorporations.CharltonHestonisthecopwho
stumblesonthetruthaboutthecompanythatprovidesvitalsyntheticfoodstuffs.EdwardG.Robinson'slastfilm.
Starring:CharltonHeston,LeighTaylorYoung,ChuckConnors,JosephCotten,EdwardG.Robinson,Director:
RichardFleischer,Genre:Mystery(1973)(93mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,
Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT00.15/CET01.15/CAT02.15
SomewhereI'llFindYou
ClarkGableandRobertSterlingplaywarcorrespondentbrotherswhostrikeuparelationshipwithfellowscribeLanaTurneratthe
heightofWorldWarII.InIndoChina,thislovetrianglecomestoahead.
Starring:ClarkGable,LanaTurner,RobertSterling,ReginaldOwen,LeePatrick,Director:WesleyRuggles,Genre:War
(1942)(108mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
16
TCMMiddleEastProgrammeSchedule(inCET)
GMT02.05/CET03.05/CAT04.05
TheLawAndJakeWade
ImpressivelyfilmedWestern,withRobertTaylorasthebadguyturnedmarshal,andRichardWidmarktheexpartnerincrimewho
kidnapshimtoforcehimtorevealthewhereaboutsofthelootfromanearlierheist.
Starring:RobertTaylor,RichardWidmark,PatriciaOwens,RobertMiddleton,HenrySilva,Director:JohnSturges,
Genre:Western(1958)(84mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English,Spanish
GMT03.30/CET04.30/CAT05.30
Fury
ApowerfulandinsightfulstudyofinjusticeinFritzLang'sfirstHollywoodouting.SpencerTracydeliversoneofhismostpowerful
performancesasamanwronglyimprisonedforkidnapping.
Starring:SpencerTracy,SylviaSidney,WalterAbel,WalterBrennan,Director:FritzLang,Genre:Crime(1936)(89
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
Monday17thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
TheseWilderYears
Amovingdomesticdrama,withanatypicalroleforCagneyasamanwhobecomesinvolvedwithanunwedteenmotherashe
searchesforhisillegitimateson,withalittlehelpfromfoundlinghomedirectorStanwyck.WatchforMichaelLandoninasmallrole.
Starring:JamesCagney,BarbaraStanwyck,WalterPidgeon,BettyLouKeim,DonDubbins,Director:RoyRowland,
Genre:Drama(1956)(88mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT06.30/CET07.30/CAT08.30
YoungTomEdison
RooneybringshistrademarkvitalitytothisbiopictracingtwoyearsintheearlylifeofThomasEdison,whosecreationscaused
controversyforhisfamilybutrevolutionisedthetwentiethcentury.
Starring:MickeyRooney,FayBainter,GeorgeBancroft,VirginiaWeidler,EugenePallette,Director:NormanTaurog,
Genre:Biography(1940)(86mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT08.00/CET09.00/CAT10.00
Kismet
RonaldColmanisthewilymagicianwhosedaughteriswooedbyahandsomeyoungCaliph,withMarleneDietrichprovidingexotic
support,inthisopulentArabianNightstale.
Starring:RonaldColman,MarleneDietrich,JamesCraig,EdwardArnold,Director:WilliamDieterle,Genre:Fantasy
(1944)(96mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT09.40/CET10.40/CAT11.40
TheClock
PaulGallico'sromantictaleaboutayoungcouplewhomeetunderthehugeclockinNewYork'sPennStationandfallinloveallinthe
spaceof48hours.
Starring:JudyGarland,RobertWalker,JamesGleason,KeenanWynn,Director:VincenteMinnelli,Genre:Romance
(1945)(87mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT11.10/CET12.10/CAT13.10
YoungCassidy
ArichlyatmosphericfilmbiographyofIrishliterarygreatandrevolutionaryrebelSeanO'Casey,setinDublinin1910.Taylorgiveswhat
isjudged,bysome,tobehisbestscreenperformance,withChristieandSmithastheverydifferentwomeninhislife.
Starring:RodTaylor,FloraRobson,JackMacGowran,SianPhillips,T.P.McKenna,Director:JohnFord,JackCardiff,
Genre:Biography(1965)(106mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,
SwedishDubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
TheSunshineBoys
ThelateWalterMatthauandGeorgeBurns(whowonanOscar)teamupforthisdeliciousNeilSimoncomedyabouttwofeudingex
vaudevillianswhoagreetoburythehatchetandreuniteforaTVspecial.
Starring:WalterMatthau,GeorgeBurns,RichardBenjamin,LeeMeredith,CarolArthur,Director:HerbertRoss,Genre:
Comedy(1975)(107mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT14.50/CET15.50/CAT16.50
Gaby
LeslieCarontakesthetitleroleinthisheartrendingromanceasaballerinawhofallsforanAmericanservicemanduringWorldWarII,
andturnstoprostitutionwhenshebelieveshimdead.Aremakeof'WaterlooBridge'.
Starring:LeslieCaron,JohnKerr,CedricHardwicke,TainaElg,MargaloGillmore,Director:CurtisBernhardt,Genre:
Drama(1956)(98mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT16.30/CET17.30/CAT18.30
ChallengeToLassie
Thereareshadesofcanineweepie'GreyfriarsBobby'inthisadventureforthefamouscolliedog,asLassiekeepsvigilonherlate
master'sgrave,despitetheprotestsofacoldheartedpoliceman.
Starring:EdmundGwenn,DonaldCrisp,GeraldineBrooks,ReginaldOwen,AlanWebb,Director:RichardThorpe,
Genre:Drama(1949)(73mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT17.45/CET18.45/CAT19.45
ThirtySecondsOverTokyo
Oscarwinningspecialeffectsgracethisdramatic,neardocumentarydramatracingtheordealsenduredbyUSairmenwhoflewnear
suicidalUSbombingmissionsoverTokyo.ForcedtocrashlandinChina,thepilotswerelefttosurviveasbesttheycould.
Starring:SpencerTracy,VanJohnson,RobertWalker,PhyllisThaxter,TimMurdock,Director:MervynLeRoy,Genre:
War(1944)(133mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
Fame
AlanParker'shighenergy,OscarwinningmusicaldramaaboutjustwhatittakestomakeittothetopofthetreeatNewYork'smost
prestigiousstageschool,toldthroughthedreams,ambitionsandstrugglesoffivegiftedstudents.
Starring:IreneCara,LeeCurreri,LauraDean,PaulMcCrane,GeneAnthonyRay,Director:AlanParker,Genre:Musical
(1980)(128mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT22.10/CET23.10/CAT00.10
SittingTarget
OliverReedandIanMcShanestarasescapedconvictswholeaveatrailofbodiesintheirwakeastheygoinsearchofReed's
unfaithfulwifeandherlover.
Starring:OliverReed,JillStJohn,IanMcShane,EdwardWoodward,FrankFinlay,Director:DouglasHickox,Genre:
Action(1972)(89mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT23.40/CET00.40/CAT01.40
NeverSayGoodbye
Romanticcomedy,withErrolFlynnastheexhusbandwho'souttowinbackhiswife.
17
TCMMiddleEastProgrammeSchedule(inCET)
Starring:ErrolFlynn,EleanorParker,LucileWatson,S.Z.Sakall,Director:JamesV.Kern,Genre:Comedy(1946)(94
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT01.15/CET02.15/CAT03.15
CoolBreeze
Acoolcrookoutonparoleplanstosteal$3mingemstosetupabanktoaidblackbusinesses,buttheplanbackfireswithdeadly
consequences.Anallblackremakeof'TheAsphaltJungle'.
Starring:ThalmusRasulata,JudyPace,JimWatkins,LincolnKilpatrick,Director:BarryPollack,Genre:Crime(1972)
(99mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT02.55/CET03.55/CAT04.55
TheJourney
Amidtheturbulenteventsofthe1956Hungarianuprising,romanceblossomsforwouldbeescapeesBrynnerandKerrinthisheady
lovestory,directedbyAnatoleLitvak.FeaturesthefilmdebutsofRobardsandHoward.
Starring:YulBrynner,DeborahKerr,JasonRobardsJnr.,RobertMorley,RonnyHoward,Director:AnatoleLitvak,
Genre:Drama(1959)(121mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
Tuesday18thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
TheSecretPartner
CrimedramawithGrangerastheLondonshippingtycoonblackmailedbyanevildentist,whothreatenstoexposeapreviousconviction
forembezzlement.
Starring:StewartGranger,HayaHarareet,BernardLee,HughBurden,Director:BasilDearden,Genre:Crime(1961)(88
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT06.30/CET07.30/CAT08.30
WarnerBros:NoGuts,NoGlory75YearsofLaughter
ComedianBillyCrystalpresentsacelebrationoftheanniversaryoftheWarnerBrothersStudios,lookingbackat75yearsofvintage
comedygreats.
Starring:BillyCrystal,Director:KeithR.Clarke,Genre:Documentary(1998)(47mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,
Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT07.20/CET08.20/CAT09.20
DesigningWoman
WittywisecracksaboundasVincenteMinnellidirectsthischicromanticcomedywithPeckandBacallasasportswriterandfashion
designerwhomarryandclashheadon,especiallywhenoldflamesarerekindled.
Starring:GregoryPeck,LaurenBacall,DoloresGray,SamLevene,ChuckConnors,Director:VincenteMinnelli,Genre:
Comedy(1957)(113mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT09.15/CET10.15/CAT11.15
PassagetoMarseille
Variouscastmembersfrom'Casablanca'(includingClaudeRains,PeterLorreandSydneyGreenstreet)arereunitedforthissupposed
followup,withHumphreyBogartasaFrenchjournalistframedbyFrenchproFascists.
Starring:HumphreyBogart,PeterLorre,ClaudeRains,SydneyGreenstreet,Director:MichaelCurtiz,Genre:Drama
(1944)(105mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,
Spanish
GMT11.05/CET12.05/CAT13.05
TheCourtshipOfEddie'sFather
MinnellidirectsthischarmingcomedywithGlennFordasahandsomewidowerwhosesixyearoldsonvetsallofdad'sprospective
dates.WillcostarShirleyJonesbetheluckywomanorwilldadsettleforstylishfashionconsultantDinaMerrill?
Starring:GlennFord,RonnyHoward,ShirleyJones,StellaStevens,DinaMerrill,Director:VincenteMinnelli,Genre:
Comedy(1963)(114mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
ClashOfTheTitans
OlivierplaysZeus,HamlinplayshissonPerseus,andthegodsplaygameswithhumandestinyinthisepicadventurebasedonthe
Greekmyths.SpecialeffectsmaestroRayHarryhausenprovidesadditionaleyepoppingaction.
Starring:LaurenceOlivier,HarryHamlin,JudiBowker,BurgessMeredith,MaggieSmith,Director:DesmondDavis,
Genre:Fantasy(1981)(114mins)(12)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT14.55/CET15.55/CAT16.55
JohnnyEager
Agangsterpretendstogostraightwhilestillindulginginalifeofcrime,asituationcomplicatedevenfurtherwhenhefallsinlove.Taylor
andTurnertaketheleads,andsupportingstarHeflinwonanOscar.
Starring:RobertTaylor,LanaTurner,EdwardArnold,VanHeflin,RobertSterling,Director:MervynLeRoy,Genre:
Crime(1942)(108mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT16.45/CET17.45/CAT18.45
TheSecretOfMySuccess
Swinging'60ssexromp,starringHonorBlackmanandLionelJefferies,aboutanaiveyoungboywhoseprogresstomaturityishelped
alongbyseveralcraftyfemales.
Starring:JamesBooth,LionelJeffries,ShirleyJones,StellaStevens,HonorBlackman,Director:AndrewL.Stone,
Genre:Comedy(1965)(99mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT18.25/CET19.25/CAT20.25
GirlHappy
RomanceissuretoblossomonthesunnybeachesofFloridaasElvisPresleyishiredto'babysit'thebeautiful,brainydaughterofa
nightclubownerboss.AmusicalcomedygracedbythepresenceofPresley'sfavouritecostar,ShelleyFabares.
