TCM Schedule for Sat., Aug. 16: Summer Under the Stars - Charles Bronson - The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven

Aug. 16 At A Glance

SUTS - JANET LEIGH
Touch of Evil (1958)
Act of Violence (1949)
Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
Confidentially Connie (1953)
Night of the Lepus (1972)
Saturday, August 16
- TCM DAYTIME
SUTS - CHARLES BRONSON
Riding Shotgun (1954)
Target Zero (1955)
Run of the Arrow (1957)
Guns for San Sebastian (1968)
Magnificent Seven, The (1960)
Great Escape, The (1963)
Red Sun (1971)
- TCM PRIMETIME
SUTS - CHARLES BRONSON
Hard Times (1975)
(P) Chato's Land (1971)
(P) Death Wish (1974)
Dirty Dozen, The (1967)
Guns of Diablo (1964)

Full Schedule

12:00 AM Act of Violence (1949)
An embittered veteran tracks down a POW camp informer.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh
Runtime: 82 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


1:30 AM Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
The jazz band's leader gets mixed up with a gangster in '20s Kansas City.
Dir: Jack Webb Cast: Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O'Brien
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


3:15 AM Confidentially Connie (1953)
An expectant mother hatches a series of madcap schemes to improve her husband's financial standing.
Dir: Edward Buzzell Cast: Van Johnson, Janet Leigh, Louis Calhern
Runtime: 74 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


4:30 AM Night of the Lepus (1972)
Husband-and-wife scientists unwittingly unleash a horde of giant man-eating rabbits.
Dir: William F. Claxton Cast: Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


6:00 AM Riding Shotgun (1954)
A stagecoach guard is mistaken for a member of a gang of outlaws.
Dir: Andre Detoth Cast: Randolph Scott, Wayne Morris, Joan Weldon
Runtime: 74 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


7:30 AM Target Zero (1955)
International soldiers fight to ignore their differences while holding a hill during the Korean War.
Dir: Harmon Jones Cast: Richard Conte, Peggie Castle, Charles Bronson
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


9:15 AM Run of the Arrow (1957)
A bitter Confederate veteran joins a Sioux tribe to keep his war against the Union going.
Dir: Samuel Fuller Cast: Rod Steiger, Sarita Montiel, Brian Keith
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


10:45 AM Guns for San Sebastian (1968)
A Mexican bandit masquerading as a priest gets roped into helping villagers defend against an Indian attack.
Dir: Henri Verneuil Cast: Anthony Quinn, Anjanette Comer, Charles Bronson
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


12:45 PM The Magnificent Seven (1960)
A group of seven tough gunslingers are hired by a Mexican village to put a stop to the vicious bandit and his gang who have been pillaging it for years.
Dir: John Sturges Cast: Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen
Runtime: 126 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


3:00 PM The Great Escape (1963)
Drama based on Paul Brickhill's factual account of the efforts of Allied prisoners to break out of the Stalag Luft North prison camp during World War II.
Dir: John Sturges Cast: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough
Runtime: 172 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


6:00 PM Red Sun (1971)
A train carrying a Japanese delegation with a ceremonial sword for President Grant is robbed by bandits led by Link and Gauche. When Gauche double-crosses him and leaves him for dead, Link is ordered to team up with Kuroda Jubei, one of the ambassador's guards, who has a week to recover the sword or commit suicide. Hoping ...
Dir: Terence Young Cast: Ursula Andress, Capucine, Charles Bronson
Runtime: 115 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


8:00 PM Hard Times (1975)
During the Great Depression, Chaney bare-knuckle boxes to survive. Speed, an avid gambler, recognizes his talent and becomes his manager. They hire a cut man named Poe, and Speed borrows cash from some gangsters to bet on Chaney's fight. They win but Speed gambles and loses his portion and remains in debt. A rival manager ...
Dir: Walter Hill Cast: James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Felice Orlandi
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


10:00 PM Chato's Land (1971)
An Apache half-breed on the run turns against his pursuers when they assault his wife.
Dir: Michael Winner Cast: Charles Bronson, Jack Palance, James Whitmore
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-MA CC:


12:00 AM Death Wish (1974)
A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks.
Dir: Michael Winner Cast: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-MA CC:


1:45 AM The Dirty Dozen (1967)
During World War II, an American Major is given the task of recruiting 12 soldiers from an American military prison for a special guerrilla mission that will give them the chance to regain their honor.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson
Runtime: 149 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:30 AM Guns of Diablo (1964)
A man and a boy scouting supplies for a wagon train come up against a crooked town boss.
Dir: Boris Sagal Cast: Charles Bronson, Susan Oliver, Kurt Russell
Runtime: 81 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y