The 2012 TCM Classic Film Festival will cover a wide range of programming themes, including our central theme “Style in the Movies.” Working directly with the Hollywood studios, the world’s notable film archives, and private collectors, our programs feature some of the most revered movies of all time - many with new or restored prints - and long lost gems.
In keeping with TCM tradition, all festival screenings include special introductions to provide context about each film. Specific details about this unique fan experience will be announced in the weeks and months ahead, including guest appearances by actors, actresses, directors, producers and other key figures.
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
The Fountainhead (1949)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
My Architect: A Son's Journey (2003)
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
Charade (1963)
Funny Face (1957)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Two for the Road (1967)
Counsellor-at-Law (1933)
Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
Swing Time (1936)
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
Call Her Savage (1932)
Fall Guy (1947)
Lonesome (1928)
The Macomber Affair (1947)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Phase IV (1974)
Seconds (1966)
Short Subject: The Films of Baby Peggy (1921-1922)
Who Done It? (1942)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Annie Hall (1977)
Auntie Mame (1958)
Black Narcissus (1947)
Cabaret (1972)
Casablanca (1942)
Dr. No (1962)
Duck Soup (1933)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Grand Illusion (1937)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
High Society (1956)
The Longest Day (1962)
Moonstruck (1987)
The Pink Panther (1963)
Rio Bravo (1959)
Sabrina (1954)
The Searchers (1956)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Snow White and Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
Vertigo (1958)
Wings (1927)
The Women (1939)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Cleopatra (1934)
Cover Girl (1944)
I'm No Angel (1933)
Letter from and Unknown Woman (1948)
Nothing Sacred (1937)
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Criss Cross (1949)
Cry Danger (1951)
Gun Crazy (1950)
Night and the City (1950)
Raw Deal (1948)
Black Sunday (1977)
Chinatown (1974)
Love Story (1970)
Marathon Man (1976)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room (2010)
A Fine Mess: Laurel and Hardy
Girl Shy (1924)
How the West Was Won (1962)
Retour de Flamme: Rare and Restored Films in 3-D
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
"A Trip to the Moon" and Other Trips through Time, Color and Space
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
The Black Cat (1934)
Dracula (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
The Wolf Man (1941)
Based on the novel by Jules Verne, Disney's first live-action feature stars Kirk Douglas and James Mason. Kirk Douglas will be in attendance for this event. More.
Woody Allen made the transition from free-wheeling farces to more serious, narrative-centered films with this award-winning romantic comedy about a comedian Alvy Singer (Allen) and aspiring singer Annie Hall (Diane Keaton). More.
Based on Patrick Dennis' enormously popular novel, Rosalind Russell plays the part of a lifetime as an eccentric and worldly aunt suddenly saddled with an orphan nephew. More.
In its U.S. premiere, this well-crafted and intimate portrait of one of the last survivors of Hollywood's silent era features the 92-year-old Diana Serra Cary speaking about her life and experience as child star "Baby Peggy." More.
Boris Karloff plays a devil-worshipping architect with sinister plans, while Bela Lugosi plays the doctor determined to thwart him in this visually sumptuous production. More.
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's powerful drama about a nun working to start a mission in an isolated Himalayan valley stars Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar, Flora Robson and Jean Simmons. More.
Director John Frankenheimer's tale of terrorism at the Super Bowl stars Bruce Dern, Robert Shaw and Marthe Keller. More.
Jean Seberg plays a teenage girl determined to break up the romance between her father (David Niven) and his mistress (Deborah Kerr) in Otto Preminger's glossy drama based on a novel by Francoise Sagan. More.
Howard Hawks' screwball comedy, considered by many to be the greatest of the genre, stars Cary Grant as a befuddled zoologist and Katharine Hepburn as the leopard-owning socialite making his life miserable. More.
Official Opening Night Gala World Premiere of the 40th Anniversary Restoration of Bob Fosse's Best Picture winner starring Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey and Michael York. More.
This Pre-Code gem stars Clara Bow as a wild Texan gal who rebels against her father. More.
The 70th anniversary restoration of Michael Curtiz's Academy Award-winning classic wartime romance starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. More.
Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn star in Stanley Donen's sophisticated mystery-comedy about a man who helps a widow track down a fortune hidden by her late husband. More.
