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Ran (SelecTV Sunday at 12:30 p.m.): Akira...

Ran (SelecTV Sunday at 12:30 p.m.): Akira Kurosawa’s glorious retelling of “King Lear” as a tale of medieval Japan. (2:45)

The Gunfighter (Z Monday at 1:30 p.m.): Often referred to as “the last of the handlebar Westerns,” starring Gregory Peck. (1:25)

The Stunt Man (Channel 11 Tuesday at 8 p.m.): Richard Rush’s engagingly bizarre comedy in which fugitive Steve Railsback crosses paths with Peter O’Toole’s larger-than-life director, who’s filming at Hotel del Coronado. (2:00)

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The Magnificent Matador (Channel 7 Wednesday at 1 a.m.): One of Budd Boetticher’s legendary bullfighting films, starring Anthony Quinn and Maureen O’Hara. (2:00)

Shadow of a Doubt (Channel 13 Thursday at 2 a.m.): Hitchcock’s favorite among his films, in which a smilingly sinister Joseph Cotten visits his unsuspecting relatives in Santa Rosa. (2:00)

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