Starring:ElvisPresley,ShelleyFabares,HaroldStone,GaryCrosby,Director:BorisSagal,Genre:Musical(1965)(91
mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
Reckless
Oppositesattractandtheirworldscollideasateenageoutcastfallsforanupperclasscheerleaderafteraraffleatthehighschooldance
pairsthemtogether.
Starring:AidanQuinn,DarylHannah,CliffDeYoung,Director:JamesFoley,Genre:Drama(1984)(89mins)()(Colour),
Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT21.35/CET22.35/CAT23.35
SavageMessiah
KenRussell'stypicallyintenseanderoticdepictionoftheloveaffairbetweenthewildyoungFrenchsculptorGaudierBrzeska,killed
duringWorldWarIattheageofonly24,andaPolishwoman20yearshissenior.
18
TCMMiddleEastProgrammeSchedule(inCET)
Starring:DorothyTutin,ScottAntony,HelenMirren,LindsayKemp,PeterVaughan,Director:KenRussell,Genre:
Biography(1972)(95mins)(18)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT23.15/CET00.15/CAT01.15
TheCrossOfLorraine
JeanPierreAumontandGeneKellyaretheheroes,PeterLorreasuitablywickedNaziandHumeCronynaninformantinthispowerful
andinspirationalWWIIPOWdrama,whichtracksthebuildupto,andaftermathof,adaringescapeplan.
Starring:JeanPierreAumont,GeneKelly,CedricHardwicke,PeterLorre,HumeCronyn,Director:TayGarnett,Genre:
War(1943)(87mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT00.45/CET01.45/CAT02.45
ThreeLittleWords
Exuberantmusicalbiopicoftheoilandwatersongsmithduo,HarryRubyandBertKelmar(of'Who'sSorryNow?and'ThreeLittle
Words'fame).
Starring:FredAstaire,RedSkelton,DebbieReynolds,VeraEllen,KeenanWynn,Director:RichardThorpe,Genre:
Biography(1950)(99mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT02.30/CET03.30/CAT04.30
TheBrothersKaramazov
Brynner,Bloom,CobbandShatnerheadthecastofthisstarryadaptationofDostoevsky'sgreatclassicof19thcenturyRussian
literature,whichtrackstheeffectofadomineeringfatheronthelifeofhisthreesons.
Starring:YulBrynner,WilliamShatner,MariaSchell,ClaireBloom,LeeJ.Cobb,Director:RichardBrooks,Genre:
Drama(1958)(140mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
Wednesday19thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
KatharineHepburn:AllAboutMe
Adelightfullycandidselfportraitofascreenlegend.Thestarof'ThePhiladelphiaStory'looksbackoverthehighsandlowsofher
career,andher27yearrelationshipwithSpencerTracy.
Starring:KatharineHepburn,Director:DavidHeeley,Genre:Documentary(1993)(71mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:
Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Spanish,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT06.15/CET07.15/CAT08.15
CrestOfTheWave
CultureclashdramafromtheBoultingBrothers,withGeneKellyastheAmericanscientistraisingBritishhackleswhenhegetsinvolved
inatopsecretprojecttodeveloparevolutionarytorpedo.
Starring:GeneKelly,JohnJustin,BernardLee,SidJames,RayJackson,Director:JohnBoulting,RoyBoulting,
Genre:War(1954)(91mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,
Spanish
GMT07.50/CET08.50/CAT09.50
TheDoctor'sDilemma
AnastutescreenversionofGeorgeBernardShaw'sclassicmelodramaaboutethicsandhumanvalues,withBogardeastheHarley
Streetdoctorwhomustdecidewhichpatientismoredeservingofvitalmedication.
Starring:DirkBogarde,LeslieCaron,AlastairSim,RobertMorley,Director:AnthonyAsquith,Genre:Comedy(1958)
(96mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:English,Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT09.30/CET10.30/CAT11.30
NorthernPursuit
DashingadventureyarnwithErrolFlynnastheMountiewithGermanparentswhoposesasatraitorinordertoinfiltrateaNazispyring.
RaoulWalshdirectswithhisusualstyleandpanache.
Starring:ErrolFlynn,JulieBishop,HelmutDantine,JohnRidgely,GeneLockhart,TomTully,Director:RaoulWalsh,
Genre:Adventure(1943)(90mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT11.05/CET12.05/CAT13.05
LesGirls
GeneKelly,MitziGaynorandKayKendallheadthecastofthischarming,fastpaced,flashbackmusicalaboutatroupeofdancinggirls
andtheirrelationshipswithhooferKelly.FeaturesOscarwinningcostumesbyOrryKellyandsongsbyColePorter.
Starring:GeneKelly,MitziGaynor,KayKendall,TainaElg,Director:GeorgeCukor,Genre:Comedy(1957)(110mins)
(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
Mrs.Soffel
DianeKeatonistheprisonwarder'swifewhofallsforthelethalcharmsofhandsome,highprofilemurdererMelGibson.Cansherescue
himfromthenoose?BasedonatruestorythatrockedturnofthecenturyPittsburgh.
Starring:MelGibson,DianeKeaton,MatthewModine,EdwardHerrmann,Director:GillianArmstrong,Genre:Drama
(1984)(107mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT14.50/CET15.50/CAT16.50
VacationFromMarriage
DeborahKerrandRobertDonataretheboredcoupleforcedapartbythewar.Willtheirrespectiveexperiencesrestoretherequisite
maritalblissandsparkle?ClemenceDanewonanOscarforherscript.
Starring:RobertDonat,DeborahKerr,GlynisJohns,AnnTodd,Director:AlexanderKorda,Genre:Romance(1945)(89
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT16.20/CET17.20/CAT18.20
ElvisonTour
AwardwinningdocumentaryfilmwhichfollowstheKingofrock'n'rollonandoffthestage.Includesperformancesoftheclassic'Blue
SuedeShoes'and'LoveMeTender'.
Starring:ElvisPresley,JamesBurton,GlenD.Hardin,CharlieHodge,Director:RobertAbel,PierreAdidge,Genre:
Documentary(1972)(90mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT17.55/CET18.55/CAT19.55
TheGreenYears
There'sanearlystarringroleforDeanStockwellasamoroseboybroughtoutofhisshellbyhisgruffoldgrandfather(CharlesCoburn).
AstirringdramabasedonanovelbyA.J.Cronin.
Starring:CharlesCoburn,TomDrake,HumeCronyn,GladysCooper,DeanStockwell,JessicaTandy,Director:Victor
Saville,Genre:Drama(1946)(120mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
Stella
BetteMidlerstarsasStellaatoughandindependentwomanwhobecomespregnantafterabriefflingwithadoctor.Sheturnsdownhis
handinmarriageandsinglehandedlyraisesherdaughter.Alightheartedfilmaboutthebondbetweenamotherandherchildthat
speakstotheheartofallaudiences!
Starring:BetteMidler,JohnGoodman,Director:JohnErman,Genre:Drama(1989)(109mins)()(Colour),Subtitles:
Dubbing:
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GMT21.50/CET22.50/CAT23.50
DemonSeed
JulieChristieisthewifeofabrilliantexperimentalscientistwhofindsherselfforciblyimpregnatedbyherhusband'sinvention:asuper
intelligentcomputerthathasdevelopedevilideasofitsown.DonaldCammelldirectsthislandmarkscifichiller.
Starring:JulieChristie,FritzWeaver,GerritGraham,BerryKroeger,LisaLu,Director:DonaldCammell,Genre:Horror
(1977)(91mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT23.25/CET00.25/CAT01.25
WithoutLove
TracyandHepburnteamupforthisbreezywartimecomedy,fromthewritingteambehind'ThePhiladelphiaStory',asthepofaced
couplewhomarryforconvenience,thenunexpectedlyfindthemselvesinlove.
Starring:SpencerTracy,KatharineHepburn,LucilleBall,KeenanWynn,Director:HaroldS.Bucquet,Genre:Comedy
(1945)(111mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT01.20/CET02.20/CAT03.20
DodgeCity
ClassicbarroombrawlsaboundinthiscelebratedWestern,starringFlynnasthemanwhotamedthenotoriousfrontiertownofDodge
CityanddeHavillandasthewomanwhowinshisheart.InspiredbytheexploitsofWyattEarp.
Starring:ErrolFlynn,OliviadeHavilland,AnnSheridan,BruceCabot,Director:MichaelCurtiz,Genre:Western(1939)
(100mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,
Spanish
GMT03.05/CET04.05/CAT05.05
CassTimberlane
SpencerTracyshinesasanageing,smalltownjudgewhofallsforthecharmsofasexyyoungwoman(LanaTurner)whoshowsupin
hiscourtroom.Whatwillhappenwhenamoresuaveandyoungermansidlesontothescene?
Starring:SpencerTracy,LanaTurner,MaryAstor,ZacharyScott,TomDrake,Director:GeorgeSidney,Genre:
Romance(1947)(114mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
Thursday20thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
AnotherThinMan
PowellandLoyreprisetheirrolesassophisticatedhusbandandwifesleuthsNickandNoraCharles,bentonsolvingaperplexing
murdercaseonLongIslandinthisthird'ThinMan'outing.BasedonDashiellHammett'sclassicmurdermysteries.
Starring:WilliamPowell,MyrnaLoy,VirginiaGrey,OttoKruger,Director:W.S.VanDyke,Genre:Comedy(1939)(99
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT06.40/CET07.40/CAT08.40
QuoVadis
Amassivemovieandahugeboxofficehit,basedonthespectacularRomanepic.RobertTayloristhegeneralwhosparksrebellion
whenhefallsforChristianslaveDeborahKerr,butitisPeterUstinovwhostealstheshowasanunhingedEmperorNero.
Starring:RobertTaylor,DeborahKerr,LeoGenn,PeterUstinov,PatriciaLaffan,Director:MervynLeRoy,Genre:
Historical(1951)(162mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT09.25/CET10.25/CAT11.25
TheAngelWoreRed
BogardeandGardnerplayapriestandprostitutethrowntogetherduringtheSpanishCivilWarinthispowerfulromance.Astheir
relationshipdevelops,ataleofmartyrdomandfaithregainedunfolds.
Starring:AvaGardner,DirkBogarde,JosephCotten,VittorioDeSica,Director:NunnallyJohnson,Genre:Romance
(1960)(95mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT11.05/CET12.05/CAT13.05
OperationCrossbow
DuringWorldWarII,ateamofdaringAlliedagentsishandpickedtoinfiltrateanddestroytheGermanweaponsresearchstationat
PeenemundeinHolland.Ataleofsuprememilitarybravery.
Starring:GeorgePeppard,SophiaLoren,TrevorHoward,JohnMills,TomCourtenay,Director:MichaelAnderson,
Genre:War(1965)(112mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
TheGlassBottomBoat
DorisDayand'QueSeraSera'whatacombination!MissDay'scomicandvocaltalentsaregivenfullreininthiswackyfarceaboutan
attractivewidowwhoissuspectedofbeingaSovietspy.RodTaylorsuppliestheromance.
Starring:DorisDay,RodTaylor,ArthurGodfrey,JohnMcGiver,DomDeLuise,Director:FrankTashlin,Genre:Comedy
(1966)(106mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT15.00/CET16.00/CAT17.00
AllThis,AndHeavenToo
DavisandBoyergiveterrificperformancesinLitvak'stautperioddramasetin19thcenturyFrance.ADukeprovokeshiswife'sjealousy
whenhefallsforthefamily'sgoverness.Inevitably,thewifeplotsrevenge.
Starring:BetteDavis,CharlesBoyer,JeffreyLynn,BarbaraO'Neil,Director:AnatoleLitvak,Genre:Romance(1940)
(135mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT17.20/CET18.20/CAT19.20
AllAboutBette:TheLifeandFilmsofBetteDavis
FellowstarJamesMasoncalledher'thegreatestactressofalltime'.PresentdayfemaleiconJodieFosterhostsacelebrationofthelife
ofscreenlegendBetteDavis,undisputed'Queen'ofWarnerBros.,andher60filmcareer.
Starring:JodieFoster,Director:SusanF.Walker,Genre:Documentary(1994)(49mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:
Dubbing:
GMT18.10/CET19.10/CAT20.10
MenOfBoysTown
Asequeltothesuccessful1938production,'BoysTown',withSpencerTracyandMickeyRooneyreprisingtheirrolesasthe
philanthropicpriestandthewaywardboywhoselifehehastransformedforthebetter.