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston star in this neo-noir directed by Roman Polanski. More.
Cecil B. Demille's lavish epic stars Claudette Colbert in the title role, with Warren William as Julius Caesar and Henry Wilcoxon as Marc Anthony. More.
Rita Hayworth shines in this musical about a chorus girl whose chance at stardom comes when she is chosen to be a highly paid cover girl. More.
William Wyler's adaptation of an Edgar Rice play stars John Barrymore as a Jewish lawyer who rises from poverty to become a success. Bebe Daniels and Mevyn Douglas co-star. More.
Burt Lancaster and Yvonne De Carlo star in this tale of love gone sour and a daring, suspenseful armored car heist. More.
Dick Powell stars as an ex-con out to find the culprits who framed him for a crime he didn't commit. More.
Reprising the role that made him famous on Broadway, Bela Lugosi plays Bram Stoker's hypnotic vampire in director Tod Browning's film interpretation of this horror classic. More.
Sean Connery makes the role of Bond all his own in this first big-screen outing for 007. Joseph Wiseman plays Dr. No, with Eunice Gayson as Syvia Trench and Ursula Andress making one of the most memorable film entrances ever as Honeychile Rider. More.
The Marx Bros. star in this freewheeling send-up of war, government and international diplomacy. More.
Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons and Shirley Jones star in this interpretation of Sinclair Lewis' incisive novel about a con man wooing a female evangelist. More.
Walter Mirisch's first outing as producer follows a man who tries to prove he is innocent of murder, even though he has no memory of the night in question. More.
Comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are put through the ringer in this hilarious selection of short films. More.
King Vidor's version of Ayn Rand's novel stars Gary Cooper as a brilliant architect and Patricia Neal as the woman both attracted to and repulsed by his individualism. More.
Boris Karloff stars as the monster in James Whale's wonderfully atmospheric version of Mary Shelley's novel. It continues to reign as one of the greatest horror films ever made. More.
Fred Astaire is a fashion photographer who turns Audrey Hepburn into a chic model in this highly stylized musical featuring memorable Gershwin songs. More.
Composer Robert Israel will be on hand to conduct his original score to Harold Lloyd's delightful comedy. More.
North American Premiere of 75th anniversary restoration of Jean Renoir's extraordinary World War I drama about a small group of French officers held captive. More.
John Ford's adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel stars Henry Fonda as Tom Joad and many members of Ford's stock company, including John Carradine and Oscar®-winner Jane Darwell. More.
The classic screwball comedy The Philadelphia Story gets a musical makeover starring Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. More.
On it's 50th anniversary, the panorama of the American West is presented in its glory with a rare presentation the Cinerama print of this epic adventure. More.
In the most successful film of her career, Mae West shines as a sideshow performer who falls for playboy Cary Grant. More.
Joan Fontaine plays a woman obsessed with a pianist played by Louis Jourdan in this rich romantic drama from Max Oph¨ls. More.
Jim and Mary flee humdrum jobs for a day of fun at Coney Island, where they fall in love before a fire separates them in this late silent film by director P´a;l Fejös. More.
An all-star cast comes together to tell the story of the Allied forces' invasion of Normandy on D-Day in one of the biggest war films of all time. More.
Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal star in the story of young love that helped save Paramount from bankruptcy. More.
Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier and Roy Scheider star in this thriller based on the book and screenplay by William Goldman and directed by John Schlesinger. More.
Gregory Peck, Joan Bennett and Robert Preston star in this adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's short story about the disintegration of a wealthy couple's marriage during an African safari. More.
Cher and Nicolas Cage star in Norman Jewison's romantic comedy about a lonely woman about to marry for comfort and security, only to find unexpected romance with her fiancé's brother. More.
Loy play a city couple determined to build their dream home in the country, with hilarious results all around. Melvyn Douglas and Reginald Denny co-star. More.
In this powerful and insightful documentary, director Nathaniel Kahn seeks to understand his father, acclaimed architect Louis Kahn. More.
Jules Dassin's atmospheric underworld thriller stars Richard Widmark as a small time hustler turned wrestling promoter in post-war London. More.
This Golden Globe-winning docudrama, based on Walter Lord's definitive book, stars Kenneth More, David McCallum, Jill Dixon, Laurence Naismith, Frank Lawton and Honor Blackman. More.
