TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 25: TCM Special Theme: 100 Years of United Artists

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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

1:45 AM
THEY CALL ME MISTER TIBBS! ( 1970)
A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: Sidney Poitier , Martin Landau , Barbara McNair .
BW- 108 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:45 AM
WARM DECEMBER, A ( 1972)
A doctor visiting London falls for a mysterious woman.
Dir: Sidney Poitier Cast: Sidney Poitier , Yvette Curtis , Esther Anderson .
C- 101 mins, CC,

5:27 AM
GUN IN HIS HAND, A ( 1945)
In this short film, a man joins the police force with the intention of getting away with crimes.
Dir: Joseph Losey Cast: Anthony Caruso , Richard Gaines , Harry Wilson .
BW- 19 mins,

6:00 AM
LAST METRO, THE ( 1980)
During the Nazi occupation, a beautiful actress hides her Jewish husband in the theater they both run.
Dir: François Truffaut Cast: Catherine Deneuve , Gerard Depardieu , Jean Poiret .
C- 132 mins,

8:15 AM
BEING THERE ( 1979)
Political pundits mistake an illiterate gardener for a media genius and turn him into a national hero.
Dir: Hal Ashby Cast: Peter Sellers , Shirley MacLaine , Melvyn Douglas .
C- 130 mins, CC,

10:30 AM
GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, THE ( 1979)
Three crooks plot to steal a fortune in gold from a moving train.
Dir: Michael Crichton Cast: Sean Connery , Donald Sutherland , Lesley-Anne Down .
C- 111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:30 PM
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF ( 1971)
In Russia before the revolution, a Jewish milkman tries to marry off his daughters who have plans of their own.
Dir: Norman Jewison Cast: Topol , Norma Crane , Leonard Frey .
C- 181 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:45 PM
HAIR ( 1979)
A young man joins a hippie commune on the eve of reporting for military service.
Dir: Milos Forman Cast: John Savage , Treat Williams , Deborah Wagman .
C- 121 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES ( 1979)
A gay couple has to straighten out their act when their son gets engaged to a noted conservative's daughter.
Dir: Edouard Molinaro Cast: Michel Serrault , Claire Maurier , Michel Galabru .
C- 97 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM SPECIAL THEME: 100 YEARS OF UNITED ARTISTS

8:00 PM
RAIN MAN ( 1988)
A con artist discovers he has a wealthy, autistic brother.
Dir: Barry Levinson Cast: Dustin Hoffman , Tom Cruise , Valeria Golino .
C- 134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:30 PM
LONG GOODBYE, THE ( 1973)
Detective Phillip Marlowe investigates shady characters involved in a long-lost friend's murder.
Dir: Robert Altman Cast: Elliott Gould , Nina van Pallandt , Sterling Hayden .
C- 112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:30 AM
RAGING BULL ( 1980)
Hard-hitting biography of middle-weight champ Jake La Motta, whose life was haunted by violence inside and outside the ring.
Dir: Martin Scorsese Cast: Robert De Niro , Cathy Moriarty , Joe Pesci .
BW- 129 mins, CC,

3:00 AM
COMING HOME ( 1978)
While her husband serves in Vietnam, a young woman falls in love with a disabled veteran.
Dir: Hal Ashby Cast: Jane Fonda , Jon Voight , Bruce Dern .
C- 128 mins, Letterbox Format

5:15 AM
LANDLORD, THE ( 1970)
A spoiled rich boy buys a Brooklyn tenement and gets mixed up in his tenants' lives.
Dir: Hal Ashby Cast: Beau Bridges , Pearl Bailey , Diana Sands .
C- 110 mins, CC, Letterbox Format