Playhouse 90 Season 4 Episode 11 The Cruel Day 1959
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Synopsis 1: Violence and brutality greet a French Army captain when he arrives in Algeria to assume command of a remote outpost. He is appalled by the savage massacre of an Algerian family by the Rebels. When the French take a prisoner who knows the names of Rebel leaders, the captain is told that torture is the only way to make him talk. Then the captain meets the prisoner - a handsome, intelligent teenage boy. Synopsis 2: A French officer in the Algerian civil war faces a dilemma of conscience when it seems he must order the torture of a handsome, intelligent teenage boy in order to obtain information about the rebels who slaughtered an Algerian family.
- Released: 1960-02-24
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Genre: Drama
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1. Target for Three 1959-10-01
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2. The Sounds of Eden 1959-10-15
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3. Misalliance 1959-10-29
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4. The Hidden Image 1959-11-12
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5. The Grey Nurse Said Nothing 1959-11-26
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6. The Tunnel 1959-12-10
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7. The Silver Whistle 1959-12-24
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8. John Brown's Raid 1960-01-14
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9. A Dream of Treason 1960-01-21
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10. To the Sound of Trumpets 1960-02-10
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11. The Cruel Day 1960-02-24
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12. Tomorrow 1960-03-07
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13. The Hiding Place 1960-03-22
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14. Alas, Babylon 1960-04-03
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15. Journey to the Day 1960-04-22
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16. The Shape of the River 1960-05-02
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17. In the Presence of Mine Enemies 1960-05-16
