Saturday, February 21st TV listings for Turner Classic Movies USA
Ben-Hur (1959)
An enslaved Judean prince (Charlton Heston) meets his Roman betrayer (Stephen Boyd), a former friend, in a chariot race.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Controversial British officer T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) learns the culture of Arabs (Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn) and unites their tribes against the Turks.
Cleopatra (1963)
The queen of Egypt (Elizabeth Taylor) seduces Julius Caesar (Rex Harrison), but when he is killed, she uses Mark Antony (Richard Burton) as her new protector.
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Presented as originally released in 1939. Includes themes and character depictions which may be offensive and problematic to contemporary audiences. A Southern belle struggles to return her family's estate to its original glory after the Civil War.
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Russian Revolution forms the backdrop for this tale of a sensitive Russian physician (Omar Sharif) who is torn between his loyal, long-suffering wife (Geraldine Chaplin) and the great love (Julie Christie) of his life.
Quo Vadis (1951)
Emperor Nero (Peter Ustinov) burns Rome and puts a Roman commander's (Robert Taylor) Christian bride (Deborah Kerr) in the arena with a bull.
Captains of the Clouds (1942)
Two brash bush pilots (James Cagney, Dennis Morgan) join the Royal Canadian Air Force and see action during World War II.
Battleground (1949)
U.S. soldiers (Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban) from all over fight in the Battle of the Bulge.