jem3@pyuxf.cc.bellcore.com (John E McKillop) (05/02/91)
From: jem3@pyuxf.cc.bellcore.com (John E McKillop)
The following are the May 1991 programs on cable's Arts and
Entertainment (A&E) Network that may be of interest to the
aviation/military folk in the U.S. and Canada.
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ACCOUNTS OF A FORGOTTEN ARMY (Documentary)
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Report of thousands of German POWs that died from neglect while held
captive by U.S. and Allies.
Sun, May 19, 2000-2100
Mon, May 20, 0000-0100
Sat, May 25, 1200-1300
AMERICA AT WAR (Documentary with Robert Vaughn)
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Aces High (US fighter aces)
Tue, May 7, 1930-2000
Wed, May 8, 0830-0900
Bomber Agonies (US bombers and their expectations)
Thu, May 9, 1930-2000
Fri, May 10, 0830-0900
Electronic Battlefield (inventions, Civil War to today)
Tue, May 14, 1930-2000
Wed, May 15, 0830-0900
Gods of Battle (Germany's modern weaponry)
Wed, May 15, 1930-2000
Thu, May 16, 0830-0900
Low Level (fighter-bombers)
Thu, May 2, 1930-2000
Fri, May 3, 0830-0900
The Alligator Strikes (amphibious warfare)
Mon, May 6, 1930-2000
Tue, May 7, 0830-0900
The Brazen Chariots (brilliant tank tactics)
Mon, May 13, 1930-2000
Tue, May 14, 0830-0900
The Deadly Mistakes (mistakes of military leaders)
Fri, May 17, 1930-2000
Mon, May 20, 0830-0900
The Death Lines (the bloodies battles in U.S. history)
Thu, May 16, 1930-2000
Fri, May 17, 0830-0900
The Fall And Rise Of The Dreadnought (battleships)
Wed, May 8, 1930-2000
Thu, May 9, 0830-0900
The Flattop Revolution (aircraft carriers)
Fri, May 3, 1930-2000
Mon, May 6, 0830-0900
The Heavenly Missiles (missiles)
Fri, May 10, 1930-2000
Mon, May 13, 0830-0900
The Undersea Stranglers (submarines)
Wed, May 1, 1930-2000
Thu, May 2, 0830-0900
BATTLELINE (Documentary)
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Dieppe (Canadian raid on French town)
Wed, May 22, 2030-2100
Thu, May 23, 0030-0100
El Alamein (10-day battle, Rommel vs. Montgomery)
Wed, May 1, 2030-2100
Thu, May 2, 0030-0100
Malta (two year pounding by Axis)
Wed, May 15, 2030-2100
Thu, May 16, 0030-0100
Ploesti (second USAAF mission)
Wed, May 29, 2030-2100
Thu, May 30, 0030-0100
BIOGRAPHY (Documentary with Peter Graves)
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Madam Chiang Kai-Shek/Eva Peron
Tue, May 21, 2000-2100
Wed, May 22, 0000-0100
CALL TO GLORY (Drama of USAF pilot originally on ABC, Aug 84 to Feb 85)
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Air Force (Cuban missile crisis)
Fri, May 17, 2000-2200
Sat, May 18, 1500-1700
The Move (USAF pilot offered lucrative civilian job)
Mon, May 20, 2200-2300
Tue, May 21, 0200-0300
Blackbird (the SR-71)
Mon, May 27, 2200-2300
Tue, May 28, 0200-0300
CRUSADE IN EUROPE (Eisenhower's book)
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Prelude To War (intro to series)
Mon, May 20, 1930-2000
Tue, May 21, 0830-0900
America's Unpreparedness (pre-Pearl Harbor)
Tue, May 21, 1930-2000
Wed, May 22, 0830-0900
America Goes To War (early '42)
Wed, May 22, 1930-2000
Thu, May 23, 0830-0900
Platform For Invasion (getting ready for N. African invasion)
Thu, May 23, 1930-2000
Fri, May 24, 0830-0900
Africa: Our First Offensive (invasion of N. Africa, Nov 42)
Fri, May 24, 1930-2000
Mon, May 27, 0830-0900
The Campaign (in North Africa '42-'43)
Mon, May 27, 1930-2000
Tue, May 28, 0830-0900
Rommel Routed (Feb-May 43)
Tue, May 28, 1930-2000
Wed, May 29, 0830-0900
Sicily: Operation Husky (invasion of, Jul 43)
Wed, May 29, 1930-2000
Thu, May 30, 0830-0900
Assault On Italy (Sep 43)
Thu, May 30, 1930-2000
Fri, May 31, 0830-0900
Rise and Fall Of A Dictator (Mussolini)
Fri, May 31, 1930-2000
DAVID L. WOLPER PRESENTS (Documentary)
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Berlin: Kaiser to Khrushchev (Berlin, WWI to '64)
Mon, May 20, 2000-2100
Tue, May 21, 0000-0100
Sat, May 25, 1300-1400
Day of Infamy (Pearl Harbor)
Mon, May 6, 2000-2100
Tue, May 7, 0000-0100
Sat, May 11, 1300-1400
The Plot To Murder Hitler (Jul 44)
Mon, May 27, 2000-2100
Tue, May 28, 0000-0100
FLYING MARINES (Documentary)
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USMC aviation in WWII, Korea and 'Nam
Wed, May 29, 2230-2300
Thu, May 30, 0230-0300
HEROES: MADE IN THE USA (Documentary with Joe Namath)
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Foreign War Correspondents
Sun, May 12, 0630-0700
MOVIES (All comments are from Leonard Maltin's book TV MOIVES AND VIDEO
GUIDE, 1991 edition. Maltin rates movies from BOMB to 4 stars for films
and average, etc. for TV movies.
