Watch the Best Movies in New Zealand with SKY Movies
SKY Movies is your ticket to a vast collection of fresh titles featuring the biggest stars on the planet. We bring you a new collection of films to enjoy every month on each of our dedicated Movies channels.
Make your place the home of blockbuster movies to suit every mood. From drama, romance and timeless classics to thrills, horrors and an extra dose of kick-ass action!
Goodbye Christopher Robin
The Snowman
Saturday 4 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Based on the international bestselling crime novel by Norwegian author Jo Nesbo, “The Snowman” follows a homicide detective investigating the disappearance of a woman during the first snowfall of winter. The details of the case lead him to suspect that an at-large serial killer may be on the prowl again.
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It
Sunday 5 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids is faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.
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47 Metres Down
Monday 6 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Sisters Lisa and Kate become trapped at the bottom of the ocean when a diving expedition to observe sharks goes horribly wrong. When the cable attaching the cage sinks to the bottom of the ocean, the sisters must figure out a way to get back to safety battling injuries, lack of oxygen, and worst of all, bloodthirsty, great white sharks.
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Madame
Tuesday 7 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Anne and Bob, a wealthy, well-connected American couple, prepare a luxurious dinner for sophisticated international friends. While preparing Anne discovers there are only 13 guests. So, she insists her loyal maid, Maria, disguise herself as a mysterious Spanish noblewoman to even out the numbers. Too much wine and some playful chat lead Maria to endear herself to a British artbroker. Their budding romance soon has Anne chasing her maid around Paris, reinventing the truth and finally plotting to destroy this most unexpected and joyous love affair.
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Marshall
Saturday 11 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
In the year 1941, as the USA teeters on the brink of entering WWII, a nearly bankrupt NAACP sends its only lawyer, thirty-two year old Thurgood Marshall, to conservative Connecticut to defend a black chauffeur against charges of rape and attempted murder brought by his wealthy socialite employer.
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Thor: Ragnarok
Sunday 12 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok – the destruction of his home world and the end of Asgardian civilization. Unfortunately he must first survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger – the Incredible Hulk.
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Jigsaw
Tuesday 14 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Bodies are turning up around the city, each having met a uniquely gruesome demise. As the investigation proceeds, evidence points to one man: John Kramer. But how can this be? The man known as Jigsaw has been dead for over a decade. Starring Tobin Bell, Matt Passmore, Hannah Emily Anderson.
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Killing Hasselhoff
Wednesday 15 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
When a struggling nightclub owner fails to pay back a loan shark, he decides the only way to get the money is to kill his pick in the annual "Who Will Die This Year" celebrity death pool: David Hasselhoff. But the task is not so easy – especially when your target is The Hoff.
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Goodbye Christopher Robin
Saturday 18 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Delve into the relationship between beloved children's author A.A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin, whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie-the-Pooh. Christopher Robin and his family are swept up in the international success of the books; which bring hope and comfort to England after the First World War. But with the eyes of the world on Christopher Robin, what will the cost be to the family?
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Bad Moms 2
Sunday 19 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Three under-appreciated and over-burdened women rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for moms: Christmas. And if creating a more perfect holiday for their families wasn’t hard enough, they have to do all of that while hosting and entertaining their own mothers. Starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn.
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Only The Brave
Sunday 25 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a heroic team of local firefighters become one of the most elite firefighting teams in the USA. The firefighters forge a unique brotherhood that comes into focus as they fight a fateful fire to protect the lives and homes of those closest to them.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Sunday 26 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
The Star Wars saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join galactic legends in an epic adventure unlocking mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past. Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares for battle with the First Order.
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Tumbledown
Wednesday 29 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
Years after the accidental death of her folk-legend songwriter husband Hunter, Hannah has yet to fully accept her small-town life in Maine without him. When approached by brash New York academic Andrew intent on penning a biography of her late husband, Hannah is roused into action. As they dig deeper into Hunter's life and death, they come to their own revelations about what it means to live and to love.
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Brilliantly Bill
Saturday 25, Sunday 26 August
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
We devote this weekend on SKY Movies Extra to Hollywood veteran Bill Murray! Delve into the extensive filmography of this comedic legend and enjoy some his most iconic roles.
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Split
Friday 24 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him - as well as everyone around him - as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.
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Underworld Anthology
Saturday 18 August, 3.15pm Onwards
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
Delve into the battle between vampires and lycans with the complete Underworld film series starring Kate Beckinsale!
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Passengers
Thursday 16 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
On a routine journey through space to a new home, two passengers, sleeping in suspended animation, are awakened 90 years too early when their ship malfunctions. As Jim and Aurora face living the rest of their lives on board, with every luxury they could ever ask for, they begin to fall for each other, until they discover the ship is in grave danger.