Starring:SpencerTracy,MickeyRooney,BobsWatson,LarryNunn,DarrylHickman,Director:NormanTaurog,Genre:
Drama(1941)(107mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
Topkapi
ClassiccomiccrimecaperthatspoofsdirectorJulesDassin'sownheistthrillerRififi.Agroupofmisfitsarehiredtocarryouttheperfect
jewelheistfromaTurkishmuseum.PeterUstinovwonbestsupportingactorOscarforhisperformanceastheseedyEnglishthief.
Starring:MelinaMercouri,PeterUstinov,MaximilianSchell,RobertMorley,Director:JulesDassin,Genre:Crime(1964)
(119mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT22.05/CET23.05/CAT00.05
TheAppointment
SidneyLumetdirectsOmarSharifinthistragiclovestoryaslawyerFedericoFendiwhostealshislawpartner'sfiancee(playedby
AnoukAimee),however,thecouple'sloveaffairsoonleadstodisaster.
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Starring:OmarSharif,AnoukAimee,LotteLenya,FaustoTozzi,Director:SidneyLumet,Genre:Drama(1969)(110
mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT00.00/CET01.00/CAT02.00
TheAngryHills
MitchumstarsasanAmericanundercoverreporterpursuedbytheNazisthroughwartornGreeceinthisgrippingactionpackeddrama
fromdirectorRobertAldrich('TheDirtyDozen').
Starring:RobertMitchum,ElisabethMueller,StanleyBaker,GiaScala,TheodoreBikel,Director:RobertAldrich,
Genre:Spy(1959)(101mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT01.45/CET02.45/CAT03.45
TheProdigal
LanaTurnerplaysthethesultrytemptresswholuresthebiblicalcharacter,Micah,offthestraightandnarrowandintowickedwaysin
thissumptuousretellingofTheProdigalSon.
Starring:LanaTurner,EdmundPurdom,LouisCalhern,Director:RichardThorpe,Genre:Religious(1955)(108mins)
(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT03.35/CET04.35/CAT05.35
TheSeaWolf
IdaLupinoandJohnGarfieldfindthemselvestrappedandsailingtowardsadisasteraboardEdwardG.Robinson'sship.High
productionvaluesandagreatcastraisethetensioninthisclaustrophobicseadrama.
Starring:EdwardG.Robinson,IdaLupino,JohnGarfield,GeneLockhart,Director:MichaelCurtiz,Genre:Drama
(1941)(84mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:GreekDubbing:English
Friday21stDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
SanQuentin
O'Brienstarsinthishardhittingdramaasaprisonwardencaughtbetweenhislover(Sheridan)andherinmatebrother(Bogart),with
tragicconsequencesforall.Shotonlocationatoneoftheworld'smostnotoriousprisons.
Starring:HumphreyBogart,PatO'Brien,AnnSheridan,BartonMacLane,Director:LloydBacon,Genre:Prison(1937)
(71mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,NorwegianDubbing:
GMT06.15/CET07.15/CAT08.15
AdventuresofTartu
StirringBritishWorldWarIIspydramawithDonatgivingafineportrayalofanintrepidBritishundercoveragentsenttoinfiltrateaNazi
controlledpoisongasfactory.Atavitalmoment,hefindshisescaperouteblocked.
Starring:RobertDonat,ValerieHobson,WalterRilla,GlynisJohns,Director:HaroldS.Bucquet,Genre:War(1943)
(104mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT08.00/CET09.00/CAT10.00
Brigadoon
VincenteMinnellidirectsthischarminglywhimsicalLerner&LoewemusicalwithKellyastheAmericanwhostumblesacrossBrigadoon,
aghostlyScottishvillagethatcomestolifeonceevery100years.
Starring:GeneKelly,CydCharisse,VanJohnson,ElaineStewart,Director:VincenteMinnelli,Genre:Musical(1954)
(104mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT09.45/CET10.45/CAT11.45
TheSecretGarden
DeanStockwellandMargaretO'BrienaretheleadsinthistouchingscreenversionofFrancesHodgsonBurnett'schildren'sclassic
aboutayounggirl'srestorationofaneglected,secretgardenandherfriendshipwithasicklyboy.
Starring:MargaretO'Brien,DeanStockwell,HerbertMarshall,GladysCooper,ElsaLanchester,Director:FredM.
Wilcox,Genre:Juvenile(1949)(93mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:
GMT11.20/CET12.20/CAT13.20
TheTimeMachine
OscarwinningspecialeffectsadornfantasymaestroGeorgePal'sexcitingandfaithfulversionofHGWells'classic.RodTaylorplays
theVictorianscientistwhoseexperimentswithtimeresultinamindblowingtripintothefuture.
Starring:RodTaylor,AlanYoung,YvetteMimieux,SebastianCabot,Director:GeorgePal,Genre:ScienceFiction
(1960)(99mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
NeverSoFew
AnallstarcastlinesupforthisWorldWarIIactionromancesetintheFarEast,withSinatraasanarmycaptainwhogetssidetracked
frombattlingtheJapanesewhentheAlliesareattackedbyChiangKaishek.
Starring:FrankSinatra,GinaLollobrigida,PeterLawford,SteveMcQueen,RichardJohnson,PaulHenreid,Charles
Bronson,Director:JohnSturges,Genre:War(1959)(118mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,
Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT15.00/CET16.00/CAT17.00
Topkapi
ClassiccomiccrimecaperthatspoofsdirectorJulesDassin'sownheistthrillerRififi.Agroupofmisfitsarehiredtocarryouttheperfect
jewelheistfromaTurkishmuseum.PeterUstinovwonbestsupportingactorOscarforhisperformanceastheseedyEnglishthief.
Starring:MelinaMercouri,PeterUstinov,MaximilianSchell,RobertMorley,Director:JulesDassin,Genre:Crime(1964)
(119mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT17.05/CET18.05/CAT19.05
TexasCarnival
Aclutchofgreatmusicalstars(includingEstherWilliams,HowardKeel,RedSkeltonandAnnMiller)gettogetherforthisbreezy,
romanticmusicaladventure,withSkeltonasthehumblecarnivalperformerwhoismistakenforanoilbaron.
Starring:EstherWilliams,RedSkelton,HowardKeel,AnnMiller,Director:CharlesWalters,Genre:Comedy(1951)(74
mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT18.20/CET19.20/CAT20.20
HighSierra
HumphreyBogartstarsinthisseminalgangsterclassic,directedbyRaoulWalsh,asadesperateoutlawdeterminedtoprovehimself
throughonelastheist.WatchoutforthestunningclimaxonthehighestpeakoftheHighSierras.
Starring:HumphreyBogart,IdaLupino,AlanCurtis,ArthurKennedy,Director:RaoulWalsh,Genre:Crime(1941)(96
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
CanneryRow
CelebrateddirectorJohnHustonprovidesthenarrationforthisentertainingadaptationofJohnSteinbeck'sclassicstudyofbumsand
drifters,withNolteandWingerasthemarinebiologistandprostitutewhofallinlove.
Starring:NickNolte,DebraWinger,M.EmmetWalsh,AudraLidley,FrankMcRae,Director:DavidS.Ward,Genre:
Drama(1982)(116mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,French,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
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GMT22.00/CET23.00/CAT00.00
AlexInWonderland
SutherlandstarsasafilmdirectorstrugglingtofollowuphissmashhitmoviebutfindingHollywood'smoviemogulsstandinginhisway.
Thisiswriter/directorMazursky'shomagetotheimmortalFellini,whoappearsinacameorole.
Starring:DonaldSutherland,EllenBurstyn,MegMazursky,GlennaSergent,Director:PaulMazursky,Genre:Comedy
(1970)(112mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT23.55/CET00.55/CAT01.55
Arturo'sIsland
AgainstthedramaticbackdropoftheBayofNaples,ateenageboyfindshisuneventfullifetransformedashefallsinlovewithhis
beautifulstepmotherinthisromanticmelodrama.
Starring:ReginaldKerman,GabriellaGiorgelli,KayMeersman,VanniDeMaigret,Director:DamianoDamiani,Genre:
Adventure(1962)(90mins)(15)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT01.30/CET02.30/CAT03.30
TheSwordsmanOfSiena
StewartGrangerstarsasadashing16thcenturyItalianswordsmanwhoswitchesallegiancewhenhefallsforthenoblewomanunder
hisprotection.
Starring:StewartGranger,SylvaKoscina,ChristineKaufmann,RiccardoGarrone,TullioCarminati,Director:Etienne
Perier,Genre:Adventure(1962)(96mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT03.10/CET04.10/CAT05.10
BridgeToTheSun
ThepowerfultruestoryofGwendolenTerasaki(Baker)anAmericanwomanwhoexperiencedlove,terrorandtragedywhenshe
marriedaJapanesediplomatjustbeforetheattackonPearlHarbour.
Starring:CarrollBaker,JamesShigeta,JamesYagi,TetsuroTamba,Director:EtiennePerier,Genre:Drama(1961)(108
mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,English,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
Saturday22ndDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
TheSafecracker
Millandisbothstaranddirectorofthistensewartimedrama.Heplaysasafecrackerwho'ssprungfromjailwhenEnglandneedshis
specialskillstocrackaNazisafecontainingvitalspysecrets.
Starring:RayMilland,BarryJones,JeannetteSterke,ColinTapley,CliveMorton,Director:RayMilland,Genre:Crime
(1958)(92mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT06.35/CET07.35/CAT08.35
Tarzan,TheApeMan
TarzanmakestheacquaintanceofJanewhenhekidnapsher.ThefirsttalkietofeatureEdgarRiceBurroughs'yodellingjunglehero,
andthefilmwhichalsomarksthedebutofOlympicswimmerJohnnyWeismullerinthetitlerole.
Starring:JohnnyWeismuller,MaureenO'Sullivan,NeilHamilton,C.AubreySmith,Director:W.S.VanDyke,Genre:
Adventure(1932)(96mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT08.15/CET09.15/CAT10.15
GreenMansions
A'ShangriLa'tale,basedonafantasybyWHHudson,withyoungrefugeeAnthonyPerkinsencounteringamysteriousbeauty(Audrey
Hepburn)inthejunglesofVenezuelaandinevitablyfallinginlove.MelFerrer,Hepburn'sonetimehusband,directs.
Starring:AnthonyPerkins,AudreyHepburn,LeeJ.Cobb,SessueHayakawa,Director:MelFerrer,Genre:Adventure
(1959)(101mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT10.00/CET11.00/CAT12.00
TheThinMan
BreezywitandfastpacedreparteedominatestheactionasPowellandLoymaketheirdebutsasDashiellHammett'ssuavesleuths
NickandNoraCharles.Thisdelightfulcrimecomedyspawnedawholeseriesof'ThinMan'films.
Starring:WilliamPowell,MyrnaLoy,MaureenO'Sullivan,NatPendleton,MinnaGombell,Director:W.S.VanDyke,
Genre:Comedy(1934)(88mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT11.30/CET12.30/CAT13.30
LassieComeHome
Thefirstandconsideredbymanytobethebestofthefamoussequenceofcanineadventurefilms,withElizabethTaylorandRoddy
McDowallastheyoungstersfightingtoreturnthepluckycolliedogtoherrightfulhome.
Starring:ElizabethTaylor,RoddyMcDowall,DonaldCrisp,DameMayWhitty,Director:FredM.Wilcox,Genre:Juvenile
(1943)(86mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
MeetMeInSt.Louis
Garlandperformsahostofunforgettabletunes,including'TheTrolleySong',inVincenteMinnelli'ssuperbandcaptivatingmusical.
O'Brien,whowonaspecial'child'Oscar,almoststealstheshowasGarland'slittlesister,Tootie.
Starring:JudyGarland,MargaretO'Brien,LucilleBremer,TomDrake,MaryAstor,Director:VincenteMinnelli,Genre:
Musical(1944)(109mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT14.50/CET15.50/CAT16.50
TheCateredAffair
BetteDavisshedsherglamorousimagetoplayadownbeatwifewhoisdeterminedtogiveherdaughteralavishwedding.Adaptedfor
thescreenbyGoreVidal,basedonPaddyChayefsky'sTVplay.
