TCM today (Wednesday)
10:15 AM Camelot (1967)
This lavish film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical celebrates a fleeting, mythical time of love and chivalry--the reign of King Arthur and the Knights of The Round Table. Although torn apart by the conflicts between passion, love, honor and duty, it was a golden era that could have been ... and could yet be.
Dir: Joshua Logan Cast: Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero
Runtime: 179 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
1:15 PM Anchors Aweigh (1945)
A pair of sailors on leave try to help a movie extra become a singing star.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly
Runtime: 143 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
3:45 PM On the Town (1949)
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
Dir: Gene Kelly Cast: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
5:30 PM Oklahoma! (1955)
Film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical about the early settlers on the Oklahoma plain.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson
Runtime: 148 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
12:00 AM Raging Bull (1980)
The story of Jake LaMotta, a former middleweight boxing champion, whose reputation for tenacity and success in the ring was offset by his troubled domestic life: full of rage, jealousy, and suspicion--particularly towards his wife and manager/brother--which, in the end, left him destitute, alone, and seeking redemption.
Dir: Martin Scorsese Cast: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci
Runtime: 129 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
2:15 AM Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
True story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Everett Sloane
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y