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True Tales
Saturday 11, Sunday 12 August
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
Sometimes the truth can be stranger than fiction! Join us over two nights for a fresh line-up of films based on true stories.
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All Things Affleck
Saturday 4, Sunday 5 August
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
It’s time to cure your Affleck-tion! Tune into SKY Movies Extra this weekend for a marathon of films featuring Oscar®-winning brothers Ben and Casey Affleck.
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The Greatest Game Ever Played
Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Freaky Friday
Monday 6 August, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Dr. Tess Coleman and her daughter, Anna’s Friday turns freaky when they awake to find themselves inside the other's body. Now, Anna must go to work as a psychologist and plan her mom's wedding while Tess must survive a day in high school and perform with her daughter's band. But with the nuptials less than 24 hours away, the two have to find a way to switch back...and fast.
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The Rookie
Tuesday 7 August, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Jim Morris dropped out of minor league baseball because of an injury to his pitching arm, but 12 years later he is inspired by the young men on his high school team. He promises that if they make the playoffs, he’ll try out as a pitcher on a professional baseball team. When the team makes the playoffs, Jim tries out for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays…and steps up to the mound as the oldest major league rookie in nearly three decades!
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Herbie: Fully Loaded
Monday 13 August, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Maggie Peyton is the new owner of Number 53 aka HERBIE - a freewheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own - who puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor. Herbie’s got some new tricks under his hood as he takes audiences for an action-packed spin in this high-speed comedy. With Maggie and her friends along for the wild ride, this film puts Herbie to the test - on-road, off-road, on the track and into the record books.
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The Greatest Game Ever Played
Tuesday 14 August, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
An amateur player from a working class family, Francis Ouimet shocked the golf world when at the 1913 U.S. Open golf tournament, flanked by his 10-year-old caddie, he defeated his idol, the defending British champion Harry Vardon. An unlikely match-up -“the ingénue versus the seasoned champ” – theirs was the greatest match the sport had ever known. Caught between a world of hardship and a beckoning life of privilege, Francis needed to prove his unfailing will and ability to make it to the tournament.
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Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Saturday 18 August, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Jack Sparrow crosses paths with the enigmatic Angelica, he's not sure if it's love or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard, Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know whom to fear more: Blackbeard or Angelica, with whom he shares a mysterious past.
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Moana
Sunday 19 August, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Moana, a spirited teenager sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and fulfil her ancestors’ unfinished quest. During her journey she meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui, and together, they traverse the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds.
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Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Saturday 25 August, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar, escape from the Devil’s Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea…including him. Captain Jack’s only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas.
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Wreck-It Ralph
Sunday 26 August, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Arcade game “bad guy” character Ralph is tired of being overshadowed by “good guy” opponent Fix-It Felix. He takes matters into his own massive hands and sets off on a game-hopping journey across the arcade through every generation of video games to prove he’s got what it takes to be a hero.
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Miracle
Tuesday 28 August, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
A ragtag squad of college kids led by their coach, Herb Brooks, take on the awesome juggernaut from the Soviet Union - the greatest hockey team in the world - at the 1980 Olympic Games. Despite the long odds, Team USA carried the pride of a nation yearning for a distraction from world events.
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Bastille Day
Monday 6 August 8:30pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
Michael Mason is an American con man living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that is rigged with explosives. Sean Briar, the field agent on the case, soon realises that Michael is just a pawn in a much bigger game and is also his best asset to uncover a large-scale conspiracy. Going against commands, Briar recruits Michael to use his expert pickpocketing skills to help quickly track down the source of the corruption. Starring Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon.
Darkest Day
Tuesday 7 August 8:30pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
After waking up alone on a beach, Dan is stunned to find his hometown of Brighton deserted. A virus has transformed the population into bloodthirsty monsters and only a handful of humans remain. With the undead horde closing in, Dan soon realises the military are hunting him down, determined to capture Dan because of his role in the evolution of the virus. Starring Dan Rickard, Chris Wandell, Samantha Bolter.
Carter & June
Saturday 11 August 8:30pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
A con man indebted to a New Orleans gangster thinks he can make a killing and win back his money-troubled ex-lover with the help of a bank robbery already set to go down. When the reunited lovers team up for the job, they find themselves caught in a whirlwind of danger as the robbery turns deadly. Starring Michael Raymond-James, Samaire Armstrong, Timothy Omundson.