Starring:RodTaylor,DebbieReynolds,BetteDavis,ErnestBorgnine,BarryFitzgerald,Director:RichardBrooks,
Genre:Drama(1956)(90mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT16.25/CET17.25/CAT18.25
Boys'Town
TracygivesanOscarwinningperformanceasFatherFlanagan,anidealisticpriestwhorunsaschoolforjuveniledelinquents.Ayoung
Rooneyplayshistoughestcaseyet.AlsowonanOscarfororiginalstory.
Starring:SpencerTracy,MickeyRooney,HenryHull,LeslieFenton,Director:NormanTaurog,Genre:Drama(1938)(89
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT17.55/CET18.55/CAT19.55
TheThreeMusketeers
GeneKellymakesamarvellouslyathleticD'ArtagnaninthisstarryandenergeticversionoftheDumasclassic.VincentPriceandLana
Turnermakeamagnificent'baddie'doubleactasCardinalRichlieuandhiswickedmistress,theCountessDeWinter.
Starring:GeneKelly,LanaTurner,VincentPrice,JuneAllyson,VanHeflin,Director:GeorgeSidney,Genre:Adventure
(1948)(121mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
GetCarter
MichaelCaineistheruthlessgangsterwhoreturnstohishomecity,Newcastle,toavengehisbrother'sdeath.MikeHodges'tough
thrillerremainsaninfluentiallandmarkofBritishcinema.
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Starring:MichaelCaine,IanHendry,BrittEkland,JohnOsborne,Director:MikeHodges,Genre:Crime(1971)(112
mins)(18)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT21.55/CET22.55/CAT23.55
Westworld
MichaelCrichton'ssinister'70sscificlassic,setinanautomatedWesternamusementpark,withYulBrynnerperfectlycastasthe
ruthlessrobotcowboywhoreturnstowreakrevengeonthemanwho'shot'him.
Starring:YulBrynner,RichardBenjamin,JamesBrolin,AlanOppenheimer,Director:MichaelCrichton,Genre:
Western(1973)(85mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT23.25/CET00.25/CAT01.25
Now,Voyager
ThequintessentialHollywoodromancestarsDavisastherepressedspinsterwhoemergesfromherchrysalis,withthehelpofkindly
shrinkRains,towinHenreid'sheart.Coopershinesashermonstrousmother.Puremoviemagic!
Starring:BetteDavis,PaulHenreid,ClaudeRains,GladysCooper,Director:IrvingRapper,Genre:Drama(1942)(113
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT01.20/CET02.20/CAT03.20
3Godfathers
Threeoutlawsrisktheirlivestorescueasmallchildleftabandonedinthedesert.JohnForddirectedJohnWayneinthistouching
drama,basedontheBiblicalThreeWiseMen'sstory,whichFordhadfilmedbeforeinthesilentera.
Starring:JohnWayne,WardBond,HarryCareyJr,MildredNatwick,Director:JohnFord,Genre:Western(1948)(102
mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT03.05/CET04.05/CAT05.05
TheCitadel
Donatstarsastheidealisticyoungdoctorstrugglingtoregainhistrueaimsafterbeingseducedbythebrightlightsandeasymoneyofa
lucrativeMayfairpracticeinthisfineadaptationofA.J.Cronin'sautobiographicalnovel.
Starring:RobertDonat,RosalindRussell,RalphRichardson,RexHarrison,Director:KingVidor,Genre:Drama(1938)
(113mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,French,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,
Spanish
Sunday23rdDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
BeauBrummell
GrangerandTaylorheadthecastofthislavishlytoldstoryofGeorgeBrummell,thebrilliantwitandfashionarbiterwhobecamea
favouriteofthePrinceRegent.UstinovplaysthePrinceandMorleyhisfather,GeorgeIII.
Starring:StewartGranger,ElizabethTaylor,PeterUstinov,RobertMorley,Director:CurtisBernhardt,Genre:Historical
(1954)(107mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English,Spanish
GMT06.50/CET07.50/CAT08.50
ColoradoTerritory
RaoulWalshdirectedthisfrontieractiontale,aremakeofhisownclassic,'HighSierra'.McCreastarsasareformedoutlawtemptedout
ononelastjob,ajobthatgoesdisastrouslywrong.
Starring:JoelMcCrea,VirginiaMayo,DorothyMalone,HenryHull,JohnArcher,Director:RaoulWalsh,Genre:
Western(1949)(91mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT08.25/CET09.25/CAT10.25
CourageOfLassie
ElizabethTaylorstarsinthisthirdinstalmentfromtheclassiccaninesagaasthedevotedyoungownerwhomustrehabilitateLassie
whenherbelovedpetreturnsviciousandshellshockedaftersufferingcrueltiesatthehandsoftheJapanese.
Starring:ElizabethTaylor,FrankMorgan,TomDrake,SelenaRoyle,HarryDavenport,Director:FredM.Wilcox,Genre:
Drama(1946)(89mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT09.55/CET10.55/CAT11.55
InvasionQuartet
TheinimitableSpikeMilliganheadsthecastinthisfarcicalwartimerompasamemberofamotleygangofBritishservicemen
attemptingtosneakintoNaziGermanytodestroyanenemycannon.
Starring:SpikeMilligan,JayLewis,BillTravers,GregoireAslan,Director:JayLewis,Genre:Comedy(1961)(84mins)
(U)(B/W),Subtitles:French,Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT11.20/CET12.20/CAT13.20
ForbiddenPlanet
Alandmarkscifimovie,withgreatspecialeffects,basedonShakespeare's'TheTempest'.WalterPidgeonistheProsperofigurea
planetaryruleronamadquestforknowledgethroughaspecial'brainbooster'machine.
Starring:WalterPidgeon,LeslieNielsen,AnnFrancis,WarrenStevens,JackKelly,Director:FredM.Wilcox,Genre:
Fantasy(1956)(95mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
OntheTown
GeneKellybothcodirectsandstarsinthisMGMspectacularabouttheexploitsofthreesailorsonleave,whichprovethatNewYorkis
a'helluvatown!'LeonardBernsteinprovidesmuchofthemusic,whichincludestherousing'NewYork,NewYork!'
Starring:GeneKelly,FrankSinatra,VeraEllen,AnnMiller,JulesMunshin,BettyGarrett,Director:StanleyDonen,
Genre:Musical(1949)(94mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT15.00/CET16.00/CAT17.00
TheIcePirates
RobertUrichandAnjelicaHustonstarinthisswashbuckling'RobinHoodinspace'styleadventure,setinanaridfuturewhenwateris
man'smostpreciouscommodity.
Starring:RobertUrich,AnjelicaHuston,MaryCrosby,RonPerlman,Director:StewartRaffill,Genre:Comedy(1984)
(91mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT16.35/CET17.35/CAT18.35
TheUnsuspected
Rainsplaysthecharmingradiohost,whosechillingmurdermysterystoriesarejustthatlittlebittoorealistic.Whenoneofhisfemale
staffmembersiskilled,hashecommittedtheperfectcrime?
Starring:JoanCaulfield,ClaudeRains,AudreyTotter,ConstanceBennett,HurdHatfield,Director:MichaelCurtiz,
Genre:Crime(1947)(99mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT18.15/CET19.15/CAT20.15
InterruptedMelody
RobertDonatwonanOscarforhismemorableperformanceinthismuchlovedfilmchroniclingthelifeandtimesofamartinet
schoolteacherwhofindshislifetransformedbytheloveforagoodwoman(GreerGarson).
Starring:EleanorParker,GlennFord,RogerMoore,CecilKellaway,Director:CurtisBernhardt,Genre:Drama(1955)
(102mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
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GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
BenHur
Thespectacular20minutechariotraceisjustoneofthehighlightsofthismagnificentepic.Vastsets,ahugebudgetsnarlingrivals
CharltonHestonandStevenBoyd,andacompellinghumanstorymakeBenHur'sfilmicachievementssimplybreathtaking.
Starring:CharltonHeston,JackHawkins,HayaHarareet,StephenBoyd,Director:WilliamWyler,Genre:Drama(1959)
(203mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT23.25/CET00.25/CAT01.25
TheOutfit
RobertDuvallheadsthecastofthistautandexplosiveMobrevengestory,inwhichanexcontakesontheMafiatoavengethedeath
ofhisbrotherfollowingabotchedbankraid.
Starring:RobertDuvall,KarenBlack,JoeDonBaker,RobertRyan,Director:JohnFlynn,Genre:Crime(1973)(99mins)
(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT01.05/CET02.05/CAT03.05
TheStrattonStory
JamesStewartstarsinthispopularaccountofthelifeoflegendaryChicagoWhiteSoxpitcherMontyStratton,wholostalegina
huntingaccidentbutwentontoplaythegame.JuneAllysonisideallycastastheloyal,supportingwife.
Starring:JamesStewart,JuneAllyson,FrankMorgan,AgnesMoorehead,Director:SamWood,Genre:Biography
(1949)(102mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT02.50/CET03.50/CAT04.50
SergeantYork
CooperdeservedlywonanOscarforhisperformanceinthisfamousandcompellingwarsaga,basedonthetruestoryofanordinary
Tennesseefarmboywhosawthevaluesofhonourandbraveryandbecameawarhero.
Starring:GaryCooper,WalterBrennan,JoanLeslie,GeorgeTobias,StanleyRidges,Director:HowardHawks,Genre:
Biography(1941)(129mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
Monday24thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
ThePrinceAndThePauper
ThefirsttalkieversionofMarkTwain'sfancifulnovelofmistakenidentity,inwhichabeggarboyswapsplaceswitharoyalprince.Errol
Flynnplaysthesoldieroffortunewhocomestotheirrescue.ReallifetwinsBillyandBobbyMauchplaytheboys.
Starring:ErrolFlynn,BillyMauch,ClaudeRains,AlanHale,Director:WilliamKeighley,Genre:Adventure(1937)(113
mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT06.55/CET07.55/CAT08.55
Ada
HaywardstarsinthetitleroleasaformerprostitutewhostirsupquiteascandalwhenshemarriesaU.S.stategovernor.ButAda
showshertruemettlewhenherhusbandisinjuredandsheisforcedtotakeupthereinsofgovernment.
Starring:SusanHayward,DeanMartin,WilfridHydeWhite,RalphMeeker,Director:DanielMann,Genre:Drama(1961)
(104mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT08.40/CET09.40/CAT10.40
DestinationTokyo
Oneofthemostintelligentandobjectiveofwartimethrillers,withGrantgivingasterlingperformanceasasubmarinecaptain
undertakingadaringmissionintoTokyoharbourtosecurevitalinformationagainsttheenemy.
Starring:CaryGrant,JohnGarfield,AlanHale,JohnRidgely,DaneClark,Director:DelmerDaves,Genre:War(1943)
(130mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT10.55/CET11.55/CAT12.55
TheWonderfulWorldOfTheBrothersGrimm
Someofthebestlovedfairytalesofalltime,including'TheDancingPrincess'and'TheCobblerandtheElves',arebroughttothe
screeninthisdelightfulandcolourfulfilm.HarveyandBoehmaretheBrothersGrimm.
Starring:LaurenceHarvey,ClaireBloom,KarlBoehm,OscarHomolka,MartitaHunt,JimBackus,YvetteMimieux,
Director:HenryLevin,Genre:Biography(1962)(124mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,
Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
SevenBridesForSevenBrothers
Oneofthegreatestmusicalsofthe'50stherousingtaleofsevenbrothersinsearchoffemalecompany,withKeel,Powelland
Tamblynsuperbastheleads.Featuresafeastofrollicking,toetappingsonganddancenumbers.
Starring:JanePowell,HowardKeel,RussTamblyn,JeffRichards,TommyRall,Director:StanleyDonen,Genre:
Musical(1954)(98mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT15.00/CET16.00/CAT17.00
GrandPrix
AthrillingaccountoflifeontheGrandPrixcircuit,chartingtheonandofftrackclashesandcrashesofacolourfulcastofcharacters.
