True Movies / True Movies2 26 February
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05:00
Escape From Terror: The Teresa Stamper Story (Film)
He's ha$$$ome, successful and passionate. But the fairytale transformation in Teresa Walden's life when she marries Paul Stamper is short-lived as he changes by slow degrees into a relentless stalker and killer.
Director: Michael Scott
Starring: Adam Storke, Maria Pitillo, Brad Dourif, Tony Becker, Luce Rains, Cindy Williams
(Made For TV, 1995, 15, 3 Star)
07:00
A Matter of Life and Death (Drama)
Distraught after one of her favourite patients dies alone, Joy Ufema devotes her time to caring for the needs of the terminally ill rather than obeying insensitive hospital rules.
(PG)
09:00
Cry Rape (Film)
Based on a true story. When a teenage rapist runs away to Europe before he can be tried, his victims have to wait years for justice.
Director: Corey Allen
Starring: Andrea Marcovicci, Peter Coffield, Greg Mullavy, Joseph Sirola, Lesley Woods, Patricia Mattick
(1973, 15, 3 Star)
11:00
Silent Night (Film)
A courageous and unyielding young mother risks charges of treason to turn bitter enemies into cherished frie$$$ on an extraordinary Christmas Eve during the final days of World War II.
Director: Rodney Gibbons
Starring: Linda Hamilton, Matthew Harbour, Romano Orzari, Alain Goulem, Martin Neufeld, Mark Antony Krupa
(Made For TV, 2002, PG, 4 Star)
13:00
Let Him Have It (Film)
In the 1950s, Derek Bentley becomes frie$$$ with gun-toting Chris Craig, however, one violent night will change their destinies forever.
Director: Peter Medak
Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins, Rebecca Eccleston, Peter Eccleston, Craig Turner
(1991, 15, 3 Star)
15:00
The Jacksons: An American Dream (Film)
An average family; until the discovery of the kids' musical talent. Now known as the Jackson 5, their story was not all success and happiness. Angela Bassett and Terrence Howard star.
Director: Karen Arthur
Starring: Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Angela Bassett, Holly Robinson Peete, Margaret Avery, Alex Burrall, Jermaine Jackson II
(Part 1 of 2, Made For TV, 1992, PG, 3 Star)
17:00
Geronimo: an American Legend (Film)
A stirring but hard-hitting drama about one of the great figures of American history - Geronimo - and the plight suffered by his Apache tribe.
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Jason Patric, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Wes Studi, Matt Damon, Rodney A. Grant
(1994, 15, 2 Star)
19:00
The Mystery of Natalie Wood (Film)
An intimate biography of Hollywood's most glamorous woman, from her fairytale career through her turbulent life to her mysterious death.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Starring: Justine Waddell, Michael Weatherly, Matthew Settle, Colin Friels, Elizabeth Rice, Grace Fulton
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, Made For TV, 2004, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Tuesdays with Morrie (Film)
Jack Lemmon features in this Emmy award-winning tale of a man who seems to have everything, apart from love. Can one of his former professors teach him the importance of living life to the full?
Director: Mick Jackson
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Hank Azaria, Wendy Moniz, Caroline Aaron, Bonnie Bartlett, Aaron Lustig
(Made For TV, 1999, PG, 4 Star)
23:00
Andersonville (Film)
During the US Civil War, thousa$$$ of Union soldiers are held under inhuman conditions in a prisoner of war camp called Andersonville. This dramatic story explores their limits of courage.
Starring: Jarrod Emick, Frederic Forrest, Ted Marcoux, Carmen Argenziano, Jayce Bartok, Frederick Coffin
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, Made For TV, 1996, PG, 4 Star)
01:00
Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story (Film)
Double Oscar-winner Hilary Swank features in this story of a woman who fails to heed the warning signs when she falls for a ha$$$ome cop. Soon she's suffering appalling abuse - abuse that leaves her no option but to plot his death.
Director: Armand Mastroianni
Starring: Jaclyn A. Smith, Brad Johnson, Hilary Swank, David Lascher, Carolyn McCormick, Andrew Lawrence
(Made For TV, 1994, 18, 3 Star)
03:00
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (Film)
A Fatal Attraction style thriller starring Meredith Baxter as Betty Broderick, the San Diego housewife who took a murderous revenge on the man who had scorned her.
Director: Dick Lowry
Starring: Meredith Baxter, Stephen Collins, Michelle Johnson, Kelli Williams, Stephen Root, Lori Hallier
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, Made For TV, 1992, 12, 3 Star)
05:00
The Silence of $$$$$ery (Film)
Based on a true story. A therapist who is bored of her marriage and her job seeks solace in the arms of another.
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern
Starring: Kate Jackson, Art Hindle, Patricia Gage, Kristin Fairlie, Tori McPetrie, Robert Desiderio
(Made For TV, 1995, PG, 2 Star)
True Movies 2
05:00
Storm and Sorrow (Film)
A team of climbers fight for their lives when an expedition to conquer a Russian mountain is hit by a deadly storm.
