American Playhouse - Season 4

American Playhouse - Season 4

Season 4

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Episodes22
DatesNov 26, 1984 - Jun 24, 1985
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Episodes

Testament
Season 4Episode 160 min

Testament

Nov 26, 1984
A Matter of Principle
Season 4Episode 260 min

A Matter of Principle

Dec 3, 1984
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Season 4Episode 360 min

Solomon Northup's Odyssey

Solomon Northup's Odyssey, reissued as Half Slave, Half Free, is a 1984 American television film based on the autobiography Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery. The film, which aired on PBS, was directed by Gordon Parks with Avery Brooks starring as the titular character. It was the second film to be funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, following Denmark Vesey's Rebellion in 1982. Parks returned to direct the film after years of absence. He chose to work in the Deep South and to collaborate with a crew of mixed races. The film first aired on PBS on December 10, 1984 and as part of PBS's American Playhouse anthology television series in the following year. It was released on video under the title Half Slave, Half Free.
Dec 10, 1984
Tomorrow
Season 4Episode 460 min

Tomorrow

Dec 17, 1984
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Season 4Episode 560 min

Go Tell It on the Mountain

Jan 14, 1985
Noon Wine
Season 4Episode 660 min

Noon Wine

Jan 21, 1985
The Joy That Kills
Season 4Episode 760 min

The Joy That Kills

The Joy that Kills is a 1984 television film adaptation of Kate Chopin's short story "The Story of an Hour." It was directed by Tina Rathborne and co-written by Rathbone and Nancy Dyer. It was released in 1984 as a part of the PBS series American Playhouse.
Jan 28, 1985
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
Season 4Episode 860 min

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

Feb 4, 1985
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski
Season 4Episode 960 min

The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski

Feb 11, 1985
Some Men Need Help
Season 4Episode 1060 min

Some Men Need Help

Feb 18, 1985
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Season 4Episode 1160 min

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

Feb 25, 1985
Breakfast with Les and Bess
Season 4Episode 1260 min

Breakfast with Les and Bess

Mar 11, 1985
Nightsongs
Season 4Episode 1360 min

Nightsongs

Apr 15, 1985
Under the Biltmore Clock
Season 4Episode 1460 min

Under the Biltmore Clock

F. Scott Fitzgerald's comedy of a stylish young flapper (Sean Young) who chooses a husband (Lenny Von Dohlen), but finds she can't compete with his family.
Apr 22, 1985
Displaced Person
Season 4Episode 1560 min

Displaced Person

May 6, 1985
The Europeans
Season 4Episode 1660 min

The Europeans

May 16, 1985
El Norte
Season 4Episode 1760 min

El Norte

May 20, 1985
Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part 1
Season 4Episode 1860 min

Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part 1

May 27, 1985
Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part 2
Season 4Episode 1960 min

Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part 2

Jun 3, 1985
Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part 3
Season 4Episode 2060 min

Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part 3

Jun 10, 1985
Paper Angels
Season 4Episode 2160 min

Paper Angels

Jun 17, 1985
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Season 4Episode 2260 min

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Jun 24, 1985

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