TCM Schedule for Friday, July 26, 2024: Olympics / Films of the '70s - Tom Sawyer, Ode to Billy Joe, Sounder & more

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--- MORNING & AFTERNOON (EST) ---

6:00 AM | The Olympic Games in Paris 1924 (1924)
Documentary: the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

9:15 AM | Games of the XXI Olympiad (1977)
Footage of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

11:30 AM | 16 Days of Glory (1986)
Highlights of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, California.

4:30 PM | Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
Documentary: the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

7:30 PM | Olympic Spirit (1980)
Documentary: the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York.


--- PRIME TIME, LATE NIGHT, AND MORNING ---

8:00 PM | Tom Sawyer (1973)
Musical version of the classic Mark Twain novel.
Dir: Don Taylor | Cast: Johnny Whitaker, Celeste Holm, Jodie Foster, Warren Oates

10:00 PM | Ode to Billy Joe (1976)
Teenagers navigate their complicated romance in 1953 Mississippi.
Dir: Max Baer | Cast: Robby Benson, James Best, Glynnis O'Connor

12:00 AM | Sounder (1972)
A family of African American sharecroppers in 1933 Louisiana endure racism and injustice.
Dir: Martin Ritt | Cast: Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks

2:00 AM | Over the Edge (1979)
Neglected suburban teens turn to crime as an outlet.
Dir: Jonathan Kaplan | Cast: Michael Eric Kramer, Pamela Ludwig, Matt Dillon

3:45 AM | Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Three amateur bank robbers hold up a Brooklyn bank on a hot August day.
Dir: Sidney Lumet | Cast: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Carol Kane