Director: Richard A. Colla
Starring: Lori Singer, Todd Allen, Marcia Cross, Jay Baker, Ăgnes Bánfalvy, John David Bland
(Made For TV, 1990, PG, 3 Star)
07:00
The Waltons (Drama)
The Literary Man. Series 1, episode 11.
A self-styled writer se$$$ John-Boy's literary dreams soaring so high that the Waltons lose an important wood-cutting contract.
(1972, PG)
08:00
The Waltons (Drama)
The Dust Bowl Cousins. Series 1, episode 12.
The unexpected arrival of the Waltons' cousins creates havoc in the home, but John-Boy learns a good lesson from Grandpa.
(1972, PG)
09:00
Mayflower Madam (Film)
Inspired by the explosive sex-for-sale scandal that rocked Manhattan in 1984, Sydney Biddle Barrows, a driven young socialite, opens an exclusive escort service catering to the wealthy and affluent.
Director: Lou Antonio
Starring: Candice Bergen, Chris Sarandon, Caitlin Clarke, Jim Antonio, Debra Rogers, Leslie Hardy
(Made For TV, 1987, PG, 1 Star)
11:00
A Perfect Match (Film)
A fashion designer has a rare disease, and her only hope for survival is blood transfusions from the daughter she gave up for adoption. Will they make a sacrifice and go through the emotional trauma?
Director: Mel Damski
Starring: Linda Kelsey, Michael Brandon, Lisa Lucas, Charles Durning, Colleen Dewhurst, Clyde Kusatsu
(Made For TV, 1980, PG, 2 Star)
13:00
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (Drama)
Thousa$$$ of years ago, the great Child King Tutankhamen ruled. Few know the details of his life-no one knows the secrets of his death, but all that is about to change.
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Starring: Casper Van Dien, Leonor Varela, Jonathan Hyde, Steven Waddington, Malcolm McDowell, Simon Callow
(Made For TV, 2006, PG, 2 Star)
15:00
Little House on the Prairie (Drama)
Sins of the Father.
Sarah Carter's imposing father visits Walnut Grove, demanding they move back to New York. He tries to 'buy' the boys' affection, but Sarah doesn't rise to it.
(Part 13, 1974, PG, 3 Star)
16:00
Road to Avonlea (Drama)
Someone to Believe in.
When things go missing at the hotel, including Aunt Hetty's purse holding a ten dollar bill, everyone suspects the new impoverished waiter, Elbert.
(Part 7, PG)
17:00
Valley of the Dolls (Film)
A torrid tale of three women who travel to New York in search of sex and fame in the world of showbiz.
Director: Mark Robson
Starring: Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Paul Burke, Sharon Tate, Tony Scotti, Martin Milner
(1967, 15, 2 Star)
19:00
Gone But Not Forgotten (Film)
Ten years ago, a series of murders rocked a small town in upstate New York. Today, it haunts the survivors, it troubles the authorities and it's still reaching out for new victims.
Director: Armand Mastroianni
Starring: Brooke Shields, Lou Diamond Phillips, Scott Glenn, Marilu Henner, Robin Riker, William Atherton
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, Made For TV, 2004, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (Drama)
Thousa$$$ of years ago, the great Child King Tutankhamen ruled. Few know the details of his life-no one knows the secrets of his death, but all that is about to change.
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Starring: Casper Van Dien, Leonor Varela, Jonathan Hyde, Steven Waddington, Malcolm McDowell, Simon Callow
(Made For TV, 2006, PG, 2 Star)
23:00
A Death in California (Film)
The terrifying story of a Beverley Hills Socialite who is tortured by a criminal sociopath who murders her boyfriend and assaults her.
Director: Delbert Mann
Starring: Cheryl Ladd, Sam Elliott, Alexis Smith, Fritz Weaver, John Ashton, Barry Corbin
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, Made For TV, 1985, PG, 3 Star)
01:00
Valley of the Dolls (Film)
A torrid tale of three women who travel to New York in search of sex and fame in the world of showbiz.
Director: Mark Robson
Starring: Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Paul Burke, Sharon Tate, Tony Scotti, Martin Milner
(1967, 15, 2 Star)
03:00
The Unspoken Truth (Film)
To save her worthless husband, a young woman serves a jail sentence for a crime she did not commit. But with the help of her frie$$$ and family, can she now re-capture the past and find a new and purposeful future?
Director: Peter Werner
Starring: Lea Thompson, Patricia Kalember, Robert Englund, Dick O'Neill, Karis Paige Bryant, James Marshall
(Made For TV, 1995, 15, 3 Star)
05:00
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story (Film)
A sultry temptress and a married man: this is the lethal combination that proves a perfect match for murder.
Director: Martin Davidson
Starring: Virginia Madsen, Chris Sarandon, Ned Eisenberg, Tom Mason, Robert Picardo, William H. Macy
(Made For TV, 1992, PG, 3 Star)