True Movies / True Movies2 10 September
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True Movies 1
05:00
Two Mothers for Zachary (Film)
This is an extraordinary true story of a bitter custody battle between Nancy Shaffell and her lesbian daughter Jody for custody of Jody's son on the grou$$$ of immoral behaviour. As the case hit the US headlines, it was left to the courts to decide the child's fate.
Director: Peter Werner
Starring: Valerie Bertinelli, Vanessa Redgrave, Colleen Flynn, Brian McGuire, Kenneth Wayne Bradley, Brett Brock
(Made For TV, 1996, PG, 3 Star)
07:00
Uprising (Drama)
As the Nazi oppression took hold, some 350,000 Polish Jews were effectively incarcerated. But a handful of Jews refused to submit to this fate, and so the uprising began. David Schwimmer stars. 2 of 2.
(PG)
09:00
Before and After (Film)
Patty Duke stars as an overweight wife who loses more than a few pou$$$ when she discovers what life is like Before and After.
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Starring: Meryl Streep, Liam Neeson, Edward Furlong, Julia Weldon, Alfred Molina, Daniel von Bargen
(1995, 12, 3 Star)
11:00
Indecent Seduction (Film)
Amy Dustin was young, beautiful and innocent - until she became the schoolgirl victim of sexually corrupt teacher, Pete Nash. But in a town where he was a sporting hero, would Nash ever pay for his crimes?
Director: Alan Metzger
Starring: Gary Cole, Nicholle Tom, Mac Davis, Mary Kay Place, Alyson Hannigan, Sara Rue
(Made For TV, 1996, 15, 3 Star)
13:00
This Child is Mine (Film)
An affluent couple are forced to take legal action against the mother of their adopted child. It's a tug of love - but who is in the right.
Director: David Green
Starring: Li$$$ay Wagner, Chris Sarandon, Michael Lerner, John Philbin, Kathleen York, Frank Dent
(Made For TV, 1985, PG, 3 Star)
15:00
Going Home (Drama)
A New York career woman is faced with the difficult decision of choosing between her high-flying life and returning home to care for her seriously ill father.
Director: Ian Barry
Starring: Jason Robards Sr., Sherry Stringfield, Clint Black, Ashley Crow
(1999, PG, 4 Star)
17:00
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (Film)
Surviving escapee Major John Dodge is sent back to Germany by Winston Churchill to capture the officer who ordered the machine-gunning of 50 people.
Director: Jud Taylor, Paul Wendkos
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Judd Hirsch, Anthony John Denison, Charles Haid, Michael Nader, Ian McShane
(Part 1 of 2, Made For TV, 1988, PG, 3 Star)
19:00
And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story (Film)
The compelling and emotional true story of husband and wife rock music duo, Sonny and Cher. Chronicling their rise from obscurity to international fame and their tempestuous relationship.
Director: David Burton-Morris
Starring: Jay Underwood, Renee Faia, Christian Leffler, Jim Pirri, Bruce Nozick, Carl Gilliard
(1999, PG, 2 Star)
21:00
Survive the Savage Sea (Film)
After a pod of killer whales sinks their 43-foot schooner, a family of 6 spe$$$ 38 days adrift in the South Pacific.
Director: Kevin James Dobson
Starring: Robert Urich, Ali MacGraw, Danielle von Zerneck, Mark Ballou, David Franklin, Ryan Urich
(Made For TV, 1992, U, 3 Star)
23:00
While Justice Sleeps (Film)
A widowed mother and her daughter move back to her hometown to gain comfort. But when a family friend starts abusing her daughter she must do everything to get him convicted.
Director: Alan Smithee, Ivan Passer
Starring: Cybill Shepherd, Tim Matheson, Karis Paige Bryant, Dion Anderson, Henry Beckman, Anna Ferguson
(Made For TV, 1994, 15, 3 Star)
01:00
A Man for All Seasons (Film)
In an age when the power of the King is absolute, but disobeying the Church may damn a person forever; Henry VIII defies the Pope and breaks his country from the Catholic Church.
Director: Charlton Heston
Starring: Charlton Heston, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave, Nicolas Amer, Brian Badcoe, Milton Cadman
(Part 2, Made For TV, 1988, PG, 4 Star)
03:00
Passion and Prejudice (Film)
When a college professor hires a prison inmate to tend her yard, their mentor-student relationship soon turns into a love affair.
Director: Karen Arthur
Starring: Frances Fisher, Derwin Jordan, Kandyse McClure, David Christoffel, John MacLaren, Jonathan Potts
(Made For TV, 2001, 12, 1 Star)
05:00
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story (Film)
The chilling story of cult leader Ervil LeBaron, who saw himself as the prophet of God, turned children into assassins and ordered the death of his own daughter. Then one man set out to end his reign of terror.
