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TCM in April: Marlon Brando

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Marlon Brando – who would be 100 years old on April 3, 2024 – is the Turner Classic Movies Star of the Month for April 2024.

Brando’s top films like On the Waterfront and A Streetcar Named Desire are being shown on Wednesdays starting April 3, 2024.  TCM’s Brando tribute begins with this all-day filmfest on Wednesday; here is the schedule for all the Brando films on TCM in April; times are ET.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 STAR OF THE MONTH: MARLON BRANDO

  • 6:00 AM The Fugitive Kind (1960)
  • 8:15 AM Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
  • 10:30 AM Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
  • 1:45 PM Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
  • 3:45 PM Julius Caesar (1953)
  • 6:00 PM Viva Zapata! (1952)
  • 8:00 PM On the Waterfront (1954)
  • 10:00 PM The Wild One (1953)
  • 11:30 PM A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
  • 1:45 AM The Chase (1966)
  • 4:15 AM The Formula (1980)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 STAR OF THE MONTH: MARLON BRANDO

  • 8:00 PM The Godfather (1972)
  • 11:15 PM The Freshman (1990)
  • 1:15 AM Last Tango in Paris (1972)
  • 3:30 AM The Missouri Breaks (1976)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 STAR OF THE MONTH: MARLON BRANDO

  • 8:00 PM Guys and Dolls (1955)
  • 10:45 PM Sayonara (1957)
  • 1:30 AM The Ugly American (1963)
  • 3:45 AM A Dry White Season (1989)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 STAR OF THE MONTH: MARLON BRANDO

  • 8:00 PM Apocalypse Now (1979)
  • 10:45 PM The Men (1950)
  • 12:15 AM The Young Lions (1958)
  • 3:15 AM Burn! (1969)

More TCM April Highlights

Also look for these film events in April on TCM:

Friday, April 5: EARLY BILLY WILDER
8:00 PM Double Indemnity (1944)
10:00 PM The Major and the Minor (1942)
12:00 AM Bad Seed (1934)
(AKA Mauvaise Graine)
1:30 AM Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

MONDAY, APRIL 8 TCM SPOTLIGHT: MGM 100TH with greats like:
6:00 AM Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
12:00 PM Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
8:00 PM The Wizard of Oz (1939)
12:15 AM The Philadelphia Story (1940)

THURSDAYS IN APRIL” TCM 30TH ANNIVERSARY

Saturday, April 13: STANLEY DONEN 100TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE
12:00 PM Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
2:00 PM Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
4:00 PM Royal Wedding (1951)
6:00 PM Indiscreet (1958)

SUNDAY, APRIL 14 TCM 30TH ANNIVERSARY with films like:
7:30 AM North by Northwest (1959)
12:00 PM An American in Paris (1951)
8:00 PM Gone with the Wind (1939)
1:30 AM Robert Osborne’s 20th Anniversary Tribute (2015)

TUESDAY, APRIL 16 HENRY MANCINI 100TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE
6:00 AM Carol for Another Christmas (1964)
7:30 AM Soldier in the Rain (1963)
9:00 AM Touch of Evil (1958)
11:00 AM The Great Race (1965)
2:00 PM Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
4:00 PM Dear Heart (1964)
6:00 PM Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
8:00 PM The Pink Panther (1963)
10:15 PM Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
12:30 AM Two for the Road (1967)
2:30 AM Charade (1963)
4:30 AM Wait Until Dark (1967)

FRIDAY, APRIL 26 STARRING DUSTIN HOFFMANN
8:00 PM Tootsie (1982)
10:15 PM Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
12:15 AM The Graduate (1967)
2:15 AM Lenny (1974)
4:15 AM Agatha (1978)

TUESDAY, APRIL 30 STARRING SHIRLEY MACLAINE
8:00 PM Sweet Charity (1969)
10:45 PM Irma La Douce (1963)
1:15 AM The Children’s Hour (1961)
3:15 AM The Apartment (1960)

See today’s schedule at: TCM Schedule for Today

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Marlon Brando 1924 – 2004

Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time.

Marlon Brando in 1961 (from Wikipedia)He received numerous accolades throughout his career, which spanned six decades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, one Cannes Film Festival Award, and three British Academy Film Awards. Brando is credited with being one of the first actors to bring the Stanislavski system of acting and method acting to mainstream audiences.

Brando fell under the influence of Stella Adler and Stanislavski’s system in the 1940s. He began his career on stage, adeptly reading his characters and consistently anticipating where scenes flowed. He transitioned to film, initially gaining acclaim and his first Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for the role of Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). He received further praise and his first Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for his performance as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (1954), which remains a watershed moment in the history of Hollywood, and his work continues to be studied and interpreted. His portrayal of the rebellious motorcycle gang leader Johnny Strabler in The Wild One (1953) became an emblem of the era’s generational gap.

The 1960s saw Brando’s career take a commercial and critical downturn. He directed and starred in One-Eyed Jacks (1961), a commercial flop, after which he delivered a series of notable box-office failures, beginning with Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), which damaged his career. After ten years of underachieving and markedly diminished interest in his films, he starred as Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972), which helped him win his second Academy Award and Golden Globe Award in a performance considered among the finest in the art form’s history, based on extensive surveys of critics, directors and other actors. With this and his Oscar-nominated performance in Last Tango in Paris (1972), Brando reestablished himself in the ranks of top box-office stars.

After a hiatus in the early 1970s, Brando was generally content with being a highly paid character actor in supporting roles of varying quality such as Jor-El in Superman (1978), as Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now (1979) and as Adam Steiffel in The Formula (1980) before taking a nine-year break from film. The last two decades of Brando’s life were marked with controversy, and his troubled private life received significant attention. He struggled with mood disorders and legal issues. Brando continues to be respected and held in high regard.

Complete TCM Schedule, Highlights

For TCM schedules and more information see the links below.

How to Watch TCM

Turner Classic Movies is available on every cable and satellite TV provider, including:

      • DirecTV: Channel 256
      • Dish: Channel 132
      • Spectrum: Channel varies by location; to find yours visit Spectrum Channel Guide

If you have TCM on your cable, you can also stream it free on your smartphone or PC:  Streaming TCM

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