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During filming, Donald Sutherland fell into a coma after contracting spinal meningitis. He later said his doctors told him he was clinically dead for five seconds. Watch KELLY'S HEROES ('70) Wednesday (5/27) at 10:45p ET on FMC! 🪖🫡

A legend was born on this day in 1907 — John Wayne 🤠 One of Hollywood’s most iconic Western stars, he appeared in over 170 films and won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in TRUE GRIT ('69) 🏆 His legacy helped define the American cowboy on screen for generations. 🇺🇸

He didn’t even hesitate 🤣 Watch THE LONGEST DAY ('62) Tuesday (5/26) at 8p ET on FMC! 🫡

Some homecomings heal everything ❤️ Watch THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES ('46) Monday (5/25) at 8p & Tuesday (5/26) at 12p ET on FMC! 🎖️

The role of Major John Reisman was initially offered to John Wayne, but he passed on it. Lee Marvin was subsequently offered the part and accepted. Watch THE DIRTY DOZEN ('67) Sunday (5/24) at 7p ET for the Lee Marvin Sunday Double Feature on FMC! 🌟

Sounds like a fair deal 🤝🤣 Watch OPERATION PACIFIC ('51) Friday (5/22) at 8p ET for the John Wayne Friday Night Feature on FMC! ⚓

The cast features three Oscar® winners: William Holden, Grace Kelly, and Fredric March. Watch THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI ('54) Tuesday (5/19) at 1:19p ET on FMC! 🎖️

The title Hellcats refers to the U.S. Navy vessels involved in Operation Barney, which navigated the heavily mined waters leading to the Sea of Japan. ⚓ Watch HELLCATS OF THE NAVY ('57) Monday (5/18) at 7:45p ET on FMC! 🚢

Gregory Peck declined to attempt an English accent in playing Captain Mallory. Watch THE GUNS OF NAVARONE ('61) Sunday (5/17) at 7p ET for the Gregory Peck Sunday Double Feature on FMC! 🎬

This is the last western in which Gary Cooper starred ⭐ Watch THE HANGING TREE ('59) Saturday (5/16) at 1:45p ET on FMC! 🤠

At 42, John Wayne initially declined the role because he felt he was too old for the part and believed audiences were growing tired of war films. 🎖️🪖 Watch SANDS OF IWO JIMA ('49) Friday (5/15) at 8p ET for the John Wayne Friday Night Feature on FMC!

Cast members Jack Palance, Lee Marvin, Peter van Eyck and Eddie Albert were all World War II veterans. 🎖️ Watch ATTACK! ('56) Thursday (5/14) at 10:45p ET on FMC!

The role of Sgt. Joe Gunn, played by Humphrey Bogart, was originally offered to Gary Cooper, who turned it down. Glenn Ford was also considered for the lead role before Bogart. Watch SAHARA ('43) Tuesday (5/12) at 8:30p ET on FMC! 🎥

Happy Mother's Day! 💜 FMC presents “Movies for Mom,” a Mother’s Day special airing today from 11a to 7p ET!

This is the biggest box office hit of Bette Davis's career 🎬 Watch NOW, VOYAGER ('42) on Mother's Day (5/10) at 1:30p ET on FMC! 💐

William Holden won the Oscar® for Best Actor in a Leading Role 🏆 Watch STALAG 17 ('53) Sunday (5/10) at 9:15p ET for the William Holden Sunday Double Feature on FMC! 🎬✨

@adshogun Hello, we are sorry to hear about that. Were you watching through DIRECTV satellite?

Three different directors worked on this film to depict the various viewpoints on the war.🪖 Watch THE LONGEST DAY (’62) Friday (5/8) at 8p ET for VE Day and the John Wayne Friday Night Feature on FMC! 🎖️

Burt Lancaster handled all of his own stunt work in the movie. 🚆 Watch THE TRAIN ('64) Friday (5/8) at 11a ET for FMC's all day VE Day marathon! 🇺🇸

Watch SANDS OF IWO JIMA ('49) Sunday (5/10) at 3p ET on FETV! 🎖️ Brought to you by @umdglobalcampus