American Playhouse (1982)
American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.
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Episodes
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- 1 1. Surviving Desire1992-01-22 · 53mA literature professor falls for a student, leading to a relationship that is both intellectually stimulating and emotionally fraught, paralleling the Dostoevsky-inspired themes he
- 2 2. The Feud1992-02-26 · 1h 37mIn 1950s upstate New York, what begins as a trivial hardware store argument over a lit cigar and a non-smoking policy spirals into a bizarre, full-scale feud between neighboring co
- 3 3. Fool's Fire1992-03-25 · 1h 0mA crippled dwarf is forced to become jester under a tyrannical king, but when the king abuses a beautiful dwarf with whom the jester is in love, the jester plots a terrible revenge
- 4 4. Mrs. Cage1992-05-20 · 1h 8mFeeling insignificant, a housewife witnesses a murder in a parking lot, shoots the killer, and then turns herself in, leading to an interrogation that reveals her inner turmoil.
- 5 5. Daughters of the Dust1992-07-22 · 1h 52mIn 1902, a Gullah family on the Sea Islands off South Carolina decide whether to migrate to the mainland, risking their unique cultural heritage.
- 6 6. Tales from Hollywood1992-10-19 · 1h 53mYoung playwright Ödön von Horváth joins a colony of German artists who fled the Nazis in Los Angeles, observing their struggles and compromises.
- 7 7. Strangers in Good Company1992-11-11 · 1h 41mA busload of women become stranded in an isolated part of the Canadian countryside. As they await rescue, they reflect on their lives through a mostly ad-libbed script.
- 8 8. 84 Charlie Mopic1992-11-18 · 1h 30mAn Army cameraman is embedded with a reconnaissance patrol and charts their mission across territory controlled by the North Vietnamese.
- 9 9. Tru1992-11-23 · 50mIsolated in his apartment, Truman Capote deals with the crisis of his friends turning on him following the publication of an excerpt from Answered Prayers.
- 10 10. Thank You and Good Night1992-11-30 · 1h 23mBlending humor and tragedy, filmmaker Jan Oxenberg goes on a personal journey to process the aging and death of her grandmother.
- 11 11. Straight Out of Brooklyn1993-01-20 · 1h 31mLarry, a troubled teen living in the rough Red Hook section of Brooklyn, decides he wants out and turns to crime to fund his escape. But his plan involves scamming the neighborhood
- 12 12. Fires in the Mirror1993-04-28 · 1h 19mActress/playwright Anna Deavere Smith performs a series of 29 different roles related to the Crown Heights riot in 1991. Anonymous and famous figures are portrayed by Smith, expres
- 13 13. In the Wings: Angels in America on Broadway1993-06-11 · 56mIncludes production meetings, rehearsals and performances, as well as interviews with New York cast members prior to the May 1993 Broadway opening of 'Millennium Approaches', the f
- 14 14. La carpa1993-06-16 · 50mAlong the US–Mexico border, a young, shy laborer, after witnessing the tragic slaying of his best friend, is transformed by the spirit of a traveling Mexican carpa (tent theatre tr
- 15 15. Porgy and Bess1993-10-06 · 3h 4mIn the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a Black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels via a goat-drawn
- 16 16. The Quarrel1993-11-29 · 1h 25mIn 1948 Montreal, on Rosh Hashanah, writer Chaim Kovler is forced to reflect on his religion when asked to be the tenth in a minyan. At the park, he suddenly sees an old friend who
- 17 17. Hallelujah1993-12-22 · 1h 22mAs Christmas at the Messiah Church in Washington D.C. approaches, a young preacher and, later in the day, a mysterious pregnant girl arrive at the church doors looking to begin new
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