TCM Schedule for Wednesday, March 29: 31 Days of Oscar: Documentaries
This is an exciting schedule! Daytime is devoted to Dance, and the night belongs to Documentaries.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
12:00 AM Papillon (1973)
Two Devil's Island prisoners devote all of their time to hatching escape plans.
Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner Cast: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory
Runtime: 150 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-MA CC: N
2:45 AM Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
True life story of Robert Stroud, who spent fifty-three years in Alcartaz prison and became a world-famous ornithologist.
Dir: John Frankenheimer Cast: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter
Runtime: 143 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
5:15 AM Caged (1950)
A young innocent fights to survive the harsh life in a women's prison.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
7:00 AM I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
When broke, would-be architect James Allen is wrongly arrested and convicted for a small-time holdup, he is sent to prison to work on a chain gang. After enduring years of hard labor that kills many prisoners, Allen escapes and builds a successful new life. But his landlady learns the truth and blackmails Allen into marriage, ...
Dir: Mervyn Le Roy Cast: Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson
Runtime: 72 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
9:00 AM Fury (1936)
An innocent man escapes a lynch mob then returns for revenge.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Sylvia Sidney, Spencer Tracy, Walter Abel
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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11:00 AM Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
A ballerina becomes a gambler's lucky charm.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Agnes Moorehead
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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1:15 PM The Story of Three Loves (1953)
Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves.
Dir: Ridgeway Callow Cast: James Mason, Moira Shearer, Agnes Moorehead
Runtime: 122 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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3:30 PM Shall We Dance (1937)
A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.
Dir: Mark Sandrich Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton
Runtime: 116 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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5:30 PM The Red Shoes (1948)
Tale of a famous ballerina who must choose between art and love.
Dir: Michael Powell Cast: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer
Runtime: 134 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: 31 DAYS OF OSCAR: DOCUMENTARIES
8:00 PM The Fog of War (2003)
The story of America as seen through the eyes of Robert S. McNamara, the former Secretary of Defense. McNamara, one of the most controversial and influential figures in world politics, leads viewers on an insider's journey through many of the seminal events that shaped the 20th Century.
Dir: Errol Morris Cast: Robert S McNamara, Doug Abel, Julie Ahlberg
Runtime: 116 mins Genre: Biography Rating: TV-PG CC:
10:00 PM Common Threads: Stories From the Quilt (1989)
A documentary that tells the stories of five people who died from AIDS and how their loved ones came to terms with their loss through participation in the AIDS Memorial Quilt. The huge quilt, made by friends and relatives of people who have died of AIDS, has traveled throughout the United States to raise money for AIDS ...
Dir: Robert Epstein Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Bobby McFerrin, Tracy Torrey
Runtime: 75 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
11:30 PM Woodstock: The Director's Cut (1970)
The events of the three-day Woodstock Music and Art Fair, held near Bethel, New York in August 1969. Musical performances of the participating performers are documented, as well as the reactions of community residents and the 400,000 young people who attended.
Dir: Michael Wadleigh Cast: Richie Havens, Joan Baez, Joe Cocker
Runtime: 184 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
3:30 AM Harlan County, U.S.A. (1976)
Director Barbara Kopple spent a year filming nearly 200 Kentucky coal-mining families and their battle to unionize.
Dir: Barbara Kopple. Cast: Michael Hamilton, Michael Hamilton, Gary Henderson
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
5:30 AM The Battle of Midway (1942)
Actual battle footage documents the U.S.' heroic stand against the Japanese on Midway Island.
Dir: John Ford Cast: John Ford, John Ford, John Ford
Runtime: 18 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N
