The Crucible
(1957)
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The Crucible
(1957)
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| Yves Montand | ... | ||
| Mylène Demongeot | ... | ||
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Alfred Adam | ... | |
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Pierre Larquey | ... |
Francis Nurse
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Jean Debucourt | ... | |
| Jean Gaven | ... |
Peter Corey
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Jeanne Fusier-Gir | ... |
Martha Corey
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Françoise Lugagne | ... |
Jane Putnam
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Coutan-Lambert | ... | |
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Aribert Grimmer | ... |
Gilles Corey
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Pascale Petit | ... |
Mary Warren
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Yves Brainville | ... |
Hale
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| Michel Piccoli | ... |
James Putnam
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Alexandre Rignault | ... |
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Salem, 1692. Industrious farmer, John Proctor, has twice made love to 17-year-old Abigail, a youth he and his wife have taken in. (His wife Elisabeth has rebuffed him for seven months; she is puritanical and cold.) When she finds John and Abigail embracing, she sends the lass from her home and John, feeling damned, agrees. Abigail vows revenge. Her chance comes when she accuses Elisabeth of witchcraft and manipulates younger girls to support her claims of seeing spirits. The town's minister and politicians want a cause: ridding the town of witchcraft is the ideal repression. John too, is accused; Abigail offers him a way to avoid hanging. Elisabeth has her own confession. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
This great movie does not receive the recognition it deserves and unfortunately, does not yet have a dvd version in order to reach a greater audience. The performances by both Yves Montand and Simone Signoret are memorable and Sartre's screenplay adds a tone which is darker and deprived of hope to Arthur Miller's play. It explores the theme very well and I'd certainly have it my collection with Dreyer's "Day of Wrath", another masterpiece.