Officer Downe
Tuesday 14 August 8:30pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
A group of young, raw and undisciplined assassins hire a documentary crew at gun point, to have undeniable proof that they're the ones who will kill the most infamous hitman of all time, Gunther. But Gunther is on to them before they know it and he makes it his personal mission to make their lives a living hell. It becomes a race against time: kill or be killed, as the hunters quickly become the prey. Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Taran Killam.
The Void
Tuesday 21 August 8:30pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
When police officer Carter discovers a blood-soaked man limping down a deserted road, he rushes him to a local hospital with a barebones, night shift staff. As cloaked, cult-like figures surround the building, the patients and staff inside start to turn ravenously insane. Trying to protect the survivors, Carter leads them into the depths of the hospital where they discover a gateway into immense evil. Starring Aaron Poole, Kenneth Welsh, Daniel Fathers.
Corbin Nash
Tuesday 28 August 8:30pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
Rogue detective Corbin Nash’s obsessive search for the truth behind his parents’ deaths leads him to confront a sadistic duo of criminals who drag him into a nightmare he was never prepared for. Finding out he is the last remaining survivor of a historic clan of demon hunters, he is forced to embrace his destiny, only to be brutally murdered. But Nash soon rises and is reborn as the ultimate killer, hell-bent on vengeance. Starring Dean S. Jagger, Corey Feldman, Malcolm McDowell.
Ted
Saturday 4 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
When John Bennett was a little boy, he made a wish that Ted, his beloved teddy bear, would come alive. Thirty years later, foul-mouthed Ted is still John's constant companion, much to the chagrin of Lori, John's girlfriend. Though Lori's displeasure is exacerbated by the pair's constant consumption of beer and weed, she's not the one who's most disappointed with John; it may take the intervention of John's boyhood toy to help him grow up at last. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Seth Macfarlane, Mila Kunis.
American Psycho 2
Friday 10 August, 5.15pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Rachel is a criminology student hoping to land a job as a teacher's assistant for professor Robert Starkman. She's sure this position will pave the way to an FBI career, and she's willing to do anything to obtain it. The school psychiatrist, Dr. Daniels becomes aware that Rachel is insane, but Rachel is skilled at her dangerous game of death and identity theft. Starring Mila Kunis, William Shatner, Geraint Wyn Davies.
Superbad
Saturday 11 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Two inseparable best friends navigate the last weeks of high school and are invited to a gigantic house party. Together with their nerdy friend, they spend a long day trying to score enough alcohol to supply the party and inebriate two girls in order to kick-start their sex lives before they go off to college. Their quest is complicated after one of them falls in with two inept cops who are determined to show him a good time. Starring Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Emma Stone.
21 Jump Street
Saturday 18 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go under cover as high-school students. They set out to shut down a dangerous drug ring. But, as time goes on, Schmidt and Jenko discover that high school is nothing like it was just a few years earlier and, what's more, they must again confront the teenage terror and anxiety they thought they had left behind. Starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Holly Robinson Peete.
Serena
Sunday 19 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
The North Carolina mountains at the end of the 1920s - George and Serena Pemberton, love-struck newly-weds, begin to build a timber empire where Serena soon proves herself to be equal to any man. However, once Serena discovers George's hidden past and faces an unchangeable fate of her own, the Pemberton's passionate marriage begins to unravel leading toward a dramatic reckoning. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Rhy Ifans.
22 Jump Street
Saturday 25 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Although they made their way through high school successfully, an investigation at a local college brings big changes for undercover officers Jenko and Schmidt. When Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art-major scene, both men begin to question their partnership. Starring Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Amber Stevens West.
The Change-Up
Thursday 30 August, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Once inseparable pals, Dave and Mitch have drifted apart. Dave is an overworked lawyer and family man, while Mitch has thus far avoided normal responsibilities of adulthood. Each is envious of the other's life, and following a drunken binge, the men awake to find they have switched bodies. Dave and Mitch soon discover that things are not as rosy as they seemed and try to find a way to return their lives to normal. Starring Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Olivia Wilde.
Johnny Be Good
Sunday 5 August, 5.05pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest young football prospect. His dilemma: should he take one of the many offers from college talent scouts or should he attend the local state college with his girlfriend and give up his football career? Starring Robert Downey Jr, Anthony Michael Hall, Uma Thurman.
Blow Out
Thursday 9 August, 8:30pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Audio technician Jack Terry accidentally records a car crash that brings down a presidential candidate. He enlists the help of Sally, a young mistress and possible eyewitness to the crime who maybe in danger herself, to uncover the truth. Soon he and Sally must fight to stay alive as they uncover an explosive political conspiracy that will send shockwaves to the highest levels of the government. Starring John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow.
