With richard armitage, harry attwell, samantha colley, marama corlett Lust and betrayal against the backdrop of the salem witch trials. The crucible is an impressive unknown film based on a true story The magnificent screenplay explores the theme of manipulation and fight for power by the powers that be in the xvii century, the same way the mccarthyism did in the twentieth century or the lie about the weapons of mass destruction in iraq more recently, using the ignorance or. The crucible is gripping, yet it is also frightening and terrible in the inexorable march of its protagonists towards their doom The story is based on arthur miller's rendition of the infamous 1692 salem witch trials.
With michael harbour, lynn dearth, daniel massey, eric porter An adaptation of the famous play concerning the salem witch trials. Boston society of film critics awards 1996 nominee bsfc award best supporting actress joan allen The crucible, despite some damaging cuts to the text, is a seductively exciting film that crackles with visual energy, passionate provocation and incendiary acting. I studied the play in school, and have seen both the 1967 and the 1996 movies The live tv production is quite different than the daniel day lewis hollywood movie, so be prepared to cut it some slack if you rent it
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