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Film4 TV Guide Wednesday, 2nd April 2014


11:00am
Halls of Montezuma
Exciting World War Two action adventure boasting plenty of pace, about a US Marine unit's experiences while fighting in the Pacific. They're ordered to capture Japanese troops so they can be interrogated for information about a new weapon base - but the mission proves far more difficult than expected. Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Reginald Gardiner, Robert Wagner and Karl Malden star


1:15pm
Action in the North Atlantic
Stirring World War Two adventure designed to boost American morale. The action follows the progress of a US merchant ship, captained by Raymond Massey, which is attacked by a Nazi submarine while en route to the Soviet Union with vital supplies. Luckily, first mate Humphrey Bogart is on hand to help rally the survivors, ensuring the plucky crew get another chance to carry out their mission. Alan Hale, Julie Bishop and Ruth Gordon co-star


3:45pm
King Kong
Oil prospectors travel to a recently discovered and remote Pacific island, where they encounter a gigantic gorilla. The men manage to capture the huge ape and bring it back to America - but the confused creature is terrified by events and escapes, wreaking havoc in New York. Remake of the classic 1933 fantasy adventure, with Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange and Charles Grodin


6:20pm
Clear and Present Danger
A CIA analyst gets caught up in the Colombian drug trade while trying to track down terrorists responsible for the murder of a close friend of the US president - but his investigations point to illegal activity and corruption at the very top of government. Action thriller, based on Tom Clancy's novel, with Harrison Ford reprising his role from Patriot Games alongside Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer and James Earl Jones


9:00pm
Fast Five
Criminal Dominic Toretto is broken out of prison by his partners in crime and together they flee to South America. They begin assembling a gang of crooks to carry out a heist in Rio, but the FBI's top manhunter is in the country and hot on their trail. Action adventure, the fifth in the The Fast and the Furious series, starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster


11:35pm
Red Cliff
Chinese action based on the Battle of Red Cliffs.

2:25am
I Am Breathing
Documentary following Neil Platt, a man with Motor Neurone Disease, in the last months of his life. He discusses how facing up to his mortality affects his outlook on life, and records his thoughts and memories so that his baby son will have an image of his father despite never having an opportunity to know him in person


4:00am
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Film4 TV Guide Thursday, 3rd April 2014



11:00am
Aleksandra
Elderly Aleksandra Nikolaevna visits her grandson, a conscript based in a camp outside Grozny, and is appalled by the conditions the soldiers have to endure. She finds it difficult to come to terms with the realities of military life and, after an illuminating encounter with a kindly local, she begins to question the justification for the hostilities. Drama set during the Chechen conflict, with Galina Vishnevskaya, Vasily Shevtsov and Raisa Gichaeva. In Russian and Chechen


12:50pm
Bullwhip
Intriguing Western adventure, starring Guy Madison as a cowboy about to be hanged for a murder he didn't commit. Salvation from the gallows comes in the shape of female fur trader Rhonda Fleming who offers him a deal - she'll arrange his freedom if he marries her, insuring an inheritance, then never sees her again. However, once he's free, the second part of the deal proves harder than expected. Loosely based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, and also starring James Griffith and Don Beddoe


2:25pm
The Devil at Four O'Clock
A priest is sent to a South Seas island to replace a drunken missionary, who has been relieved of his duties. Sharing his flight are three convicts being sent to work at a children's leper hospital. The five men must work together to protect the young patients when a volcano erupts, leaving them stranded with no easy way out. Adventure, starring Spencer Tracy, Frank Sinatra and Kerwin Mathews


4:55pm
Doctor at Large
Newly qualified doctor Simon Sparrow leaves St Swithins hospital and relocates to the countryside in search of a job at two prospering practices. However, it's not long before he runs into former mentor Sir Lancelot Spratt. Comedy laden with pratfalls, unexpected encounters and tricky situations, but still falling short of hilarity. Dirk Bogarde, James Robertson Justice and Donald Sinden are among the cast


6:50pm
Holy Man
TV evangelist Eddie Murphy is hired to boost the ratings of a downmarket shopping channel - but as viewing figures soar and the preacher's fame grows, he begins to realise he's betraying his principles. So-so satirical comedy that simply suffers from too much Murphy. Jeff Goldblum stars as a soul-less TV executive prompted to re-evaluate his life, accompanied by Kelly Preston, Robert Loggia and Jon Cryer


9:00pm
Hitman
Timothy Olyphant stars in this adaptation of the video game as a nameless genetically engineered assassin at the beck and call of a mysterious organisation. When he fails in his latest mission, the cold-blooded killer becomes the target himself, as security forces worldwide become aware of his existence and a rival hitman is assigned to tie up loose ends. Action thriller, also starring Dougray Scott and Olga Kurylenko.


10:45pm
A History of Violence
The owner of an Indiana diner lives a quiet life in a small town with his lawyer wife, until armed robbers burst into his restaurant. After that nightmare, he takes the law into his own hands and becomes a local hero. Reluctant to accept the praise, the unassuming man continues with his simple existence - until his past catches up with him. David Cronenberg's thriller, adapted from a popular graphic novel and starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello and Ed Harris


12:35am
The French Connection
Powerful Oscar-winning thriller taking a gritty, realistic approach to police life. Gene Hackman gives a fantastic performance as tough New York cop Popeye Doyle, who uses unorthodox methods to break an international drugs ring, angering his superiors in the process. Worth watching for the famous car chase under an elevated train track alone. The late Roy Scheider heads the supporting cast as Hackman's partner, alongside Fernando Rey and Tony Lo Bianco


3:05am
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