The Rack (teleplay)
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The Rack (teleplay) is a 1955 live television drama broadcast on the anthology series "Playhouse 90," depicting the court-martial of a Korean War veteran accused of collaborating with the enemy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Rack (teleplay) canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
live television broadcast
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television drama ⓘ television play ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Rack (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Rack (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastAsPartOf | Playhouse 90 first season ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
accusations of treason
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court-martial proceedings ⓘ ethical dilemmas in wartime ⓘ |
| format | live television ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasBroadcastFormat | black-and-white television ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
accused officer
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court-martial panel ⓘ defense counsel ⓘ military prosecutor ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Korean War veteran
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collaboration with the enemy ⓘ court-martial ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
military justice
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psychological drama ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | courtroom drama ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Playhouse 90 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionLocation | United States television studio ⓘ |
| productionType | anthology television episode ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Korean War era ⓘ |
| theme |
duty versus survival
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honor and responsibility ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ psychological impact of war ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | post-Korean War ⓘ |
| workType | single-episode television drama ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.