Release Date
November 27, 1996 (LA/NY)
Director
Nicholas Hytner
Writer
Arthur Miller
Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen, Bruce Davison, Rob Campbell, Jeffrey Jones, Peter Vaughan, Karron Graves, Charlayne Woodard, Frances Conroy, Elizabeth Lawrence, George Gaynes
Studio
Running Time
124 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of the Salem Witch Trials
In 1692, the Devil was sprung loose upon the innocent and faithful community of Salem, Massachusetts.
A minister accidentally stumbles across a group of teenage girls dancing naked in the woods around a campfire. His interpretation is witchcraft, and in a way he is correct; one of the girls, Abigail Williams, drinks blood to kill Goodie Proctor, the wife of her ex-lover. Her actions, and the actions of the other girls, would cascade Salem into... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
I'm a junior in high school, and, like all juniors in my high school, we are required to read The Crucible by Arthur Miller. I wouldn't have read it otherwise. The book is in play format, and it gives a fictional story of the Salem witch trials, but they could just have easily been true. It's not the most exciting play, but it is intriguing, and that's why I rented the movie. Full movie review »
