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Duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Military drama set in Mexico in 1916 about a major sent on a suicide mission by his resentful commanding officer. Starring Gary Cooper and Rita Hayworth. Show more

Contributors

Major Thomas Thorn:
Gary Cooper
Adelaide Geary:
Rita Hayworth
Sergeant John Chawk:
Van Heflin
Lt William Fowler:
Tab Hunter
Corporal Milo Trubee:
Richard Conte
Private Andrew Hetherington:
Michael Callan
Private Renziehausen:
Dick York
Colonel Rogers:
Robert Keith
Captain Paltz:
Jim Bannon
Colonel DeRose:
Edward Platt
Mexican federale:
Maurice Jara
Producer:
William Goetz
Director:
Robert Rossen

Duration: 2 hours, 22 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

The dramatic story of US marines during World War II. The story centres on a major (Van Heflin) who guides the raw recruits through training. Based on the novel by Leon Uris. Show more

Contributors

Colonel Sam Huxley:
Van Heflin
Private Andy Hookens:
Aldo Ray
Mrs Danny Forrester:
Mona Freeman
Mrs Pat Rogers:
Nancy Olson
Mac/Narrator:
James Whitmore
Major General Snipes:
Raymond Massey
Danny Forrester:
Tab Hunter
Mrs Elaine Yarborough:
Dorothy Malone
Private Ski:
William Campbell
Private Marion Hotchkiss:
John Lupton
Private L Q Jones:
LQ Jones
Director:
Raoul Walsh
Author:
Leon Uris

Duration: 1 hour, 32 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Suspenseful western starring Glenn Ford. A drought-devastated farmer desperate for money agrees to guard a notorious outlaw until the train comes to take him to jail. Show more

Contributors

Dan Evans:
Van Heflin
Ben Wade:
Glenn Ford
Alex Potter:
Henry Jones
Charlie Prince:
Richard Jaeckel
Director:
Delmer Daves

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Duration: 1 hour, 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Melodrama. When a disorientated woman is admitted to hospital after collapsing in a Los Angeles diner, she reveals her life story to a psychiatrist. Show more

Contributors

Louise Howell:
Joan Crawford
David Sutton:
Van Heflin
Dean Graham:
Raymond Massey
Carol Graham:
Geraldine Brooks
Dr Harvey Willard:
Stanley Ridges
Dr Ames:
Moroni Olsen
Dr Max Sherman:
Erskine Sanford
Wynn Graham:
Gerald Perreau
Pianist:
Jacob Gimpel
Producer:
Jerry Wald