ShotonlocationatMonacoandBrandsHatch,thefilmwonOscarsforeditingandsoundeffects.
Starring:JamesGarner,EvaMarieSaint,YvesMontand,ToshiroMifune,Director:JohnFrankenheimer,Genre:Sports
(1966)(163mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT18.10/CET19.10/CAT20.10
Boys'NightOut
TracygivesanOscarwinningperformanceasFatherFlanagan,anidealisticpriestwhorunsaschoolforjuveniledelinquents.Ayoung
Rooneyplayshistoughestcaseyet.AlsowonanOscarfororiginalstory.
Starring:KimNovak,JamesGarner,TonyRandall,HowardDuff,Director:MichaelGordon,Genre:Comedy(1962)(108
mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
PointBlank
JohnBoorman'sstylish,cultthriller,itsbloodyplotlineinexorablyplayedoutbyLeeMarvinasthegangsterwhoreturnstowreak
revengeonthewoman(AngieDickinson)whodoublecrossedhimandlefthimfordead.
Starring:LeeMarvin,AngieDickinson,KeenanWynn,CarrollO'Connor,Director:JohnBoorman,Genre:Crime(1967)
(88mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT21.35/CET22.35/CAT23.35
TheDirtyDozen
TwelvecondemnedsoldiersarepressedintoserviceasacrackcommandoteamtoundertakeadaringmissioninNazioccupied
France.TheterrificcastaddsstarpowertoRobertAldrich'shardhittingadventureyarn.
Starring:LeeMarvin,ErnestBorgnine,DonaldSutherland,JimBrown,JohnCassavetes,Director:RobertAldrich,
Genre:War(1967)(144mins)(12)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT00.00/CET01.00/CAT02.00
TheLovedOne
RobertMorseandJohnGielgudstarinthiscomedybasedonEvelynWaugh'sbitingsatireawrylookatdeathinHollywood...forboth
humansandtheirbelovedpets.CoscriptedbyChristopherIsherwood,anddirectedbyTonyRichardson.
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Starring:JohnGielgud,RobertMorse,JonathanWinters,RodSteiger,MiltonBerle,JamesCoburn,Director:Tony
Richardson,Genre:Comedy(1965)(117mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,
SwedishDubbing:
GMT02.00/CET03.00/CAT04.00
TheCareyTreatment
Anintriguingmedicalwhodunnit,directedbyBlakeEdwards.CoburnstarsasDrPeterCarey,atopBostonpathologistwhosetsoutto
clearacolleagueaccusedofmurderwhenanabortionperformedontheirboss'sdaughtergoestragicallywrong.
Starring:JamesCoburn,JenniferO'Neill,PatHingle,SkyeAubrey,ElizabethAllan,Director:BlakeEdwards,Genre:
Mystery(1972)(97mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT03.40/CET04.40/CAT05.40
KindLady
Disturbingthrilleraboutakindlywomanwhohiresapsychoticartisttopaintherportrait.StarringEthelBarrymore,MauriceEvansand
AngelaLansbury.
Starring:EthelBarrymore,MauriceEvans,AngelaLansbury,KeenanWynn,Director:JohnSturges,Genre:Thriller
(1951)(79mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,SwedishDubbing:English
Tuesday25thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
RideHim,Cowboy
JohnWaynestarsastherancherreadytosavehishorsefromamurderchargeandfindtherealkiller.CostarringDukethehorse,who
wouldmakesixappearanceswithWaynebeforeretirement.
Starring:JohnWayne,RuthHall,HenryB.Walthall,OtisHarlan,Director:FredAllen,Genre:Western(1932)(54mins)
(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT06.00/CET07.00/CAT08.00
CallingBulldogDrummond
PidgeonstarsasHermanMcNiele'sdebonairexwarhero,thistimecalledoutofretirementtohelpScotlandYardsolveaspateof
bafflingrobberies.Thesleuthissomewhatdisconcertedtodiscoverthathispartner,SgtSmith,isHeavensabove!awoman.
Starring:WalterPidgeon,MargaretLeighton,RobertBeatty,DavidThompson,PeggyEvans,Director:VictorSaville,
Genre:Crime(1951)(80mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT07.25/CET08.25/CAT09.25
TheTwentyFifthHour
Wartimedrama,withQuinnasaRomanianfarmerwhofallsfoulofalocalpolicecaptain(Aslan)whodesiresQuinn'swife(Lisi).More
extraordinaryincidentslieinstoreasQuinnfleesHungary,withtheGermansinhotpursuit.
Starring:AnthonyQuinn,GregoireAslan,VirnaLisi,AaronLipstadt,Director:HenriVerneuil,Genre:Drama(1967)
(114mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT09.20/CET10.20/CAT11.20
Humoresque
Highclassromanticdrama,scriptedbyCliffordOdets,withJoanCrawfordasawealthypatronwhobecomesromanticallyentangled
withatalentedyoungviolinist(JohnGarfield),withtragicresults.
Starring:JoanCrawford,JohnGarfield,OscarLevant,J.CarrollNaish,Director:JeanNegulesco,Genre:Drama(1946)
(120mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT11.25/CET12.25/CAT13.25
TheGlassSlipper
Amodern,musicaltakeontheCinderellastory,withLeslieCaronenchantingasthetomboywhofindsherselfcourtedbyaglamorous
playboy.TheParisBalletprovidessomebeautifullystageddancesequences
Starring:LeslieCaron,MichaelWilding,KeenanWynn,EstelleWinwood,ElsaLanchester,Director:CharlesWalters,
Genre:Fantasy(1955)(91mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
TheWizardOfOz
Repeatedviewingscanneverdullthemagicofthisnowlegendarymusicalfantasy,inwhichKansasfarmgirlJudyGarland,Totothe
dogandtheiroddballtrioofpalstakeatripovertherainbowtotheTechnicolorfantasyworldofOz.
Starring:JudyGarland,JackHaley,RayBolger,BertLahr,BillieBurke,MargaretHamilton,FrankMorgan,Director:
VictorFleming,Genre:Fantasy(1939)(98mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT14.40/CET15.40/CAT16.40
CatOnAHotTinRoof
AsearingadaptationofTennesseeWilliams'stageclassicaboutaSouthernpatriarchandhiswaywardsons,withpowerhouse
performancesfromTayloras'MaggieTheCat',Newmanasherhomosexualhusband,andIvesastheoverwhelming'BigDaddy'.
Starring:PaulNewman,ElizabethTaylor,BurlIves,JackCarson,JudithAnderson,Director:RichardBrooks,Genre:
Drama(1958)(104mins)(12)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT16.25/CET17.25/CAT18.25
ThisCouldBeTheNight
Shadesof'GuysAndDolls'colourthismusicalcomedywithSimmonsasaprimschoolteacherforcedtomoonlightforanightclub
owninggangsterandfallingforoneofhisassociates.FeaturessongsbyDukeEllingtonandColePorter.
Starring:JeanSimmons,PaulDouglas,AnthonyFranciosa,JulieWilson,JoanBlondell,Director:RobertWise,Genre:
Comedy(1957)(105mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT18.15/CET19.15/CAT20.15
TheCincinnatiKid
Asexy,ambitiousyoungcardsharkaimstotakeaveteranpokerplayer'scrown.AsteamySoutherndramawithAnnMargretand
TuesdayWeldprovidingamorousdistractionsforSteveMcqueen'santihero,andEdwardGRobinsonashisslynemesis.
Starring:SteveMcQueen,AnnMargret,EdwardG.Robinson,KarlMalden,TuesdayWeld,Director:NormanJewison,
Genre:Drama(1965)(100mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
NorthByNorthwest
AlfredHitchcock'sexhilaratinganddarklycomicthriller,starringGrantasthedashingadmanwhofindshislifeinperilwhenhe's
mistakenforadoubleagentbythesinisterMason.ThecropdustingandMtRushmorescenesareclassicsofsuspense.
Starring:CaryGrant,EvaMarieSaint,JamesMason,MartinLandau,LeoG.Carroll,Director:AlfredHitchcock,Genre:
Spy(1959)(131mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT22.15/CET23.15/CAT00.15
Brainstorm
Walkenstarsinthisscifichillerasascientistwhoinventsadevicethatcaninterfacewiththebrain.CostarWooddiedtragicallyduring
thefilm'sproduction.SpecialeffectswizardTrumbullservesasdirector.
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Starring:ChristopherWalken,NatalieWood,LouiseFletcher,CliffRobertson,Director:DouglasTrumbull,Genre:
Drama(1983)(102mins)()(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT00.00/CET01.00/CAT02.00
TheDayTheyRobbedTheBankOfEngland
Rousingcrimecaperfollowingtheplotofa1901planbytheIRAtorobtheBankofEngland,courtesyofthecity'sVictoriansewers.The
operationsseemtorunperfectlyatfirst...
Starring:AldoRay,ElizabethSellars,PeterO'Toole,HughGriffith,Director:JohnGuillermin,Genre:Crime(1960)(82
mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT01.25/CET02.25/CAT03.25
TheNightDigger
PatriciaNealstarsinherhusbandRoaldDahl'sadaptationofJoyCowley'sthrilleraboutamiddleagedspinsterwhofallsunderthe
spellofadangerousrapist.FeaturesafineBernardHerrmannscore.
Starring:PatriciaNeal,PamelaBrown,NicholasClay,JeanAnderson,GrahamCrowden,Director:AlastairReid,
Genre:Horror(1971)(98mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SpanishDubbing:English
GMT03.05/CET04.05/CAT05.05
SongOfLove
TunefulhistoricalbiopicofthefriendshipbetweenfamouscomposersRobertSchumann(PaulHenried),hiswifeClara(Katharine
Hepburn)andJohannesBrahms(RobertWalker).CentresonSchumann'sstruggleswithmentalillness.
Starring:KatharineHepburn,PaulHenreid,RobertWalker,HenryDaniell,Director:ClarenceBrown,Genre:Biography
(1947)(114mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
Wednesday26thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
CaptainSindbad
LegendarysailorSindbadcopeswithgorgeouswomen,maneatingfishandtreacherouscrocodiles,andstillmanagestodeposea
wickedsultanortwointhissplendidfantasyadventurestuffedwithspecialeffectsandfullbloodedperformances.
Starring:GuyWilliams,HeidiBruhl,PedroArmendariz,AbrahamSofaer,BillFraser,KennethConnor,Director:Byron
Haskin,Genre:Fantasy(1963)(82mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian
Dubbing:English
GMT06.25/CET07.25/CAT08.25
AYankAtOxford
TayloristhebrashyoungAmericanwhofindshimselfafishoutofwateramongOxford'sdreamingspires.Aspiritedcomedyand
MGM'sonlyBritishmadefilm.ThescreenplayreceivedafinalpolishfromF.ScottFitzgerald.
Starring:RobertTaylor,LionelBarrymore,MaureenO'Sullivan,VivienLeigh,Director:JackConway,Genre:Comedy
(1938)(99mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT08.05/CET09.05/CAT10.05
InvitationToTheDance
StaranddirectorKelly'sambitiousmusicaltellsthreedifferentstoriesentirelythroughdance.Featuringsomegreatballetstars,
includingToumanovaandYouskevitch,andmusicbyIbert,PrevinandRimskyKorsakov.
Starring:GeneKelly,IgorYouskevitch,ClaireSombert,TamaraToumanova,Director:GeneKelly,Genre:Musical
(1956)(90mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT09.40/CET10.40/CAT11.40
HonkyTonk
RomanticWesterndrama,withClarkGableasasmoothtalkingconmanwhofindshisambitiousplanstotakeoverasmallUStown
underthreatwhenhefallsforacorruptjudge'sBostonbreddaughter.
Starring:ClarkGable,LanaTurner,FrankMorgan,ClaireTrevor,Director:JackConway,Genre:Romance(1941)(105
mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT11.30/CET12.30/CAT13.30
TomThumb
GeorgePal'sscreenversionoftheBrothersGrimmtalewonanOscarforspecialeffects.RussTamblynbringsenergeticcharmtothe
roleoftheminiaturehero.PeterSellersandTerryThomascostarasthevillainswhotrytostealhimfromhispeasantfamily.
