The Public Television Feature Film Collection
Explore the work of legendary actors and actresses in some of their greatest cinema classics with the Public Television Feature Film Collection. These films, presented without interruption on CPTV and CPTV Spirit, feature an array of noteworthy performances.
Films airing in July 2024 include:
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Daniel McFadden
The Founder
The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, McDonald's, into the biggest restaurant business in the world, with a combination of ambition, persistence, and ruthlessness.
- Saturday, July 6 at 6 p.m. on CPTV Spirit
- Saturday, July 13 at 9 p.m. on CPTV
- Sunday, July 14 at 3 p.m. on CPTV
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The Great Escape
Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
- Saturday, July 20 at 5 p.m. on CPTV Spirit
- Saturday, July 20 at 9 p.m. on CPTV
- Sunday, July 21 at 2 p.m. on CPTV
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Hugo
Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
- Saturday, July 6 at 9 p.m. on CPTV
- Sunday, July 7 at 3 p.m. on CPTV
- Saturday, July 13 at 6 p.m. on CPTV Spirit
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To Catch a Thief
A famous cat burglar who has retired to the Riviera catches a thief imitating his old style.
- Saturday, July 27 at 9 p.m. on CPTV
- Sunday, July 28 at 3 p.m. on CPTV