TCM Classic Film Festival 2015
ANNOUNCED FILMS FOR 2015
1776 (1972)
Set during the American Revolution and based on the 1969 hit Broadway musical comedy, William Daniels plays John Adams to Ken Howard’s Thomas Jefferson in director Peter H. Hunt’s take on the crafting of the Declaration of Independence. Read more »
42ND STREET (1933)
Directed by Lloyd Bacon and featuring dazzling choreography by Busby Berkeley, Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell star in the definitive backstage musical about a naïve but dazzling newcomer looking for her big break on Broadway. Read more »
ACADEMY CONVERSATIONS: GUNGA DIN (1939)
As part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences “Academy Conversations” series, two Oscar-winners, special effects man Craig Barron and sound effects editor Ben Burtt, share their insights and introduce one of Hollywood’s greatest adventure films. George Stevens directs this loose adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s poem about three wisecracking British soldiers (Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Victor McLaglen) who, with their faithful Indian water boy (Sam Jaffe), fight off a murderous religious sect in Northern India. Read more »
APOLLO 13 (1995)
Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton star in director Ron Howard’s extraordinary chronicle of the failed Apollo 13 lunar mission and the efforts to bring the astronauts home safely. Read more »
CALAMITY JANE (1953)
Doris Day and Howard Keel star in this rollicking Old West musical based on the rumored romance between real life gunslingers Calamity Jane and “Wild Bill" Hickok. Read more »
THE CINCINNATI KID (1965)
Based on the book of the same name, Steve McQueen, Ann-Margret, Edward G. Robinson and Joan Blondell star in director Norman Jewison’s on-screen adaptation about a young gambler who takes on the reigning champ to prove he is the best poker player alive. Read more »
THE DAWN OF TECHNICOLOR (2015)
This special presentation will include rare photos and behind-the-scenes stills, original correspondence, and recently discovered film material presented in 35mm and high-definition digital clips from original archive prints to illustrate the development of Technicolor through the boom period of Hollywood’s early sound musicals. Read more »
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
Omar Sharif and Julie Christie star as lovers caught in the crossfire of the Russian Revolution and World War I in director David Lean’s epic on-screen version of the Boris Pasternak novel. Read more »
THE GRIM GAME (1919)
Long thought lost to history, Harry Houdini stars as an accused murderer who escapes from the police to go after the gang who framed him. The film offers numerous opportunities for fans to watch Houdini displaying his death-defying skills as an escape artist, illusionist and stunt man. TCM presents its world premiere restoration with composer Brane Živković conducting a live performance of his new score. Read more »
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1939)
Charles Laughton plays Victor Hugo’s tragic Quasimodo and Maureen O'Hara stars as Esmeralda in director William Dieterle’s lavish production of the oft-told tale. Read more »
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
Peter O’Toole makes one of the greatest screen debuts starring in the title role of director David Lean’s epic about a bold young WWI British officer who unites Arab tribesmen against the mighty Turkish Empire.
LENNY (1974)
Dustin Hoffman gives a devastating, Oscar-nominated performance in the title role of director Bob Fosse’s biopic of the groundbreaking and drug addicted standup comic, Lenny Bruce.
LIMELIGHT (1952)
Charlie Chaplin produced, wrote, directed, composed the music and stars in this comedic drama about a once celebrated clown on the verge of obsolescence and an aspiring ballerina looking for her big break.
MALCOLM X (1992)
Directed and co-written for the screen by Spike Lee and based on the autobiography by Malcolm X and Alex Haley, Denzel Washington earned an Oscar nomination for his riveting performance in the title role as the still influential and controversial 1960s black rights activist.
MARRIAGE ITALIAN STYLE (1964)
Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni star in director Vittorio De Sica’s romantic comedy about a long-time mistress who feigns a fatal illness in order to trick her lover into marrying her.
OUT OF SIGHT (1998)
Romantic sparks fly between an escaped bank robber (George Clooney) and a kidnapped U.S. Marshal (Jennifer Lopez) in this big screen adaption of the Elmore Leonard novel directed by Steven Soderbergh.
PATTON (1970)
Presented in 70mm, George C. Scott stars in the title role and earned the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance as the hard-charging World War II General, George S. Patton. Read more »
PINOCCHIO (1940)
75th anniversary presentation of Walt Disney’s animated adaptation of the timeless tale of a carpenter and his little wooden boy. Read more »
THE PROUD REBEL (1958)
Michael Curtiz directs Alan Ladd, Olivia de Havilland and David Ladd in this story about a former Confederate soldier who travels to the North to find a cure for his mute son.
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
Steven Spielberg directs and Harrison Ford stars in this thrilling adventure about an archaeologist who must find the lost Ark of the Covenant before it falls into the hands of the Nazis and Adolf Hitler.
REIGN OF TERROR (1949)
A group of dissidents launch a secret plot to bring down the ruthless Robespierre after the French Revolution in this Anthony Mann directed drama starting Robert Cummings, Arlene Dahl, Richard Basehart and Norman Lloyd.
RETURN OF THE DREAM MACHINE: HAND-CRANKED FILMS FROM 1902-1913 (2015)
Experience the movies like the first audiences did, with hand-cranked projection of 35mm film prints featuring icons from cinema’s earliest years, including a color-tinted version of Georges Melies’ A TRIP TO THE MOON (1902), the Edison Company’s THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (1903), D.W. Griffith’s A CORNER IN WHEAT (1909) and Lois Weber’s split-screen thriller SUSPENSE (1913).
RIFIFI (1955)
Jules Dassin directs one of the great heist scenes of all time in this French noir caper about four crooks looking to pull off an impossible score.
ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953)
Directed by William Wyler and filmed on location, Audrey Hepburn makes her big screen debut as a European royal who finds love with a handsome reporter (Gregory Peck) when she sneaks out to taste life among the common people of Rome.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in Robert Wise’s sumptuous, Oscar-winning adaptation of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s much beloved musical. Set in Nazi-era Austria, Andrews stars as Maria. Read more »
STEAMBOAT BILL JR. (1928)
Presented with composer Carl Davis conducting a live, world premiere performance of his new score. Buster Keaton stars as the son of a paddle-steamer captain in love with the daughter of his father’s business rival in this dazzling silent comedy. Read more »
THE WIND AND THE LION (1975)
Loosely based on actual early 20th-century events, Sean Connery, Candice Bergen and Brian Keith star in director John Milius’ adventure film about an American woman and her children who are kidnapped in Morocco by Berber tribesmen and President Theodore Roosevelt’s maneuvers to free them.