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ASSAULT ON THE WAYNE (1970 TV movie). Joseph Cotton, Leonard Nimoy,
Dewey Martin and Keenan Wynn. Commander Philip Kettenring handed control
of submarine USS Anthony Wayne, unaware of presence of enemy agents out
to seize top-secret device. Good cast. Average TV movie.
Mon, May 27, 1500-1700
THE BEGUILED (1971), 3 stars. Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page. Offbeat
methodically paced story set in Civil War South. Wounded Eastwood
brought to girls' school to recuperate; he becomes catalyst for flurry
of jealousy and hatred. Unusual Eastwood fare, but for patient viewers
"a rich rewarding film."
Tue, May 28, 1500-1700
Wed, May 29, 0400-0600
BERLIN AFFAIR (1970 TV movie). Darren McGavin and Fritz Weaver. Spotty
foreign intrigue thriller has OK performances in story of murder-for-
hire organization. Situations implausible, forgettable. Below average TV
movie.
Thu, May 16, 1500-1700
Fri, May 17, 0400-0600
FIRE OVER ENGLAND (1937-British) 3 stars. Laurence Oliver, Flora Robson,
Raymond Massey and Vivien Leigh. Nice historical drama of British-
Spanish conflict in 1500s with flawless performance by Robson (Queen
Elizabeth), fine villainy by Massey, romantic support by Olivier and
Leigh. Watch for James Mason in a small (unbilled) role.
Thu, May 23, 1200-1400
IN ENEMY COUNTRY (1968) 2 stars. Tony Franciosa and Guy Stockwell. So-so
program of WWII intrigue, set in France and England, filmed on
Universal's backlot. Not very convincing.
Fri, May 17, 1500-1700
MEIN KAMPF (1961-Swedish), 3 stars. Technically smooth, impressive
documentary chronicle of the horrors of Nazi Germany. The restrained
narration allows the visuals to speak for themselves.
Thu, May 16, 2100-2330
Fri, May 17, 0100-0330
Sun, May 19, 1500-1730
ONE OF OUR AIRCRAFT IS MISSING (1942-British), 3.5 stars. Peter Ustinov
is the only name I recognize. Thoughtful study of RAF pilots who
crash-land in the Netherlands and seek return to England.
Tue, May 28, 1200-1400
PIMPERNEL SMITH (1941-British), 3 stars. Leslie Howard. Zesty updating
of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL to WWII, with Howard replaying the role of the
savior of Nazi-hounded individuals.
Sat, May 11, 0400-0600
Tue, May 21, 1200-1400
TUMBLEDOWN. Nothing in Malton's book. The A&E guide says, "A young
soldier, paralyzed in the Falklands War, copes with a hostile army
bureaucracy (1988)."
Fri, May 24, 0100-0300
UNDER TEN FLAGS (1960 US-Italian), 2.5 stars, Van Heflin and Charles
Laughton. German attack-ship during WWII uses a variety of dodges to
elude British pursuers, in naval cat-and-mouse game, told from Axis
point of view. Filmed in Italy.
Mon, May 27, 1200-1400
Tue, May 28, 0400-0600
SACRIFICE AT PEARL HARBOR (Documentary)
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Wed, May 29, 2100-2230
Thu, May 30, 0100-0230
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (with Walter Cronkite, originally broadcast
on CBS, Oct 57 to Sep 69)
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Battle of Casino (Italian battle in '44)
Wed, May 22, 2000-2030
Thu, May 23, 0000-0030
D-Day: Buildup (6 Jun 44)
Wed, May 29, 2000-2030
Thu, May 29, 0000-0030
Stalingrad (Russian battle)
Wed, May 15, 2000-2030
Thu, May 16, 0000-0030
Tarawa (USMC in Nov 43)
Wed, May 1, 2000-2030
Thu, May 2, 0000-0030
VICTORY AT SEA (Documentary)
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Design For War (Battle of Atlantic)
Thu, May 2, 2030-2100
Fri, May 3, 0030-0100
Sun, May 5, 1730-1800
The Pacific Boils Over (Pearl Harbor)
Thu, May 9, 2030-2100
Fri, May 10, 0030-0100
Sun, May 12, 1730-1800
Sealing The Breach (Anti-sub operations in Atlantic)
Thu, May 16, 2030-2100
Fri, May 17, 0030-0100
Midway is East (Battle of in Jun 42)
Thu, May 23, 2030-2100
Fri, May 24, 0030-0100
Mediterranean Mosaic (USN and Royal Navy in the Med)
Thu, May 30, 2030-2100
Fri, May 31, 0030-0100
THE WAR WITHIN (Documentary)
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Allied generals fighting each other in 1944
Sat, May 4, 1200-1300
WHY WE FIGHT (Frank Capra's award winning documentary)
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Battle of Russia 1944
Wed, May 1, 2100-2200
Thu, May 2, 0100-0200
Sun, May 5, 1900-2000
The Battle of China
Wed, May 8, 2100-2200
Thu, May 9, 0100-0200
Sun, May 12, 1900-2000
War Comes to America
Wed, May 15, 2100-2200
Thu, May 16, 0100-0200
Sun, May 19, 1900-2000