Starring:RussTamblyn,PeterSellers,TerryThomas,AlanYoung,JessieMatthews,Director:GeorgePal,Genre:
Juvenile(1958)(89mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
Singin'InTheRain
GeneKelly'srenditionofthetitlesong,CydCharisse'ssultryvamp,DonaldO'Connor'swalkupthewall,DebbieReynold'ssweet
ingenue.Justsomeofthepotentfactorsthatmakethisprobablythebestlovedmusicalofalltime.
Starring:GeneKelly,DebbieReynolds,CydCharisse,DonaldO'Connor,JeanHagen,Director:GeneKelly,Stanley
Donen,Genre:Musical(1952)(99mins)()(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,
SwedishDubbing:English
GMT15.00/CET16.00/CAT17.00
HeartsOfTheWest
EnjoyableoffbeatcomedywithJeffBridgesasawouldbe1930sscreenwriterfleeingtoHollywoodtofulfillhisdreamofpenning
Westernsandtoescapetheattentionsofaduoofvengefulconmen.
Starring:JeffBridges,DonaldPleasence,AndyGriffith,BlytheDanner,AlanArkin,Director:HowardZieff,Genre:
Western(1975)(99mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English,Spanish
GMT16.45/CET17.45/CAT18.45
AcrossTheWideMissouri
Wellman'svisuallystunningWesternstarringGableasatoughtrapperwhomarriesthedaughterofapowerfulNativeAmericanchiefto
gainaccesstoforbiddenhuntingterritoryandencountersloveanddeathasaresult.
Starring:ClarkGable,RicardoMontalban,JohnHodiak,AdolpheMenjou,Director:WilliamWellman,Genre:Adventure
(1951)(76mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT18.05/CET19.05/CAT20.05
TheTenderTrap
SophisticatedromanticmusicalwithFrankSinatraasthewomanisingNewYorkagentwhomeetshismatchwhenayoungactress
(DebbieReynolds)refusestomarryhimunlesshepromisestogiveupotherwomen.
Starring:DebbieReynolds,FrankSinatra,CelesteHolm,DavidWayne,Director:CharlesWalters,Genre:Comedy
(1955)(111mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
HannibalBrooks
Wartimeadventure.BritishPrisonerofWarOliverReedattemptstocrosstheAlpswithanelephantheliberatedfromMunichZoo.
Starring:OliverReed,MichaelJ.Pollard,WolfgangPreiss,JohnAlderton,Director:MichaelWinner,Genre:Comedy
(1969)(101mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT21.45/CET22.45/CAT23.45
Brannigan
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JohnWaynetakeshistoughguypersonafromtheWildWesttotheLondonstreetsinthisenergeticcrimethriller.ChicagocopJim
Brannigan(Wayne)followsafleeingmobbosstoLondon.Greatfun.
Starring:JohnWayne,RichardAttenborough,JudyGeeson,MelFerrer,JohnVernon,Director:DouglasHickox,
Genre:Crime(1975)(112mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles: Dubbing:
GMT23.55/CET00.55/CAT01.55
LoneStar
AstheTexaswarforindependencerages,cattlebaronClarkGablebattlestheevilBroderickCrawford.AvaGardner,asthewoman
theybothdesire,addsextrasexualspice.
Starring:ClarkGable,AvaGardner,LionelBarrymore,BeulahBondi,BroderickCrawford,Director:VincentSherman,
Genre:Western(1952)(91mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT01.30/CET02.30/CAT03.30
TheLiquidator
CelebratedcinematographerJackCardiffdirectsthisBondstyleactioner,withRodTaylorasahandsomeplayboyluredintoaspy
missionbyanoldarmybuddyandfindingpoliticalassassinationontheagenda.
Starring:RodTaylor,TrevorHoward,JillStJohn,WilfridHydeWhite,Director:JackCardiff,Genre:Spy(1966)(100
mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT03.15/CET04.15/CAT05.15
EastSide,WestSide
ThemaritalwoesofsophisticatedNewYorkcoupleMasonandStanwyckarestokedtofeverpitchwiththearrivalofabeautifulwaitress
(Gardner)andanunderstandingcop(Heflin).
Starring:BarbaraStanwyck,JamesMason,AvaGardner,VanHeflin,CydCharisse,Director:MervynLeRoy,Genre:
Drama(1949)(104mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
Thursday27thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
Gaslight
AntonWalbrooktakestheleadinthisoriginalversionofthesuperbpsychologicalthrillerasasinisterschizophrenichusbandplottingto
drivehiswife(DianaWynyard)insaneinacreepyoldmansion.Expectgrippingcatandmousegamesaplenty.
Starring:AntonWalbrook,DianaWynyard,FrankPettingell,CathleenCordell,RobertNewton,Director:Thorold
Dickinson,Genre:Thriller(1940)(81mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Spanish,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT06.25/CET07.25/CAT08.25
EscapeFromEastBerlin
Agrippingadventureyarn,basedontrueevents,inwhichanEastBerlinchauffeurforgesadaringescapeplantobuildatunneltothe
WestandthussavehisfamilyfromtheCommunistmenace.
Starring:DonMurray,ChristineKaufmann,WernerKlemperer,IngridvanBergen,CarlSchell,Director:Robert
Siodmak,Genre:Drama(1962)(86mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT07.55/CET08.55/CAT09.55
TheBarrettsOfWimpoleStreet
SumptuousdramathattellsthetaleofthecelebratedloveaffairbetweenthepoetsElizabethBarrett(Shearer)andRobertBrowning
(March).LaughtonplaysElizabeth'styrannicalfather,whomshemustbattletowinherfreedom.
Starring:JenniferJones,JohnGielgud,BillTravers,VirginiaMcKenna,Director:SidneyFranklin,Genre:Biography
(1957)(101mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT09.40/CET10.40/CAT11.40
MurderAhoy
EnjoyableAgathaChristiethriller,starringtheimmortalMargaretRutherfordasthesleuthingMissMarple,hereinvestigatingthemurder
ofatrusteefundholder.
Starring:MargaretRutherford,LionelJeffries,Charles'Bud'Tingwell,WilliamMervyn,Director:GeorgePollock,
Genre:Comedy(1964)(89mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT11.10/CET12.10/CAT13.10
ComeFlyWithMe
Glossy,fluffycomedythattrackstheeffortsofthreeairstewardessestofindthemenoftheirdreams.Awelltodobaron,amillionaire
Texanandahandsomepilotarethemenintheirsights.
Starring:PamelaTiffin,DoloresHart,LoisNettleton,KarlMalden,Director:HenryLevin,Genre:Comedy(1963)(105
mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
Gigi
LernerandLoewe'ssparklingmusical,setinturnofthecenturyParis,andbasedonColette'sshortstory.Thestarsaredelightful,Cecil
Beaton'scostumeswonanOscarandthesongsinclude'ThankHeavenForLittleGirls'and'Ah,IRememberItWell'.
Starring:LeslieCaron,LouisJourdan,MauriceChevalier,HermioneGingold,Director:VincenteMinnelli,Genre:
Musical(1958)(111mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT15.00/CET16.00/CAT17.00
HannibalBrooks
Wartimeadventure.BritishPrisonerofWarOliverReedattemptstocrosstheAlpswithanelephantheliberatedfromMunichZoo.
Starring:OliverReed,MichaelJ.Pollard,WolfgangPreiss,JohnAlderton,Director:MichaelWinner,Genre:Comedy
(1969)(101mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT16.45/CET17.45/CAT18.45
RioRita
ComicduoAbbottandCostelloplaypetstoreemployeesDocandWishy,outtofoilthesinisterintentionsofaNazispyinthisupdated
versionofthevintageBroadwaymusical.
Starring:BudAbbott,LouCostello,KathrynGrayson,JohnCarroll,Director:S.SylvanSimon,Genre:Comedy(1942)
(88mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT18.15/CET19.15/CAT20.15
Butterfield8
TaylorwonaBestActressOscarforherperformanceasahighclassNewYorkprostitute.ConvincedshehasfoundMrRight,she
wantstogostraight,withtragicresults.CostarringEddieFisher,oneofTaylor'smanyexhusbands.
Starring:ElizabethTaylor,LaurenceHarvey,EddieFisher,DinaMerrill,MildredDunnock,Director:DanielMann,
Genre:Drama(1960)(104mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
WitnessForTheProsecution
DelightfulAgathaChristiecourtroomthrillerfromBillyWilder.Aveteranbarrister(CharlesLaughton)isaskedtodefendamanaccused
ofmurder.CostarringMarleneDietrichandTyronePower.
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Starring:TyronePower,MarleneDietrich,CharlesLaughton,ElsaLanchester,JohnWilliams,Director:BillyWilder,
Genre:Mystery(1957)(116mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT22.00/CET23.00/CAT00.00
TheBarefootContessa
SparklingdramawithHumphreyBogartandAvaGardner.Acynicalfilmdirector(Bogart)ishiredtomakeasultrySpanishdancerintoa
bigstar.
Starring:HumphreyBogart,AvaGardner,EdmundO'Brien,MariusGoring,Director:JosephL.Mankiewicz,Genre:
Drama(1954)(131mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:HebrewDubbing:English
GMT23.10/CET00.10/CAT01.10
DoctorZhivago:TheMakingofaRussianEpic
AnindepthbehindthesceneslookatthecreationofDoctorZhivago,oneofthegreatestfilmsofthe20thcentury.NarratedbyOmar
Sharif.
GMT00.15/CET01.15/CAT02.15
OnceAThief
GoingstraightisharderthanhethinksforexconEddiePeck(Delon)whenhismobsterbrotherneedshimforonelastjob.AnnMargret
costarsasthewifeforcedtotakeajobinastripjointtomakeendsmeet.
Starring:AlainDelon,AnnMargret,VanHeflin,JackPalance,Director:RalphNelson,Genre:Crime(1965)(102mins)
(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,French,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT02.00/CET03.00/CAT04.00
TheSpartanGladiators
Goodversusevil,swordsandsandalsadventureinwhichsevenvaliantwarriorsunitetofighttyranny.
Starring:MassimoSerato,TonyRussell,NandoGazzolo,PieroLulli,Director:AlbertodeMartino,Genre:Adventure
(1964)(89mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT03.30/CET04.30/CAT05.30
BacallonBogart
ArevealingretrospectivecelebratingthelifeandworkofscreenlegendHumphreyBogart,presentedbyhiswifeandfrequentcostar,
actressLaurenBacall.AlsofeaturesKatharineHepburnandJohnHuston,whogaveBogiehisbigbreakin'TheMalteseFalcon'.
Starring:LaurenBacall,Director:CarolBurnett,DavidHeeley,Genre:Documentary(1988)(87mins)(U)(Colour),
Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:
Friday28thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
RingoandHisGoldenPistol
SpaghettiWesterninwhichbountyhunterRingofindsthetablesturnedwhenhisarchenemyarrivesintowntoavengethemurderof
hisbrothers.AninterestingcuriosityfromdirectorCorbucci('Django').
Starring:MarkDamon,ValeriaFabrizi,EttoreManni,GiuliaRubini,FrancoDeRosa,Director:SergioCorbucci,Genre:
Western(1966)(88mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT06.35/CET07.35/CAT08.35
KillOrCure
BritishcomediansTerryThomasandEricSykesheadthecastofthisspoofcomedyinvolvingmurderandotherdastardlydeedsata
healthfarm.
Starring:TerryThomas,EricSykes,DennisPrice,LionelJeffries,Director:GeorgePollock,Genre:Comedy(1962)(88
mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT08.05/CET09.05/CAT10.05
RoyalWedding
AstaireandPowellmakeadelightfulteaminStanleyDonen'ssolodirectingdebut,whichfeaturessomeofAstaire'smostelaborate
routines,includinghisstunningdancearoundthewallsandceiling.
Starring:FredAstaire,JanePowell,PeterLawford,SarahChurchill,KeenanWynn,Director:StanleyDonen,Genre:
Comedy(1951)(90mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT09.40/CET10.40/CAT11.40
TheAmericanizationofEmily
AgainstthedramaticbackdropofWorldWarII,AndrewsstarsasasexywidowwhofallsforthecharmsofacowardlyAmerican
commander(Garner),whofakeshisowndeathinthisblackcomedywithadifference.
