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Also known as Crucible

1996 film by Nicholas Hytner

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6.6

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

Released: 1996-11-27123 minDir: Nicholas HytnerDrama, HistoryBudget: $25.0MBox office: $7.3M

Cast

  • Daniel Day-Lewis as John Proctor
  • Winona Ryder as Abigail Williams
  • Paul Scofield as Judge Thomas Danforth
  • Joan Allen as Elizabeth Proctor
  • Bruce Davison as Reverend Parris
  • Rob Campbell as Reverend Hale

Themes

  • witch
  • massachusetts
  • based on play or musical
  • satan
  • curse
  • salem, massachusetts
  • 17th century
  • salem witch trials
  • disheartening

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

42,854 votes

Year
1996
Runtime
124 min
Genres
Drama, History

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Based on
The Crucible
Main subject
Salem Witch Trials
Screenwriter
Arthur Miller
Cast member
William Preston
Production company
20th Century Studios
Cinematographer
Andrew Dunn
Narrative location
Salem
Duration
123
FilmAffinity ID
674384
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1997-02-20
film editor
Tariq Anwar
title
The Crucible
distributed by
Netflix
after a work by
Arthur Miller
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
7.3/10
different from
The Crucible
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