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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   10,304 votes
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Director:
Nicholas Hytner
Writers (WGA):
Arthur Miller (play)
Arthur Miller (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
27 November 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | History more
Tagline:
Arthur Miller's timeless tale of truth on trial.
Plot:
A 17th-century Salem woman accuses an ex-lover's wife of witchery in an adaptation of the Arthur Miller play. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
Whatever Became Of Winona Ryder?
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2009 Oscar Predictions, The Actors
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User Comments:
It is a Masterpiece more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Daniel Day-Lewis ... John Proctor

Winona Ryder ... Abigail Williams

Paul Scofield ... Judge Thomas Danforth

Joan Allen ... Elizabeth Proctor

Bruce Davison ... Reverend Parris

Rob Campbell ... Reverend Hale

Jeffrey Jones ... Thomas Putnam
Peter Vaughan ... Giles Corey

Karron Graves ... Mary Warren

Charlayne Woodard ... Tituba
Frances Conroy ... Ann Putnam
Elizabeth Lawrence ... Rebecca Nurse
George Gaynes ... Judge Samuel Sewall

Mary Pat Gleason ... Martha Corey
Robert Breuler ... Judge Hathorne
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of the Salem witch trials.
Runtime:
124 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Paul Scofield's last film. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): John Proctor uses the scythe incorrectly. A scythe is drawn right to left in an arc parallel to the ground. The stroke requires neither great physical strength or blade speed. However, Proctor, with much effort, uses a golf-like motion which rips what grass the blade makes contact with and arcs way over his head. The scythe is never lifted in either the draw or the return. more
Quotes:
Elizabeth: It needs a cold wife to prompt lechery. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Now & Forever (2002) more
Soundtrack:
The Yanvalou Chant more

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16 out of 26 people found the following comment useful:-
It is a Masterpiece, 14 May 2004
10/10
Author: Julius8988 from Canary Islands, Spain

It's good to see a movie with Arthur Miller like script maker (Based on his novel) and screenplayer of this excellent movie.

For me this is a PERFECT creation, that it is incredibly performed by Winona Ryder and Daniel Day-Lewis. An absolute MASTERPIECE based on the Miller's experiences with Senator Joseph MCcarthy and his "hunt". TOTALLY recommendable. For me...... A Masterpiece.

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