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Season 7
S7E9 6 avril 1988 55 min

Journey Into Genius

American Playhouse - Season 7

A historical recreation of actual events in the life of playwright Eugene O'Neill, drawing on his troubled youth as he attempts to deal with his conflicting feelings of jealousy, competition and love with his father.

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Season 7

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E1 13 janvier 1988 84 min

Strange Interlude, Part I

Spanning decades, Nina Leeds, deeply traumatized by the death of her fiancé during World War I, is unable to move past the unconsummated relationship, she embarks on a turbulent journey across different roles in her life (daughter, wife, mistress, and mother).

E2 19 janvier 1988 84 min

Strange Interlude, Part II

Spanning decades, Nina Leeds, deeply traumatized by the death of her fiancé during World War I, is unable to move past the unconsummated relationship, she embarks on a turbulent journey across different roles in her life (daughter, wife, mistress, and mother).

E3 20 janvier 1988 84 min

Strange Interlude, Part III

Spanning decades, Nina Leeds, deeply traumatized by the death of her fiancé during World War I, is unable to move past the unconsummated relationship, she embarks on a turbulent journey across different roles in her life (daughter, wife, mistress, and mother).

E4 3 février 1988 55 min

The Lawrenceville Stories, Part 2: The Return of Hickey

The mischievous Hickey returns to school to find himself against a worthy rival. Scheming to outdo each other for the loyalty of their peers, their comedic battle of wits turns the school into the headmaster's worst nightmare.

E5 10 février 1988 106 min

Lemon Sky

17-year-old Alan strives to build a relationship with his preoccupied father, only to confront his father's emotional dishonesty, cruelty, and lies, leading to a bitter realization that the father he wants doesn't exist.

E6 17 février 1988 47 min

The Revolt of Mother

In 1890s New Englans, Father is going to build a new barn. However, Mother wants the new house she's been promised.

E7 17 février 1988 60 min

Pigeon Feathers

A young boy suffers a crisis of faith when he begins to question whether or not the soul exists and if there is life after death.

E8 24 février 1988 99 min

Billy Galvin

Boston ironworker Jack Galvin wants his son to become an architect, but Billy wants to be a steelworker like his dad, leading to conflict over their differing dreams.

E9 6 avril 1988 55 min

Journey Into Genius

A historical recreation of actual events in the life of playwright Eugene O'Neill, drawing on his troubled youth as he attempts to deal with his conflicting feelings of jealousy, competition and love with his father.

E10 13 avril 1988 96 min

Suspicion

A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next victim.

E11 11 mai 1988 137 min

The Trial of Bernhard Goetz

A presentation of uncensored portions of the highly emotional December 1984 videotape confession of Bernhard Goetz, known as the 'Subway Vigilante', who opened fire on four teens he feared were about to rob him on a New York subway train.

E12 1 juin 1988

The Land of Little Rain

Early feminist and nature writer Mary Austin struggles to write and publish in the male-dominated California of the early 20th-century.

E13 15 juin 1988

I Never Sang for My Father

A man who wants to move on with his life by moving to California and marry his girlfriend, finds it difficult as he still lives in the towering shadow of his aging father.

E14 29 juin 1988 111 min

Native Son

In 1940s Chicago, a young Black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the couple's teenage daughter and then tries to cover it up.

E15 27 juillet 1988

The Big Knife

Charles Castle is a successful Hollywood actor who has opted for screen success over art. He must make critical decisions regarding his career, his marriage, his art and morality. Castle is pressured by his superiors and manipulated into a potentially murderous cover-up to protect his career.

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