The Crucible (1996)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1674 movies items)

" When Arthur Miller's play The Crucible was first staged in 1953, it was widely acclaimed as a metaphor for the recklessness of Joseph McCarthy and his spurious crusade against communism. In its 1996 screen adaptation (scripted by Miller), the tone has been adjusted somewhat and plays as a warning against the dangers of political and religious extremism of all kinds. After a group of young women is accused of witchcraft in the Puritan community of Salem, Mass. in 1692, Abigail Williams, is "

Totoro's 2022 Movie Diary (115 movies items)

" AUGUST 11, 2022 The Crucible (1996, dir: Nicholas Hytner) Cast: Winona Ryder, Daniel Day-Lewis, Joan Allen, Paul Scofield, Bruce Davison My rating: 6/10 Watched on TV"

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" as Elizabeth Proctor "

Seen in 2018 (388 movies items)

"Day-Lewis surprisingly has so powerful scenes and overall really great performance in this film. I remembered seeing this as a kid when Maester Aemon gets crushed with stones. The stage play feel annoyed me throughout the run time though."

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"John Proctor Director: Nicholas Hytner"

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"Abigail Williams"

BradWesley123's Movie Journal- January 2017 (30 movies items)

" Netflix- 2hrs. 3min. First Viewing Too stilted and stagy to be a great film, but littered with too many strong scenes to be dismissed outright, The Crucible is a true mixed bag. The story has been adapted for the big screen, but much of the power of the original stage play has been lost; enough remains to keep things afloat, but not too much. The most surprising thing about it though is that the cast is a bit split; Allen and Scofield are exceptional, but Day-Lewis and Ryder feel miscast (thoug"

Collection: From Novel to Film (780 movies items)

" TITLE OF WRITTEN WORK: The Crucible PUBLISHED FORMAT: play AUTHOR/CREATOR: Arthur Miller ORIGINAL PUBLICATION YEAR: 1953 HAVE I READ: Yes NOTES: The Crucible is perhaps one of the best known written pieces of fiction dramatizing the Salem Witch Trials. "

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"Abigail Williams, was not a conniving plotter, who wanted to kill John Proctor's wife so she could have him all to herself (the real Williams was 11, and the real John Proctor was 60, and there is zero evidence that they were having an affair) and was not malicious in her accusations, but was more likely doing it because she was scared she would be executed if she didn't. The real Thomas Danforth was also not the driving force behind the executions either, that was William Stoughton. Danforth a"

“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this rather obscure feature but since I have always been a huge fan of of Daniel Day-Lewis, I”

“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this rather obscure feature but since I have always been a huge fan of of Daniel Day-Lewis, I”