Movies on TV this week

Highlights for each day of the week

Wednesday, July 1

Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)

Paul Mazursky based this ­comedy-­drama about an aspiring actor in the 1950s on his own youth. Stars Lenny Baker, with Shelley Winters and Christopher Walken. 8:30 p.m., FMC

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In this suspenseful drama, a British captain hunts Nazi Germany’s most fearsome warship. Featuring Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, and a hit theme song. 6:15 a.m., AMC

King Solomon’s Mines (1950)

Authentic African locations highlight this old-fashioned adventure yarn, which stars Stewart Granger as an intrepid explorer hired to find a woman’s missing husband. 10 p.m., TCM

In this entertainingly ­over-the-top action thriller, an office worker learns that he’s actually the scion of a secret league of superhuman assassins. James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie star. 10 p.m., Cinemax

Sunday, July 12

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

Stolen jewels enmesh a bungling criminal crew in this hilarious farce. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, John Cleese, Michael Palin, and Kevin Kline. 9 p.m., IFC