Starring:JamesGarner,JulieAndrews,JamesCoburn,MelvynDouglas,JoyceGrenfell,Director:ArthurHiller,Genre:
Comedy(1964)(115mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT11.40/CET12.40/CAT13.40
BadDayAtBlackRock
DirectorJohnSturges'taut,powerfuldrama,withSpencerTracyastheonearmedstrangeruncoveringdarksecretsinaWesternhick
townwithexplosiveresults.GreatsupportfromRobertRyan,DeanJaggerandLeeMarvin,plusamemorablescript.
Starring:SpencerTracy,RobertRyan,DeanJagger,LeeMarvin,Director:JohnSturges,Genre:Drama(1955)(79
mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
JailhouseRock
TheultimatePresleybigscreenoffering,with'TheKing'rockin'boththeprisonandthemusicworldinthemoviethatmanyconsiderto
behisbest.Thenumbersmaketheplot,tracingPresley'sgraduationfromlagtomusicsuperstar,almostsuperfluous.
Starring:ElvisPresley,JudyTyler,VaughnTaylor,MickeyShaughnessy,JenniferHolden,Director:RichardThorpe,
Genre:Musical(1957)(93mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT15.00/CET16.00/CAT17.00
WitnessForTheProsecution
DelightfulAgathaChristiecourtroomthrillerfromBillyWilder.Aveteranbarrister(CharlesLaughton)isaskedtodefendamanaccused
ofmurder.CostarringMarleneDietrichandTyronePower.
Starring:TyronePower,MarleneDietrich,CharlesLaughton,ElsaLanchester,JohnWilliams,Director:BillyWilder,
Genre:Mystery(1957)(116mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dubbing:
GMT17.00/CET18.00/CAT19.00
Joe,theBusybody
AfreneticFrenchfarcewithDeFunesasaTVwriterwhoshootsablackmailer(orsohethinks)andhidesthebodyinhisgarden.And
that'sjustthestartofhistroubles...!
Starring:LouisdeFunes,BernardBlier,ClaudeGensac,MichelGalabru,Director:JeanGirault,Genre:Comedy(1971)
(82mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT18.25/CET19.25/CAT20.25
Penelope
NatalieWoodplaystheneglectedyoungwifewhocomesupwithanovelwaytograbattention:shedressesupasalittleoldladyand
robsherhusband'sbank!
Starring:NatalieWood,IanBannen,DickShawn,PeterFalk,Director:ArthurHiller,Genre:Crime(1966)(94mins)(U)
(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
Shaft
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TCMMiddleEastProgrammeSchedule(inCET)
RichardRoundtreeisthesupercoolprivateeye,hiredtofindacrimelord'skidnappeddaughter.Acultofferingfromthe'70s,remade
forthe21stcenturywithSamuelLJackson.IsaacHayes'themetunewonanOscar.
Starring:RichardRoundtree,MosesGunn,CharlesCioffi,ChristopherStJohn,GwennMitchell,Director:Gordan
Parks,Genre:Crime(1971)(101mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,
SwedishDubbing:English
GMT21.50/CET22.50/CAT23.50
HotelParadiso
Delightful,snappyfarce,withAlecGuinnessasashymanwhoseattemptstoescapehisdomineeringwifeandembarkonanaffairwith
hisgorgeousneighbour,playedbyGinaLollobrigida,seemthwartedateveryturn.
Starring:AlecGuinness,GinaLollobrigida,RobertMorley,PeggyMount,DouglasByng,Director:PeterGlenville,
Genre:Comedy(1966)(95mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT23.30/CET00.30/CAT01.30
TaskForce
GaryCooperstarsasanavalaviationofficerbattlingtohavehisdaringinventionsacceptedduringWorldWarII.
Starring:GaryCooper,JaneWyatt,WayneMorris,WalterBrennan,JulieLondon,Director:DelmerDaves,Genre:War
(1949)(117mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT01.30/CET02.30/CAT03.30
TheAdventuresofQuentinDurward
TaylorstarsinthetitleroleinthisenergeticswashbucklerbasedonSirWalterScott'shistoricalclassic.In15thcenturyFrance,Durward
andabeautifulcountessbecomepawnsinapoliticalpowerstruggle.Love,ofcourse,willtriumph.
Starring:RobertTaylor,KayKendall,RobertMorley,GeorgeCole,Director:RichardThorpe,Genre:Adventure(1955)
(97mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT03.10/CET04.10/CAT05.10
Edward,MySon
SpencerTracyandDeborahKerrstarinthispowerfulstoryoftangledfamilydynamicsasaruthlessbusinessmanandhisalcoholicwife
whoseownlivescomeunderdevastatingscrutinywhentheirspoiledsontakeshisownlife.
Starring:SpencerTracy,DeborahKerr,IanHunter,JamesDonald,Director:GeorgeCukor,Genre:Drama(1949)(109
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
Saturday29thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
TheComedians
Burton,Taylor,GuinnessandsilentfilmveteranGishheadthecastofthisstarryadaptationofGrahamGreene'snovelaboutpolitical
intrigueinHaitiunderthedespoticruleofPapaDocDuvalier.
Starring:RichardBurton,ElizabethTaylor,AlecGuinness,PeterUstinov,PaulFord,LilianGish,Director:Peter
Glenville,Genre:Drama(1967)(146mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:EnglishDubbing:English
GMT07.35/CET08.35/CAT09.35
ThePasswordIsCourage
DirkBogardestarsinthiswartimeadventurewhichtellsthetruestoryoftheeverinventivemasterofthePOWescapeplan,Sergeant
MajorCharlesCowardamisnomerifevertherewasone.
Starring:DirkBogarde,MariaPerschy,AlfredLynch,NigelStock,ReginaldBeckwith,Director:AndrewL.Stone,
Genre:War(1962)(111mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT09.30/CET10.30/CAT11.30
Rhapsody
Alushmusicalromance,withTaylortornbetweenherloveforagreatviolinistwho'sdevotedtohisartandapianistyettomakehis
mark.Sitbackandenjoysomefabulousclassicalmusic,includingRachmaninov'sSecondPianoConcerto.
Starring:ElizabethTaylor,VittorioGassman,JohnEricson,LouisCalhern,Director:CharlesVidor,Genre:Musical
(1954)(112mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT11.25/CET12.25/CAT13.25
AngelsWithDirtyFaces
Cagney,BogartandO'BrienstarinthisgreatestofgangsterloveandloyaltymelodramasfromdirectorCurtiz.Cagneydoeshisbestto
corrupttheDeadEndKidsbeforeFatedealshimanunforgettablecomeuppance.
Starring:JamesCagney,HumphreyBogart,PatO'Brien,AnnSheridan,GeorgeBancroft,Director:MichaelCurtiz,
Genre:Crime(1938)(94mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English,Spanish
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
AnAmericaninParis
GeneKellyistheAmericanGIwhostaysinpostwarParisandfallsforthegaminecharmsofLeslieCaron.VincenteMinnelli'smulti
Oscarwinningmusicalcharmer,featuringagreatGershwinscoreandsomespectacularlyinventivechoreographyfromKelly.
Starring:GeneKelly,LeslieCaron,OscarLevant,GeorgesGuetary,Director:VincenteMinnelli,Genre:Musical(1951)
(109mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT14.50/CET15.50/CAT16.50
TheNakedSpur
It'sbeencalled'oneofthebestwesternsevermade'.TheColoradoRockiesformamagnificentbackdroptothistense,tautactioner
aboutatoughCivilWarveteran(Stewart)onthetrailofaviciouskiller(Ryan).
Starring:JamesStewart,JanetLeigh,RobertRyan,RalphMeeker,Director:AnthonyMann,Genre:Western(1953)(89
mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT16.20/CET17.20/CAT18.20
TheMiniverStory
OscarwinningfamilydramastarringGarsonandPidgeonasthepatrioticMinivers,hereattemptingtorebuildfamilylifeafterthe
SecondWorldWarinthissequeltothecelebratedweepie,'MrsMiniver'.
Starring:GreerGarson,WalterPidgeon,JohnHodiak,LeoGenn,Director:H.C.Potter,Genre:Drama(1950)(100mins)
(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT18.05/CET19.05/CAT20.05
TheLastTimeISawParis
VanJohnsonandElizabethTaylorstarinthisupdateofF.ScottFitzgerald's'ParadiseRevisited'thestoryofapassionatemarriage
tornapartbythehusband'sselfdestructivetendencies.
Starring:ElizabethTaylor,VanJohnson,WalterPidgeon,DonnaReed,EvaGabor,Director:RichardBrooks,Genre:
Romance(1954)(112mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
GoneWiththeWind
ThestarstuddedCivilWarepic,withVivienLeighandClarkGable,thatisperhapsthemostfamousfilmofalltime.Anemotional,
artisticandtechnicaltriumphthathasneverfailedtoentranceaudiencesovertheyears.
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Starring:ClarkGable,VivienLeigh,HattieMcDaniel,LeslieHoward,OliviadeHavilland,Director:VictorFleming,
Genre:War(1939)(212mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
Danish,English
GMT23.35/CET00.35/CAT01.35
TheHunger
Stylishanderoticthriller,starringCatherineDeneuveasaneverhungryvampireandDavidBowieashercompanion,fromdirector
Tony('TopGun')Scott.IncludesWillemDafoeinasmallrole.
Starring:SusanSarandon,CatherineDeneuve,DavidBowie,CliffdeYoung,Director:TonyScott,Genre:Horror(1983)
(93mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT01.10/CET02.10/CAT03.10
KingsRow
ThishauntingandsensitivedramaexposesthesordidunderbellylurkingbehindtheneatfacadeofsmalltownAmericathroughthe
storyoffivechildrengrowingupinthesamehouse.Romancealsoblossoms,buttragedyisneverfaraway.
Starring:AnnSheridan,RobertCummings,RonaldReagan,BettyField,CharlesCoburn,ClaudeRains,Director:Sam
Wood,Genre:Drama(1942)(127mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,SwedishDubbing:
GMT03.20/CET04.20/CAT05.20
ReunionInFrance
Aglossywartimeromance,withCrawfordasaFrenchwomanfallingfordashingflyboyWaynewhenshesuspectsherfiance(Dorn)is
aNazicollaborator.WatchoutforafleetingappearancebyAvaGardner.
Starring:JohnWayne,JoanCrawford,PhilipDorn,ReginaldOwen,AlbertBasserman,Director:JulesDassin,Genre:
Romance(1942)(99mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
Sunday30thDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
Hercules,Samson&Ulysses
Exciting'60sswordandsandaladventureinwhichthreemythologicalsuperheroesarethrowntogetheronanislandandforcedto
overcometheirpersonaldifferencestocombatacruelking.
Starring:KirkMorris,RichardLloyd,EnzoCerusico,LianaOrfei,AldoGiuffre,Director:PietroFrancisci,Genre:
Fantasy(1963)(86mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT06.30/CET07.30/CAT08.30
TheGreenHelmet
Afterseveralbadcrashes,aracingdriverloseshisnerve.Buthedeterminestoprovehimselfinonelast,spectacularraceinItaly,
despitehisgirlfriend'spleasforhimtoquit.BillTraversstars,alongsiderealliferacingaceJackBrabham.
Starring:BillTravers,EdBegley,SidneyJames,NancyWalters,Director:MichaelForlong,Genre:Sports(1961)(89
mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT08.00/CET09.00/CAT10.00
TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn
AhostofHollywoodveterans,includingBusterKeaton,lendclassandcolourtothisscreenversionoftheMarkTwainclassicaboutthe
craftyriverboatheroandhisadventuresdowntheMississippi.
Starring:TonyRandall,EddieHodges,PatriciaMcCormack,ArchieMoore,Director:MichaelCurtiz,Genre:Adventure
(1960)(103mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT09.45/CET10.45/CAT11.45
MurderMostFoul
MissMarpletakestothestagetoprovetheinnocenceofayoungmanwhostandsaccusedofmurderinghislandlady.Margaret
RutherfordgivesanotherdelightfulturnasAgathaChristie'ssupersleuth.
