Here are the medieval-themed listings for TCM for April, May, and June 2010. As usual, all times are EST, and the complete schedules for each month can be accessed at http://www.tcm.com/schedule/month/.
APRIL 2010
SUN., 4 APR
2:30 PM Silver Chalice, The (1954)
A silversmith is charged with engraving the Holy Grail. Cast: Paul Newman, Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli. Dir: Victor Saville. C-135 mins, , CC, Letterbox Format
MON., 5 APR
1:45 AM Passion of Joan of Arc, The (1928)
In this silent film, Joan of Arc braves the threat of torture to stand fast for her beliefs. Cast: Renee Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, Antonin Artaud. Dir: Carl Theodor Dreyer. BW-82 mins, TV-PG
TUES., 20 APR
11:00 PM Ivanhoe (1952)
Sir Walter Scott's classic tale of the noble knight torn between his fair lady and a beautiful Jew. Cast: Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine. Dir: Richard Thorpe. C-107 mins, TV-G, CC
WEDNES., 21 APR
1:00 AM Knights Of The Round Table (1953)
Queen Guinevere is torn between love for her husband and Sir Lancelot. Cast: Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer. Dir: Richard Thorpe. C-116 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS
4:45 AM Quentin Durward (1955)
A gallant Scots knight falls in love with his uncle's future wife. Cast: Robert Taylor, Kay Kendall, Robert Morley. Dir: Richard Thorpe. C-101 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format
SAT., 24 APR
6:00 PM Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
The bandit king of Sherwood Forest leads his Merry Men in a battle against the corrupt Prince John. Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone. Dir: William Keighley, Michael Curtiz. C-102 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS
MON., 26 APR
4:00 AM Knight Without Armour (1937)
A British spy tries to get a countess out of the new Soviet Union. Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Robert Donat, Irene Vanbrugh. Dir: Jacques Feyder. BW-107 mins, TV-G
From the novel by James Hilton.
7:30 AM Lion In Winter, The (1968)
England's Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir. Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Anthony Hopkins. Dir: Anthony Harvey. C-134 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
MAY 2010
SAT., 8 MAY
8:00 PM Lion In Winter, The (1968)
England's Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir. Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Anthony Hopkins. Dir: Anthony Harvey. C-134 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
10:30 PM Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
The bandit king of Sherwood Forest leads his Merry Men in a battle against the corrupt Prince John. Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone. Dir: William Keighley, Michael Curtiz. C-102 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS
SUN., 9 MAY
12:30 AM Robin and Marian (1976)
An aging Robin Hood comes home to resume his relationship with Maid Marian and his battles against the Sheriff of Nottingham. Cast: Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw. Dir: Richard Lester. C-107 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format
2:30 AM Becket (1964)
England's King Henry II appoints his best friend Archbishop of Canterbury then turns on him. Cast: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud. Dir: Peter Glenville. C-148 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
SAT., 15 MAY
7:30 AM Anne Of Green Gables (1934)
A young orphan goes to stay with elderly relatives in the country. Cast: Anne Shirley, Tom Brown, O.P. Heggie. Dir: George Nichols, Jr. BW-78 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS
SAT., 22 MAY
1:45 PM Natural, The (1984)
An overaged baseball player comes out of nowhere to save his team. Cast: Robert Redford, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger. Dir: Barry Levinson. C-138 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
8:00 PM Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The (1939)
A deformed bell ringer rescues a gypsy girl falsely accused of witchcraft and murder. Cast: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke. Dir: William Dieterle. BW-117 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS
JUNE 2010
WEDNES., 2 JUNE
12:15 AM Natural, The (1984)
An overaged baseball player comes out of nowhere to save his team. Cast: Robert Redford, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger. Dir: Barry Levinson. C-138 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
SAT., 5 JUNE
2:15 AM Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy, The (1965)
A mad scientist creates a murderous robot to steal an ancient Aztec treasure. Cast: Ramon Gay, Rosa Arenas, Crox Alvarado. Dir: Rafael Portillo. BW-64 mins,
SUN., 6 JUNE
8:15 AM Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, The (1939)
Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom. Cast: Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland. Dir: Michael Curtiz. BW-106 mins, TV-G, CC
TUES., 8 JUNE
6:15 AM Silver Chalice, The (1954)
A silversmith is charged with engraving the Holy Grail. Cast: Paul Newman, Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli. Dir: Victor Saville. C-135 mins, , CC, Letterbox Format
8:00 PM Saint In New York, The (1938)
The Saint goes undercover to get the goods on New York's mob kingpins. Cast: Louis Hayward, Kay Sutton, Jonathan Hale. Dir: Ben Holmes. BW-72 mins, TV-G, CC
9:15 PM Saint Strikes Back, The (1939)
The Saint helps a young beauty take vengeance on the mobsters who ruined her father. Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Barry Fitzgerald. Dir: John Farrow. BW-64 mins, TV-G, CC
10:30 PM Saint In London, The (1939)
The Saint's investigation of a counterfeiting ring uncovers a nest of spies. Cast: George Sanders, David Burns, Sally Gray. Dir: John Paddy Carstairs. BW-72 mins, TV-G, CC
11:45 PM Saint's Double Trouble, The (1940)
Reformed jewel thief Simon Templer lands in hot water when a look-alike smuggles stolen goods out of Egypt. Cast: George Sanders, Jonathan Hale, Bela Lugosi. Dir: Jack Hively. BW-67 mins, TV-G, CC
WEDNES., 9 JUNE
1:00 AM Saint Takes Over, The (1940)
Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar tries to help a police inspector who's been framed on bribery charges. Cast: George Sanders, Jonathan Hale, Wendy Barrie. Dir: Jack Hively. BW-70 mins, TV-G, CC
2:15 AM Saint In Palm Springs, The (1941)
Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar's efforts to deliver a fortune in rare stamps are complicated by murder. Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Jonathan Hale. Dir: Jack Hively. BW-66 mins, TV-G, CC
3:30 AM Saint's Vacation, The (1941)
Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar vies with Nazi agents for possession of a mysterious music box . Cast: Hugh Sinclair, Sally Gray, Arthur Macrae. Dir: Leslie Fenton. BW-61 mins,
4:45 AM Saint Meets The Tiger, The (1943)
The Saint infiltrates a small English village run by smugglers. Cast: Hugh Sinclair, Jean Gillie, Clifford Evans. Dir: Paul L. Stein. BW-69 mins, TV-G, CC
THURS., 10 JUNE
4:00 AM Long Ships, The (1964)
Viking seamen battle a Moorish prince for possession of a golden bell. Cast: Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn. Dir: Jack Cardiff. C-126 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
[FRI., 11 JUNE: incomplete listings at this time]
SAT., 12 JUNE
2:00 PM Ivanhoe (1952)
Sir Walter Scott's classic tale of the noble knight torn between his fair lady and a beautiful Jew. Cast: Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine. Dir: Richard Thorpe. C-107 mins, TV-G, CC
SAT., 13 JUNE
10:00 AM Richard III (1955)
A hunchbacked madman plots to make himself king of England. Cast: Sir Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Claire Bloom. Dir: Sir Laurence Olivier. C-158 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format
SAT., 26 JUNE
6:00 PM Knights Of The Round Table (1953)
Queen Guinevere is torn between love for her husband and Sir Lancelot. Cast: Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer. Dir: Richard Thorpe. C-116 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS
11:15 PM Siren of Bagdad (1953)
An Arabian magician takes on a corrupt sultan to help a beautiful princess. Cast: Paul Henreid, Patricia Medina, Hans Conried. Dir: Richard Quine. C-72 mins, TV-G
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