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Director:

Joseph Sargent

Writer (WGA):

Maria Nation (written by)

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Release Date:

3 March 2003 (Canada) more

Genre:

Drama | History more

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations more

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User Comments:

Entertaining and contains some historical truth... more (8 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kirstie Alley ... Ann Putnam

Henry Czerny ... Rev. Samuel Parris

Gloria Reuben ... Tituba Indian

Jay O. Sanders ... Thomas Putnam

Kristin Booth ... Lizzy Porter

Katie Boland ... Annie Putnam

Alan Bates ... Sir William Phips

Rebecca De Mornay ... Elizabeth Parris

Peter Ustinov ... William Stroughton

Shirley MacLaine ... Rebecca Nurse
Susan Coyne ... Sarah Good
Colin Fox ... Isreal Porter
Camille Wainwright ... Sarah Hawthorne
Elana Shilling ... Betty Parris
Sophie Bennett ... Abigail Williams
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Additional Details

Runtime:

USA:240 min (2 episodes) | Spain:177 min (DVD edition)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Spain:13 | Finland:K-18

Filming Locations:

Cornwall, Ontario, Canada more


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Version of Salem Witch Trials (1992) more


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Entertaining and contains some historical truth..., 9 March 2003
8/10
Author: Tim from Florence, Kentucky, USA

Although this version has a few serious historical flaws, "Salem Witch Trials" is a relatively entertaining story. I agree that Part I was slow but I chalked that up to historical/cultural background that made Part II more believable. Two things that bothered me: (a) the trials appeared to be judged by two men from beginning to end when, in reality, a panel of several men was sent to try the accused, and (b) the scene of Rebecca Nurse in prison asserting New Age philosophy seemed out of character for this pious Puritan woman. Still, the overall story was accurate and believable.

I found this version to be more historically accurate (if less entertaining) than "The Crucible," simply because "The Crucible" relied on the premise of an affair between two major characters that most likely did not happen. (In reality, she was only eleven while he was in his sixties.)

Another thing that bothered me in both versions was the absence of Tituba's husband, John Indian. He played a relatively major role in the original trials.

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