TCM Memorial DayWar Films

35-Movie Film Festival

Turner Classic Movies (TCM), features a Memorial Day-weekend marathon of 35 classic war films. Among the memorable films included in the three-day festival, which will run Friday, May 26-Monday, May 29, 2006 are Best Picture Oscar winners From Here to Eternity and The Bridge on the River Kwai and John Wayne classics Flying Leathernecks, In Harm’s Way and The Longest Day.

As a highlight of the festival on Sunday, May 28, TCM will present From Here to Eternity as part of the network’s The Essentials movie showcase, with a special introduction by TCM host and author Robert Osborne and film critic Molly Haskell. Also on Sunday, May 28, TCM will present D.W. Griffith’s World War I silent film Hearts of the World as part of the network’s late-night Silent Sunday showcase.

On Memorial Day (Monday, May 29), in addition to the seminal war films The Bridge on the River Kwai, In Harm’s Way and The Longest Day, TCM’s offerings will include three movies set on the island of Bataan: 1943’s Cry “Havoc” a rare look at women working as nurses on the front lines; Bataan, with Robert Taylor; and Back to Bataan, with John Wayne. Also included in the Memorial Day line-up is Sidney Lumet’s gripping drama The Hill, featuring Sean Connery.

The following is a complete rundown of TCM’s Memorial Day weekend movie festival:

All times Eastern

Friday, May 26

8 p.m. Battleground (1949), starring Van Johnson.

10:15 PM Sands of Iwo Jima (1949), starring John Wayne, John Agar and Adele Mara.

12:15 AM Sergeant York (1941), starring Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan and Joan Leslie.

3:00 AM Westfront 1918 (1930), starring Gustav Diessl.

4:45 AM A Farewell to Arms (1932), starring Helen Hayes and Gary Cooper.

Saturday, May 27

6:15 a.m. The Shopworn Angel (1938), starring Margaret Sullivan, James Stewart and Walter Pidgeon.

7:45 a.m. The Red Badge of Courage (1951), starring Audie Murphy.

9 a.m. The Real Glory (1939), starring Gary Cooper, David Niven and Broderick Crawford.

10:45 a.m. Sealed Cargo (1951), starring Dana Andrews and Claude Rains.

12:30 p.m. Stand By for Action (1942), starring Robert Taylor, Charles Laughton and Walter Brennan.

2:30 p.m. Torpedo Run (1958), starring Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine and Dean Jones.

4:15 p.m. The Fighting Seabees (1944), starring John Wayne and Susan Hayward.

6 p.m. Operation Crossbow (1965), starring George Peppard and Sophia Loren.

8 p.m. From Here to Eternity (1953), starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed.

10 p.m. Sayonara (1957), starring Marlon Brando, Red Buttons and Miyoshi Umeki.

12:30 a.m. The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954), starring William Holden, Grace Kelly and Mickey Rooney.

2:30 a.m. War Hunt (1962), starring Robert Redford, John Saxon and Sydney Pollack.

4 a.m. Men of the Fighting Lady (1954), starring Van Johnson and Walter Pidgeon.

Sunday, May 28

5:30 a.m. The Hook (1963), starring Kirk Douglas and Robert Walker Jr.

7:30 a.m. Command Decision (1948), starring Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon and Van Johnson.

9:30 a.m. They Were Expendable (1945), starring John Wayne, Robert Montgomery and Donna Reed.

Noon Objective, Burma! (1945), starring Errol Flynn.

2:30 p.m. Task Force (1949), starring Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan and Jane Wyatt.

4:30 p.m. Wake Island (1942), starring Brian Donlevy and Robert Preston.

6 p.m. The Essentials: From Here to Eternity (1953), special presentation of the Best Picture Oscarâ winner, hosted by Robert Osborne and Molly Haskell.

8 p.m. Flying Leathernecks (1951), starring John Wayne and Robert Ryan.

10 p.m. Flying Tigers (1942), starring John Wayne and John Carroll.

Midnight Silent Sunday: Hearts of the World (1918), starring Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, Noel Coward and Erich von Stroheim.

2:15 a.m. Hornet’s Nest (1970), starring Rock Hudson.

4:15 a.m. Action in the North Atlantic (1943), starring Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey.

Monday, May 29: Memorial Day

6:30 a.m. Cry “Havoc” (1943), starring Margaret Sullavan, Joan Blondell, Ann Sothern and Fay Bainter.

8:15 a.m. Bataan (1943), starring Robert Taylor and George Murphy.

10:15 a.m. Back to Bataan (1945), starring John Wayne, Anthony Quinn and Beulah Bondi.

Noon The Hill (1965), starring Sean Connery, Michael Redgrave, Ian Bannen and Ossie Davis.

2:15 p.m. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), starring Alec Guiness, William Holden and Sessue Hayakawa.

5 p.m. In Harm’s Way (1965), starring John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Patricia Neal.

8 p.m. The Longest Day (1962), starring John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda and Robert Ryan. (TCM Premiere)

11:15 p.m. Battle of Britain (1969), starring Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier and Trevor Howard.

1:30 a.m. Hell is for Heroes (1962), starring Steve McQueen and Bobby Darin.

3:15 a.m. Destination Tokyo (1943), starring Cary Grant and John Garfield.