Silver Screen Classics
Canada
Silver Screen Classics is a television channel available to viewers in Canada, focusing primarily on films from earlier decades of cinema history. Its programming typically draws from Hollywood’s golden age through the mid-20th century, featuring a range of genres including drama, comedy, film noir, and musicals. The channel also occasionally presents classic documentaries and vintage serials that align with its retro film library. Broadcasts are in English, and the schedule is organized around themed movie blocks rather than live news or talk segments. Silver Screen Classics can be accessed through standard cable and satellite television packages across the country.
Programme
01:00 - 03:30
In Which We Serve
Movie, War, Drama
Co-directors David Lean and Noel Coward (in his sole filmmaking effort) created this patriotic World War II drama under the auspices of Great Britain's Ministry of Information. After the sinking of the HMS Torrin during the Battle of Crete in 1941, the ship's survivors --...
03:30 - 06:00
The One That Got Away
Movie, Adventure, Action
Franz von Werra (Hardy Kruger) is a Luftwaffe pilot by trade, but an escape artist by necessity. When his plane is attacked over England, he initiates his first effort to break out of the POW camp only days after arriving. Transferred to a second, more secure facility, Franz...
06:00 - 07:30
The Battleship Potemkin
Movie, Historical drama, Thriller
When they are fed rancid meat, the sailors on the Potemkin revolt against their harsh conditions. Led by Vakulinchuk, the sailors kill the officers of the ship to gain their freedom. Vakulinchuk is also killed, and the people of Odessa honor him as a symbol of revolution....