William Wellman directs Fredric March and Carole Lombard in the first screwball comedy to be shot in color. More.
A new print of director Harry Beaumont's Jazz-age silent melodrama starring Joan Crawford. More.
Michael Murphy, Nigel Davenport and Lynne Frederick star in this science-fiction thriller about a remarkable evolutionary development among ants that have them waging war on humans. More.
Blake Edwards' hilarious caper comedy stars David Niven as a suave jewel thief, Robert Wagner as his handsome son, Capucine as a rebellious princess and Peter Sellers in his first performance as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau. More.
John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Walter Brennan and Angie Dickinson headline this Howard Hawks western about a sheriff who enlists the help of various locals in order to keep a killer from escaping town. More.
This gritty Anthony Mann thriller stars Dennis O'Keefe as a man in prison for another man's crime, Claire Trevor as the gun moll who helps him break out of jail and Marsha Hunt as the social worker who wants to reform him. More.
Film historian and archivist Serge Bromberg will take the audience on an amazing trip through the history of 3D filmmaking. More.
The Devil is in the details as Mia Farrow (in her first leading role), John Cassavettes and Ruth Gordon star in Roman Polanski's tension packed adaptation of Ira Levin's horror novel. More.
Audrey Hepburn is the chauffeur's daughter caught in a love triangle between Humphrey Bogart and William Holden. Billy Wilder directed and co-wrote this offbeat romance, featuring costumes by Givenchy. More.
Frequent collaborators Marlene Dietrich and director Josef von Sternberg bring the story of Russia's Catherine the Great to the screen in ornate style. More.
John Wayne stars as a man searching for a young white woman kidnapped by Comanches in one of John Ford's the most challenging Westerns. More.
Rock Hudson, in arguably his best performance, stars in this science fiction retelling of the Faust story by John Frankenheimer. More.
In celebration of Gene Kelly's 100th birthday anniversary, the world premiere of the 60th anniversary restoration of Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen's delightful toe-tapper starring Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor. More.
75th Anniversary screening of Disney's first feature length animated classic. Called "Disney's Folly" by detractors before its opening, the film broke box office records when released and remains a favorite of children of all ages. More.
Basil Rathbone stars as the title character in this third film in Universal's Frankenstein franchise. Boris Karloff plays as The Monster for the last time, with Bela Lugosi particularly memorable as the deformed Ygor. More.
Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake star in this Preston Sturges comedy about a successful director who ditches Hollywood and to live the life of a hobo. More.
George Stevens' wonderful, dance-filled musical comedy stars the incomparable Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. More.
Featuring live accompaniment by the Mont Alto Orchestra, Douglas Fairbanks stars as a thief in love with the daughter of the Caliph, with Raoul Walsh directing. More.
Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway star in director Norman Jewison's sexy and stylish thriller about a millionaire thief and the female insurance investigator determined to bring him down. More.
In one of Alfred Hitchcock's great romantic teams, Cary Grant plays a retired jewel thief and Grace Kelly role as an American heiress who can't tell if Grant is out to seduce her or steal her diamonds. More.
Film historian and archivist Serge Bromberg presents the restored A Trip to the Moon (1902) and a collections of several other rare shorts from the early years of cinema. More.
Ernst Lubitch's sparkling comedy stars Herbert Marshall and Miriam Hopkins as a pair of crooks out to swindle a rich socialite, played by Kay Francis. More.
A world premiere restoration starring Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney as a quarrelsome couple reminisce about their relationship during a drive in southern France in Stanley Donen's insightful drama. More.
Alfred Hitchcock's thriller about a private investigator with a fear of heights hired to follow a mysterious beauty. James Stewart and Kim Novak star in what many consider to be Hitchcock's greatest film. More.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello star in this comic murder mystery about soda jerks turned would be detectives. More.
The 85th anniversary restoration of William A. Wellman's World War I aerial drama starring Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Richard Arlen and Clara Bow. Winner of the first Academy Award® for Best Picture. More.
Lon Chaney Jr.'s performance as a sensitive man who becomes a wolf when the full moon burns bright launched a new and highly successful horror franchise for Universal. More.
Mel Brooks' brilliant sendup of Universal's Frankenstein pictures stars Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Kenneth Mars and Gene Hackman in pitch-perfect performances. More.
*Schedule subject to change.