TCM plans 24-hour Ernest Borgnine marathon

July 12, 2012 12:18 am
  • Ernest Borgnine, Burt Lancaster and Frank Sinatra star in "From Here to Eternity."
    Ernest Borgnine, Burt Lancaster and Frank Sinatra star in "From Here to Eternity."
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Turner Classic Movies will remember the life and career of the late Ernest Borgnine the way it does best -- with a 24-hour movie marathon July 26. The Oscar-winning actor and TV favorite died Sunday at age 95.

TCM's 10-film memorial tribute on July 26 is scheduled to feature:

6 a.m.: "The Catered Affair" (1956) -- with Bette Davis and Debbie Reynolds.

8 a.m.: "The Legend of Lylah Clare" (1968) -- with Kim Novak and Peter Finch.

10:30 a.m.: "Pay or Die" (1960) -- with Zohra Lampert and Al Austin.

12:30 p.m.: "Torpedo Run" (1958) -- with Glenn Ford and Diane Brewster.

2:30 p.m.: "Ice Station Zebra" (1968) -- with Rock Hudson and Patrick McGoohan.

5:15 p.m.: "The Dirty Dozen" (1967) -- with Lee Marvin, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Robert Ryan, Charles Bronson, Donald Sutherland, George Kennedy and Telly Savalas.

8 p.m.: "Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine" (2009) -- hosted by Robert Osborne.

9 p.m.: "Marty" (1955) -- with Betsy Blair and Joe Mantell.

10:45 p.m.: "From Here to Eternity" (1953) -- with Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra.

1 a.m.: "The Wild Bunch" (1969) -- with William Holden, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien, Warren Oates and Ben Johnson.

3:30 a.m.: "Bad Day at Black Rock" (1955) -- with Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan and Lee Marvin.

5 a.m.: "Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine" (2009) -- hosted by Robert Osborne.


First Published July 12, 2012 12:00 am

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