TCM Schedule for Monday May 25, 2026 - Memorial Day Marathon

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(all times Eastern)

6:15 AM The Dirty Dozen (1967)
2h 29m | War | TV-PG
During World War II, an American Major is given the task of recruiting 12 soldiers from an American military prison for a special guerrilla mission that will give them the chance to regain their honor.
Director: Robert Aldrich. Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson

9:00 AM Kelly's Heroes (1970)
2h 24m | War | TV-14
An American platoon tries to recover buried treasure behind enemy lines.
Director: Brian G. Hutton. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles

11:30 AM Battleground (1949)
1h 58m | War | TV-PG
American soldiers in France fight to survive a Nazi siege just before the Battle of the Bulge.
Director: William Wellman. Cast: Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban

1:30 PM Merrill's Marauders (1962)
1h 38m | War | TV-PG
Burma, 1944: Gaunt and weary, soldiers led by Brig. Gen. Merrill, survive
brutal combat only to be ordered to march into the hell of war once more.
Director: Samuel Fuller. Cast: Jeff Chandler, Ty Hardin, Peter Brown

3:15 PM Where Eagles Dare (1968)
2h 38m | War | TV-14
A team of Allied Forces specialists is sent on a mission to Bavaria to rescue a kidnapped American General from the Germans during World War II.
Director: Brian G. Hutton. Cast: Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure

6:00 PM Desperate Journey (1942)
1h 47m | War | TV-PG
American pilots stranded in Germany during World War II fight their way to freedom.
Director: Raoul Walsh. Cast: Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Nancy Coleman

8:00 PM Rookie Revue (1941)
7m | Animation | TV-G
A Merrie Melodies send up of the military.
Director: Friz Freleng. Cast: Billy Bletcher, Reid Kilpatrick, Mel Blanc

8:10 PM Conrad the Sailor (1942)
7m | Animation | TV-G
Daffy Duck gives Conrad Cat a hard time on board the deck of a Navy ship. Conrad Cat gives chase to Daffy.
Director: Chuck Jones. Cast: Mel Blanc, Pinto Colvig

8:20 PM The Weakly Reporter (1944)
7m | Animation | TV-G
A World War II newsreel spoof on the topic of homefront unity.
Director: Chuck Jones. Cast: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Frank Graham

8:30 PM The Great Escape (1963)
2h 52m | War | TV-PG
Drama based on Paul Brickhill's factual account of the efforts of Allied prisoners to break out of the Stalag Luft North prison camp during World War II.
Director: John Sturges. Cast: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough

11:30 PM Seven Days in May (1964)
1h 58m | Drama | TV-14
When a military officer discovers a coup is being plotted by one of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the President of the United States must try to find a way to dismantle it.
Director: John Frankenheimer. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March

1:45 AM A Walk in the Sun (1946)
1h 51m | War | TV-14
A platoon of American soldiers captures an Italian farmhouse.
Director: Lewis Milestone. Cast: Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, George Tyne

4:00 AM The Wings of Eagles (1957)
1h 51m | Adventure | TV-PG
Biography of Frank "Spig" Wead, the pioneer aviator who turned to writing after being grounded by an accident.
Director: John Ford. Cast: John Wayne, Dan Dailey, Maureen O'Hara