Turner Classic Movies marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday, June 6 with 12 classic war films including The Longest Day and Saving Private Ryan.
Here are the movies in the TCM D-Day Marathon starting at 6:00 AM June 6 and running until Friday morning, June 7. All times are ET.
Thursday, June 6
- 6:00 AM Code Name: Emerald (1985) 1h 33m | Adaptation | TV-14. An agent for the Germans is sent to uncover the plans for D-Day. Director Jonathan Sanger, Cast Ed Harris, Max Von Sydow, Helmut Berger.
- 8:00 AM The Americanization of Emily (1964) 1h 57m | War | TV-PG. A British war widow falls for an opportunistic American sailor during World War II. Director Arthur Hiller, Cast James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas.
- 10:00 AM George Stevens: A Filmmaker’s Journey (1984) 1h 50m | Documentary | TV-G. Biography of the Academy Award winning director including dramatic color footage of WWII. Director George Stevens Jr., Cast Fred Astaire, Warren Beatty, Pandro S. Berman.
- 12:00 PM 36 Hours (1964) 1h 55m | War | TV-PG. Nazis kidnap a key American intelligence officer and try to convince him that World War II has ended, and he can talk about the D-Day invasion. Director George Seaton, Cast James Garner, Rod Taylor, Eva Marie Saint.
- 2:00 PM Red Ball Express (1952) 1h 23m | War | TV-PG. A racially integrated platoon fights to overcome their differences during World War II. Director Budd Boetticher, Cast Jeff Chandler, Alex Nicol, Charles Drake.
- 3:30 PM D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) 1h 46m | War | TV-PG. An American and a British soldier in love with the same woman head for the Normandy Invasion. Director Henry Koster Cast Robert Taylor, Richard Todd, Dana Wynter.
- 5:30 PM George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin (1994) 50m | Documentary | TV-14. This documentary follows American troops from D-Day 1944 to their stand in Berlin 1945. Director George Stevens Jr., Cast George Stevens Jr., Carl Davis, Peter Howell.
- 6:30 PM Overlord (1975) 1h 25m | War | TV-MA. A young soldier undergoes grueling training in preparation for the D-Day invasion. Director Stuart Cooper, Cast Brian Stirner, Davyd Harries, Nicholas Ball.
- 8:00 PM Saving Private Ryan (1998) 2h 50m | War | TV-MA. A special detachment fights through war-torn Europe to find a man whose brothers have all been killed in combat. Director Steven Spielberg, Cast Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Ed Burns.
- 11:00 PM The Longest Day (1962) 3h | War | TV-G. The story of the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II. Following dozens of characters. Director Ken Annakin Cast John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum.
Friday, June 7
- 2:15 AM Eye Of The Needle (1981) 1h 51m | Action | TV-MA. Hitler’s most feared undercover secret agent in Britain has learned an apparent army build-up in southeastern England is a trick into luring the Germans into thinking tat the Allied invasion will strike at Calais, not Normandy. Director Richard Marquand Cast Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan.
- 4:15 AM I See A Dark Stranger (1946) 1h 52m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-PG. An Irish woman who hates the English turns Nazi spy. Director Frank Launder, Cast Deborah Kerr, Trevor Howard, Raymond Huntley.
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