Turner Classic Movies Vintage Movies Top Picks Great Director (Mann, Hitchcock, Cukor ) Showcase June 26 to June 30, 2009 Reviews

Classic Films by acclaimed directors are the spotlight on Turner Classic Movies (the cable station) all through June.

On Friday June 26th, day-time a selection of film's by David Lean, perhaps his greatest cinematic masterpieces are Bridge on the River Kwai (1957 (2 p.m.  PST)  and Lawrence of Arabia (not on the schedule).  One of his most popular films 1965's Doctor Zhivago is shown at 10:30 p.m. a sweeping romantic drama concerning an intense illicit love affair between Omar Shariff and Julie Christie during the turbulent times of the Russian Revolution.  Lean was masterful adapting...