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Blue Ridge PBS Classic Cinema

Get out the popcorn and join us for BLUE RIDGE PBS CLASSIC CINEMA! We'll be airing some of the best classic and contemporary films from 20th Century Fox, Sony/MGM and Warner Brothers. Blue Ridge PBS viewers will be able to see these great films uncut, unedited, uncensored and uninterrupted.
Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.
Saturday, July 5

The Princess Bride
Cast
Westley - CARY ELWES
Buttercup - ROBIN WRIGHT PENN
Inigo Montoya - MANDY PATINKIN
Prince Humperdinck - CHRIS SARANDON
Count Tyrone Rugen - CHRISTOPHER GUEST
Fezzik - ANDRE THE GIANT

Based on the novel by William Goldman, this is a classic fairy tale with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess and the hero who saves her. Directed by Rob Reiner, the movie features a well known cast including Peter Falk, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, Mandy Patinkin, Peter Cook, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Andre the Giant, Fred Savage, Robin Wright and more. Released in 1987.
Sunday, July 6

That's Entertainment I
Hosted by:
FRED ASTAIRE
BING CROSBY
GENE KELLY
PETER LAWFORD
LIZA MINNELLI
DEBBIE REYNOLDS
MICKEY ROONEY
DONALD O'CONNOR
FRANK SINATRA
JAMES STEWART
ELIZABETH TAYLOR


Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Jimmy Stewart, Liza Minnelli, Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald O'Connor, Peter Lawford, and Debbie Reynolds host a joyous celebration of MGM musicals, the Hollywood studio that practically invented the musical. The film features scenes from such American musical classics as Singin' In the Rain, Showboat and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and a parade of stars, including Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Esther Williams, and Clark Gable.  Released in 1974.
Saturday, July 12

Big
Cast
Josh - TOM HANKS
Susan - ELIZABETH PERKINS
Macmillan - ROBERT LOGGIA
Paul - JOHN HEARD
 

Tom Hanks and Elizabeth Perkins star in this much-loved movie about a teenaged boy who is magically turned into an adult physically while retaining his "boy" personality.  Released in 1988.
Sunday, July 13

The Princess Bride
Cast
Westley - CARY ELWES
Buttercup - ROBIN WRIGHT PENN
Inigo Montoya - MANDY PATINKIN
Prince Humperdinck - CHRIS SARANDON
Count Tyrone Rugen - CHRISTOPHER GUEST
Fezzik - ANDRE THE GIANT
 

Based on the novel by William Goldman, this is a classic fairy tale with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess and the hero who saves her. Directed by Rob Reiner, the movie features a well known cast including Peter Falk, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, Mandy Patinkin, Peter Cook, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Andre the Giant, Fred Savage, Robin Wright and more. Released in 1987.
Saturday, July 19

Von Ryan's Express
Cast
Colonel Joseph L. Ryan - FRANK SINATRA
Major Eric Fincham - TREVOR HOWARD
Gabriella - RAFFAELLA CARRA
Sergeant Bostick - BRAD DEXTER

Frank Sinatra plays an American POW who leads a group of mainly British prisoners to escape from the Germans in WWII. Having seemingly made errors of judgment, he has to win the support of the soldiers he is commanding. Released in 1965.
Sunday, July 20 & Saturday, July 26

The Big Country
Cast
James McKay - GREGORY PECK
Julie Maragon - JEAN SIMMONS
Patricia Terrill - CARROLL BAKER
Steve Leech - CHARLTON HESTON
Rufus Hannassey - BURL IVES
 

Burl Ives earned a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of a family patriarch involved in a bitter land feud in this explosive western drama. The movie also features a sumptuous musical score. Won one Academy Award, nominated for one other. Released in 1958.
Sunday, July 26

Lust for Life
Cast
Vincent VanGogh - KIRK DOUGLAS
Paul Gaugin - ANTHONY QUINN
Theo VanGogh - JAMES DONALD
Christine - PAMELA BROWN
 


This touching fictional biography is of the troubled artist Vincent Van Gogh, from his first paintings to his death and stars Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn. Douglas delivers a brilliant Academy Award-nominated performance as the tragic Dutch painter. Anthony Quinn won his second Academy Award for his role as Van Gogh's friend and fellow painter, Paul Gauguin. Directed by Vincente Minnelli and nominated for four Academy Awards. Released in 1956.

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