Starring:MargaretRutherford,RonMoody,CharlesTingwell,AndrewCruickshank,MegsJenkins,Director:George
Pollock,Genre:Comedy(1964)(87mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,
SwedishDubbing:English
GMT11.15/CET12.15/CAT13.15
HotMillions
PeterUstinovbothstarsinandcoscriptsthisriotouscrimecaperaboutanembezzlerwhouseshisnewlyacquiredcomputerskillsto
siphonoffbigbucksfrombigbusinessuntilhisbossturnsthetables.
Starring:PeterUstinov,MaggieSmith,KarlMalden,BobNewhart,Director:EricTill,Genre:Comedy(1968)(103mins)
(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
HighSociety
Fabuloustunes,asparklingstoryandalegendarytrioofstars.Crosby,SinatraandKellyheadthecastofthisdelightfulColePorter
musical,aremakeof'ThePhiladelphiaStory'.
Starring:BingCrosby,GraceKelly,FrankSinatra,CelesteHolm,Director:CharlesWalters,Genre:Comedy(1956)(103
mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT15.00/CET16.00/CAT17.00
BillyRose'sJumbo
EnergeticRodgersandHartmusical,withDuranteandDayasfatheranddaughtercircushandstryingtosavetheirtinybusinessfrom
arivalowner,whosesonisalsoDay'smainsqueeze.
Starring:DorisDay,JimmyDurante,CharlesWalters,StephenBoyd,Director:CharlesWalters,Genre:Musical(1962)
(124mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT17.05/CET18.05/CAT19.05
VengeanceValley
LustfulWesterndrama,withLancasterasthedecentfosterbrotherthreatenedbythemachinationsofhisevilsibling(Walker),who
spreadsrumoursthatLancasterhasfatheredanillegitimatechild,inthehopethatitwillsparkabloodbath.
Starring:BurtLancaster,RobertWalker,JoanneDru,SallyForrest,Director:RichardThorpe,Genre:Western(1951)
(80mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT18.30/CET19.30/CAT20.30
Cairo
AmastercriminalarrivesinEgypttoplotthedaringtheftofTutankhamen'streasurefromtheCairoMuseumbuthisplansare
threatenedbysomebadmiscalculations.GeorgeSandersstarsinthisremakeof'TheAsphaltJungle'.
Starring:GeorgeSanders,RichardJohnson,FatenHamama,JohnMeillon,AhmedMazhar,Director:WolfRilla,Genre:
Crime(1963)(88mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Greek,NorwegianDubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
Lolita
StanleyKubrick'sblacklysatiricalinterpretationofNabokov'scontroversialnovel.JamesMasonisbothtouchingandseedyasthe
professorsmittenbyhislandlady'sprecociousdaughter(SueLyon).ShelleyWintersandPeterSellersprovidegrotesquelyentertaining
support.
Starring:JamesMason,ShirleyMacLaine,PeterSellers,SueLyon,Director:StanleyKubrick,Genre:Drama(1962)
(148mins)(15)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
GMT22.30/CET23.30/CAT00.30
Mr.Ricco
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AfinalleadingroleforDeanMartinasSanFranciscocriminallawyerJoeRicco,whoseskillsasanadvocateprovealittletoousefulfor
amurdersuspectwithagrislysecrettohide.
Starring:DeanMartin,EugeneRoche,ThalmusRasulata,DeniseNicholas,CindyWilliams,Director:PaulBogart,
Genre:Crime(1975)(99mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT00.10/CET01.10/CAT02.10
ChildrenOfTheDamned
Eeriescifithriller,basedonJohnWyndham's'TheMidwichCuckoos',aboutsixsuperintelligentchildrenbroughttoLondonfor
scientificexperimentationwhosepotentiallydestructivepowersthreatentheveryexistenceofEarth.
Starring:IanHendry,AlanBadel,BarbaraFerris,AlfredBurke,SheilaAllen,Director:AntonM.Leader,Genre:Horror
(1964)(86mins)(15)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Spanish,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT01.40/CET02.40/CAT03.40
TheHouseOfTheSevenHawks
RobertTayloristheboatskipperwhogoestoHollandtosearchforhiddenThirdReichlootandfindshimselfthequarryofagangof
Nazis.
Starring:RobertTaylor,NicoleMaurey,LindaChristian,DonaldWolfit,Director:RichardThorpe,Genre:Mystery
(1959)(88mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT03.10/CET04.10/CAT05.10
YoungBess
SimmonsstarswithoffscreenhusbandGrangerinthislavishlymountedbiopictracingtheromanticinterludesandpolitical
machinationsofElizabethI'searlyyears.CharlesLaughtonprovidesarobustportrayalofElizabeth'sfather,HenryVIII.
Starring:JeanSimmons,StewartGranger,CharlesLaughton,DeborahKerr,KayWalsh,Director:GeorgeSidney,
Genre:Biography(1953)(108mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,
SwedishDubbing:
Monday31stDecember2007
GMT05.00/CET06.00/CAT07.00
TheGoldenArrow
BreezycomedywiththeirrepressibleBetteDavisasacafeteriaworkerwhoishiredbyacosmeticscompanytoposeasanheiress.
Starring:BetteDavis,GeorgeBrent,DickForan,Director:AlfredE.Green,Genre:Comedy(1936)(66mins)(PG)(B/W),
Subtitles:GreekDubbing:English
GMT06.05/CET07.05/CAT08.05
YourCheatin'Heart
GeorgeHamiltonstarsinthisscreentributetocountryandwesternsingingsensationHankWilliams,whobeatthedrinkproblemthat
threatenedbothhismarriageandcareeronlytodieofheartfailureatthetragicallyearlyageof29.
Starring:GeorgeHamilton,SusanOliver,RedButtons,ArthurO'Connell,SharyMarshall,Director:GeneNelson,
Genre:Biography(1964)(95mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:
GMT07.45/CET08.45/CAT09.45
Ivanhoe
Swashbucklingspectacular,basedontheWalterScottnovel,starringRobertTaylorandElizabethTaylorasthebraveknight,fighting
forthehonourofRichardTheLionheartandthewomanwithwhomhefallsinlove.
Starring:RobertTaylor,ElizabethTaylor,JoanFontaine,GeorgeSanders,Director:RichardThorpe,Genre:Historical
(1952)(103mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT09.30/CET10.30/CAT11.30
InThisOurLife
JohnHustondirectsthisdomesticmelodramawithBetteDavisandOliviadeHavillandassisterssluggingitoutoverthesameman
(DennisMorgan).SeveralactorsfromHuston's'TheMalteseFalcon'appearasextrasinabarroomscene.
Starring:BetteDavis,OliviadeHavilland,GeorgeBrent,DennisMorgan,Director:JohnHuston,Genre:Drama(1942)
(94mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English,Spanish
GMT11.05/CET12.05/CAT13.05
InternationalVelvet
TatumO'NealstarsinthisbelatedsequeltotheElizabethTaylorclassicasfeistyyounghorsewomanVelvetBrown,heresettingher
sightsonanOlympicgoldwiththehelpofhertrainer,playedbyHopkins.
Starring:TatumO'Neal,ChristopherPlummer,AnthonyHopkins,NanetteNewman,Director:BryanForbes,Genre:
Drama(1978)(111mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:EnglishDubbing:English
GMT13.00/CET14.00/CAT15.00
ShowBoat
Hollywood'sthirdversionofthemusicalaboutthelivesandlovesofacolourfulgroupofcharactersaboardaMississippishowboat.
HowardKeelandKathrynGraysonstar,andtheclassicsongsinclude'Ol'ManRiver'.
Starring:HowardKeel,KathrynGrayson,AvaGardner,JoeE.Brown,Director:GeorgeSidney,Genre:Musical(1951)
(104mins)(U)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT15.00/CET16.00/CAT17.00
TravelsWithMyAunt
MaggieSmithgivesaterrificperformanceastheflamboyantauntwholeadsheruptightnephew(McCowen)ontheadventureofa
lifetimeaboardtheOrientExpressasshegoesinpursuitofanerrantlover(Stephens).BasedonGrahamGreene'sbestseller.
Starring:MaggieSmith,AlecMcCowen,LouGossett,RobertStephens,Director:GeorgeCukor,Genre:Comedy(1972)
(105mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT16.50/CET17.50/CAT18.50
FatherOfTheBride
ThecharmneverdesertsthistimelesscomedyfromdirectorVincenteMinnelli,inwhichSpencerTracylooksbackontheeventsleading
uptohisdaughter's(ElizabethTaylor)fraughtandexpensivewedding.OffersasatiricallookatpostWarfamilylife.
Starring:SpencerTracy,ElizabethTaylor,JoanBennett,BillieBurke,LeoG.Carroll,Director:VincenteMinnelli,
Genre:Comedy(1950)(89mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT18.25/CET19.25/CAT20.25
MyFavoriteYear
SatiricalcomedywithPeterO'Tooleastheflamboyantmovieidolwithafondnessfordrinkandwomen,whoseforthcomingappearance
onaliveTVshowsparksnervousnessamongtheTVexecutives.Soahaplessyoungwriterishiredashischaperone.
Starring:PeterO'Toole,MarkLinnBaker,JessicaHarper,JosephBologna,BillMacy,Director:RichardBenjamin,
Genre:Comedy(1982)(89mins)(PG)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,Swedish
Dubbing:English
GMT20.00/CET21.00/CAT22.00
PatGarrettAndBillyTheKid
BobDylanstarsin(andprovidesthesoundtrackfor)SamPeckinpah'shauntingWestern,withJamesCoburnasthegunfighterturned
marshalonthetrailoftheWildWest'smostnotoriousoutlaw(KrisKristofferson).
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Starring:JamesCoburn,KrisKristofferson,BobDylan,JasonRobardsJnr.,RichardJaeckel,SlimPickens,Director:
SamPeckinpah,Genre:Western(1973)(122mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,
SwedishDubbing:English
GMT22.10/CET23.10/CAT00.10
ArsenicAndOldLace
RiotouslyfunnyanddeliciouslycastblackcomedyfromFrankCapra,withCaryGrantasthenephewwhodiscoversthathisseemingly
sweetoldauntshaveahabitofbumpingofftheirboyfriendswithlethalelderberrywine.BasedonthesmashhitBroadwaycomedy.
Starring:CaryGrant,RaymondMassey,PriscillaLane,JosephineHull,JeanAdair,PeterLorre,Director:FrankCapra,
Genre:Comedy(1944)(114mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:
English
GMT00.05/CET01.05/CAT02.05
TheGypsyMoths
Theactionpacked,freefallingstoryofthreedaredevilskydivingstuntmenBurtLancaster,GeneHackman,ScottWilson
encounteringloveanddeathinsmalltownKansasastheypursuetheirhazardousprofession.
Starring:BurtLancaster,DeborahKerr,GeneHackman,ScottWilson,Director:JohnFrankenheimer,Genre:Drama
(1969)(103mins)(15)(Colour),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT01.50/CET02.50/CAT03.50
TheAsphaltJungle
JohnHuston'sOscarwinningseminalcrimemovie,withSamJaffeastheageingcriminalreunitingthegangforonelastheist.Great
performancesallround,includingMarilynMonroe's.Thefilm'sgrippingplotprovidedthebasisfornumerousremakes.
Starring:SterlingHayden,SamJaffe,JeanHagen,MarilynMonroe,Director:JohnHuston,Genre:Crime(1950)(108
mins)(PG)(B/W),Subtitles:Danish,Dutch,English,Greek,Hebrew,Norwegian,SwedishDubbing:English
GMT03.40/CET04.40/CAT05.40
TheTallTarget
DickPowellstarsinthisthriller,basedonatruestory,asthedetectivewhosuspectsanassassinationattemptwillbemadeon
AbrahamLincolnthe'talltarget'ofthetitleandfightstopreventit.
Starring:DickPowell,PaulaRaymond,AdolpheMenjou,MarshallThompson,Director:AnthonyMann,Genre:Thriller
(1951)(75mins)(U)(B/W),Subtitles:Dutch,Greek,Hebrew,NorwegianDubbing:English
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