COWBOY UP WITH HDNET MOVIES FOR AN ALL-AMERICAN JULY 4TH WEST FEST MARATHON, FEATURING 24 HOURS OF CLASSIC WESTERN FAVORITES STARTING TUESDAY, JULY 4 AT 6aE
The 12-Film Block Puts the Spotlight on Western Epics Starring John Wayne, Paul Newman, James Stewart, Jeff Bridges, Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, and More
Los Angeles – June 15, 2017 – HDNET MOVIES gathers a star-studded posse of classic Westerns in the 24-hour July 4TH West Fest marathon—putting the spotlight on 12 Old West epics starring some of cinema’s biggest names on Tuesday, July 4, at 6aE.
Highlights include James Stewart as a corrupt sheriff who must make a deal with Comanches in John Ford’s TWO RODE TOGETHER at 7:40aE; Paul Newman as one of the Old West’s most legendary figures in Robert Altman’s BUFFALO BILL AND THE INDIANS at 9:35aE; Charles Bronson as a brash outlaw who woos a young widow in FROM NOON TILL THREE at 2:55pE; Gregory Peck and Karl Malden in the Oscar®-nominated adventure THE GUNFIGHTER at 4:35pE; beloved Western icon John Wayne in THE COMANCHEROS at 6:05pE and CAHILL U.S. MARSHAL at 12:10aE; and Kris Kristofferson as a sheriff caught between immigrants and landowners in HEAVEN’S GATE, with Jeff Bridges, Christopher Walken, and John Hurt, at 9:35pE.
For a complete schedule of films and times, visit www.hdnetmovies.com/schedules.
HDNET MOVIES’ July 4TH West Fest Lineup is as follows (all times eastern):
July 4TH West Fest—Tues., July 4
VERA CRUZ (1954) – 6aE
TWO RODE TOGETHER (1961) – 7:40aE
BUFFALO BILL AND THE INDIANS (1976) – 9:35aE
THE TRUE STORY OF JESSE JAMES (1957) – 11:40aE
THE SPIKES GANG (1974) – Premiere – 1:15pE
FROM NOON ‘TILL THREE (1976) – Premiere – 2:55pE
THE GUNFIGHTER (1950) – Premiere – 4:35pE
THE COMANCHEROS (1961) – Premiere – 6:05pE
THE TRUE STORY OF JESSE JAMES (1957) – 8pE
HEAVEN’S GATE (1980) – Premiere – 9:35pE
CAHILL U.S. MARSHAL (1973) – Premiere – 12:10aE
POSSE (1993) – Premiere – 2aE
THE PROFESSIONALS (1966) – 3:55aE