Director: Jud Taylor
Starring: Brian Dennehy, William Devane, Tracey Needham, Dee Wallace, Danny Cooksey, Brian Reddy
(Made For TV, 1993, 15, 3 Star)
True Movies 2
05:00
The People Next Door (Film)
Faye Dunaway gives a superb performance in this explosive drama about two con-artists who manipulate their way into the household of a struggling single mother.
Director: Tim Hunter
Starring: Dell Aldrich, Carrie Boren, Randall Brady, Karis Paige Bryant, Helen Cates, David Denny
(Made For TV, 1996, 15, 2 Star)
07:00
The Waltons (Drama)
The Anniversary. Series 6, episode 17.
John and Olivia celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary and Mary Ellen and Curt both fight temptation during their separation due to the army.
(1978, PG)
08:00
The Waltons (Drama)
The Family Tree. Series 6, episode 18.
Verdie searches for her family history with Jason's help. Elizabeth stretches the truth to her soldier pen pal letting him think she's 18 and looks like Erin.
(1978, U)
09:00
Common Ground (Film)
In 1968, the city of Boston desce$$$ into a three way civil war, as the city is forced to integrate its schools through an unpopular program. Erika Alexander and Roy T Nelson star.
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Erika Alexander, Roy T. Anderson, Matt Birman, Linda Callow, James Canning, Beeson Carroll
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, Made For TV, 1990, PG, 3 Star)
11:00
Road to Avonlea (Drama)
Tug of War.
When Jasper Dale's eccentric relatives arrive in Avonlea for a family reunion, a very pregnant Olivia must house them with the King's.
(Part 3, PG)
12:00
Road to Avonlea (Drama)
Boys Will be Boys.
Avonlea gets a volunteer fire department, led by Clive Pettibone the new school teacher. Faced with a real emergency the brigade works together to overcome disaster.
(Part 4, PG)
13:00
A Song for the Season (Film)
A town sta$$$ on the verge of losing its best teacher when a school board cuts the local school budget. But can a Christmas miracle save the day and give a gift of music to an entire community?
Director: Bobby Roth
Starring: Naomi Judd, Daniel Speck, Andy Griffith
(1999, U, 3 Star)
15:00
Little House on the Prairie (Drama)
As Long as We're Together.
Poor financial conditions influence the Ingalls family to move to Winoka when Mary goes to teach at a Blind School.
(Part 1 of 2, 1974, PG, 3 Star)
16:00
Little House on the Prairie (Drama)
As Long as We're Together.
The former Walnut Grove residents continue to adjust to life in the city of Winoka. Charles and Caroline begin managing The Dakota Hotel.
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, 1974, PG, 3 Star)
17:00
The Pride of Jesse Hallam (Film)
A widower must come to grips with his illiteracy when he is forced to leave his rural Kentucky home with his children and seek the medical care his daughter requires.
Director: Gary Nelson
Starring: Johnny Cash, Brenda Vaccaro, Ben Marley, Chrystal Smith, Eli Wallach, Guy Boyd
(Made For TV, 1981, PG, 3 Star)
19:00
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (Film)
After the conviction of her husband who hired a hitman to kill his own parents, Melody Woodman must try to make it on her own. She must give up her riches, and work for her and her children.
Director: Paul Wendkos
Starring: Mimi Rogers, Elliott Gould, Clancy Brown, Kim Hunter, Joe Spano, Chris Demetral
(Part 1 of 2, Made For TV, 1993, PG, 2 Star)
21:00
Children of the Night (Film)
Children of the Night is the true story of one woman's crusade to rescue some of thousa$$$ of homeless runaway children who fall into prostitution.
Director: Robert Markowitz
Starring: Kathleen Quinlan, Nicholas Campbell, Mario Van Peebles, Lar Park-Lincoln, Wallace Langham, Eddie Velez
(Made For TV, 1985, 15, 2 Star)
23:00
Holocaust (Drama)
The saga of a Jewish family's struggle to survive the horror of Nazi Germany's systematic extermination of their community. Winner of 8 Emmy Awards and 2 Golden Globes.
(1978, 15)
01:00
False Arrest (Drama)
Based on a true story. A murder brings a woman's secure world of privilege to an abrupt end as an ambitious investigator links her to the crimes.
Starring: robert wagner, donna mills
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, 15)
03:00
Pearl (Documentary)
Follow the lives of a group of people living at the centre of the attack on Pearl Harbour... their tangled love affairs, the racial tensions and the military infighting that led to WWII. 2 of 3.
(PG)
05:00
Interview with the Assassin (Film)
An unemployed reporter is faced with a critical dilemma when he is approached by his dying next door neighbour, with the revelation that he was the mystery second gunman in the assassination of JFK.
Director: Neil Burger
Starring: Raymond J. Barry, Dylan Haggerty, Renee Faia, Kelsey Kemper, Dennis Lau, Sonny Franks
(2002, PG, 3 Star)