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Mel Brooks, Tony Curtis, Buck Henry, Jerry Lewis, Luise Rainer, et al. Set for TCM Classic Film Festival

Mel Brooks
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Mel Brooks
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Peter Biskind, Peter Bogdanovich, Donald Bogle, Mel Brooks, Tony Curtis, Buck Henry, David Kamp, Sam Kashner, Jerry Lewis, Martin Landau, Norman Lloyd, Leonard Maltin, Luise Rainer, Richard Rush, and Douglas Trumbull will be among the special guests at the first ever TCM Classic Film Festival, to take place in Hollywood, April 22-25.

The four-day festival will include panel discussions, film screenings, and special events. The central hub for the festival will be Club TCM, located inside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Festival events will include Brooks being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Turner Classic Movies is a Peabody Award-winning network celebrating 15 years of presenting great films, uncut and commercial-free, from the largest film libraries in the world.

For more information, visit www.tcm.com/festival.