American Playhouse · SEASON 7
The Big Knife
Episode 15 · 1988-07-27

- Drama
- Comedy
Episode overview
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.
Season 7 episodes
1. Strange Interlude, Part I1988-01-13
2. Strange Interlude, Part II1988-01-19
3. Strange Interlude, Part III1988-01-20
4. The Lawrenceville Stories, Part 2: The Return of Hickey1988-02-03
5. Lemon Sky1988-02-10
6. The Revolt of Mother1988-02-17
7. Pigeon Feathers1988-02-17
8. Billy Galvin1988-02-24
9. Journey Into Genius1988-04-06
10. Suspicion1988-04-13
11. The Trial of Bernhard Goetz1988-05-11
12. The Land of Little Rain1988-06-01
13. I Never Sang for My Father1988-06-15
14. Native Son1988-06-29
15. The Big Knife1988-07-27
18. Episode 18