True Crime
Wednesday 15 August, 6.25pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
A recovering alcoholic, womanising reporter inherits a human interest story about a prisoner sentenced to die for the murder of a pregnant woman who owed him $96. However, the reporter figures out the key witness lied about what he saw and believes the prisoner is innocent. He sets out to prove his belief in the final 12 hours of the prisoner's life. Starring Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, Denis Leary.
A Civil Action
Thursday 23 August, 8:30pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
In the 1970's in a small town near Boston, people began developing leukemia. A tenacious lawyer takes on the case against a major company, responsible due to the town's water supply being contaminated, at the risk of bankrupting his firm and career. Starring John Travolta, Robert Duvall, James Gandolfini.
Funeral In Berlin
Tuesday 28 August, 8:30pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears to want to defect but the evidence is contradictory. Stok wants the British to handle his defection and asks for one of their agents, Harry Palmer, to smuggle him out of East Germany. Starring Michael Caine, Oskar Homolka , Paul Hubschmid , Eva Renzi.
Pulp Fiction
Thursday 30 August, 8:30pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega work as hit men for crime boss Marcellus Wallace. Wallace is currently dealing with Butch Collidge, a boxer who failed to throw a fight after taking Wallace's money and is now planning to flee the city, but can't leave his father's watch behind. Vincent faces some problems of his own when Wallace asks him to show his wife Mia a good time while he's away. As these seemingly unrelated stories take dark twists and turns, some of these people are able to redeem themselves…and some don't. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Uma Thurman.
The Day They Robbed The Bank Of England
The Wonderful World Of The Brothers Grimm
The Day They Robbed The Bank Of England
Thursday 2 August, 8:30pm
TCM
Channel 038
In 1901 when Ireland is struggling for independence, Charles Norgate, an Irish-American, arrives in London after being recruited by Irish revolutionaries to undertake a robbery of the Bank of England. Norgate and his team of thieves make their way through a sewer system that runs under the bank building, not realising that one of their gang may not be quite as dim-witted as he seems. Starring Aldo Ray, Elizabeth Sellars, Peter O’Toole.
The Wonderful World Of The Brothers Grimm
Sunday 5 August, 2pm
TCM
Channel 038
Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm are writing a historical manuscript for a local duke but the project is late because Wilhelm spends his time gathering fairy tales. When Wilhelm drops part of the manuscript in a creek, he catches pneumonia while retrieving it. Near death, he dreams of various characters that want to be written and upon his recovery, a shaken Jacob agrees to work on a book of fairy tales with him, beginning the brothers' illustrious career. Starring Laurence Harvey, Karlheinz Böhm, Claire Bloom.
The Night Of The Iguana
Saturday 11 August, 8:30pm
TCM
Channel 038
Former minister Lawrence Shannon finds work as a tour guide in Mexico. Leading a tourist group from a Baptist women's college, he finds it difficult to avoid acting on his attraction to Charlotte, the young niece of the group's leader, Judith Fellowes. When Fellowes swears to ruin him, Shannon strands the bus at a hotel to seek advice from the manager, an old friend. Over the course of one night, the alcoholic Shannon spirals out of control. Starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr.
Where Eagles Dare
Sunday 19 August, 8:30pm
TCM
Channel 038
A crack team of Allied soldiers stages a daring rescue during World War II. A U.S. general is being held captive in an imposing castle fort, high in the Bavarian Alps. The audacious plan calls for Lieutenant Schaffer, Major Smith and other operatives to parachute down wearing Nazi disguises. They'll penetrate the mountain outpost while undercover operatives assist them from within. But their mission changes when they discover that there's a traitor in their midst. Starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure.
The Hill
Saturday 25 August, 8:30pm
TCM
Channel 038
Five British soldiers are sent to a detention camp in the Libyan Desert, including Sergeant Major Roberts, whose conviction for the assault of an officer is shrouded in mystery. As punishment, the vicious Staff Sergeant Williams orders the prisoners to continuously climb a man-made hill in the scorching desert heat. Though his colleague, Staff Sergeant Harris, sympathises with the new detainees, he can only watch as Williams goes to sadistic extremes. Starring Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen.
Seven Days In May
Friday 31 August, 8:30pm
TCM
Channel 038
U.S. President Jordan Lyman hopes to bring an end to the Cold War by signing a nuclear disarmament treaty with the Soviets, much to the displeasure of the hawkish General James Scott, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. When Scott's aide, Martin "Jiggs" Casey stumbles on shattering evidence that the General is plotting a coup to overthrow Lyman in seven days, "Jiggs" alerts the President, setting off a dangerous race to thwart the takeover. Starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March.
