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The Crucible

Original title: Les sorcières de Salem
  • 1957
  • 2h 25m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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The Crucible (1957)
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Salem 1692. The young Abigail, seduced and abandoned by John Proctor, accuses John's wife of being a witch in revenge. It will be the beginning of a series of witchcraft trials and a dark mo... Read allSalem 1692. The young Abigail, seduced and abandoned by John Proctor, accuses John's wife of being a witch in revenge. It will be the beginning of a series of witchcraft trials and a dark moment in American history.Salem 1692. The young Abigail, seduced and abandoned by John Proctor, accuses John's wife of being a witch in revenge. It will be the beginning of a series of witchcraft trials and a dark moment in American history.

  • Director
    • Raymond Rouleau
  • Writers
    • Arthur Miller
    • Jean-Paul Sartre
    • Marcel Aymé
  • Stars
    • Simone Signoret
    • Yves Montand
    • Jean Debucourt
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    730
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Raymond Rouleau
    • Writers
      • Arthur Miller
      • Jean-Paul Sartre
      • Marcel Aymé
    • Stars
      • Simone Signoret
      • Yves Montand
      • Jean Debucourt
    • 6User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Mylène Demongeot in The Crucible (1957)
    Coutan-Lambert, Jean Debucourt, Jeanne Fusier-Gir, Yves Montand, Alexandre Rignault, and Raymond Rouleau in The Crucible (1957)
    The Crucible (1957)
    Yves Montand and Simone Signoret in The Crucible (1957)
    Yves Montand and Simone Signoret in The Crucible (1957)
    Simone Signoret in The Crucible (1957)
    Simone Signoret in The Crucible (1957)
    Mylène Demongeot in The Crucible (1957)
    Mylène Demongeot and Yves Montand in The Crucible (1957)
    Mylène Demongeot and Yves Montand in The Crucible (1957)
    Raymond Rouleau in The Crucible (1957)
    Mylène Demongeot in The Crucible (1957)

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    Simone Signoret
    Simone Signoret
    • Elisabeth Proctor
    Yves Montand
    Yves Montand
    • John Proctor
    Jean Debucourt
    Jean Debucourt
    • Reverend Parris
    Alfred Adam
    Alfred Adam
    • Thomas Putnam
    Pierre Larquey
    Pierre Larquey
    • Francis Nurse
    Mylène Demongeot
    Mylène Demongeot
    • Abigail Williams
    Jean Gaven
    Jean Gaven
    • Peter Corey
    Jeanne Fusier-Gir
    Jeanne Fusier-Gir
    • Martha Corey
    Françoise Lugagne
    Françoise Lugagne
    • Jane Putnam
    Coutan-Lambert
    • Rebecca Nurse
    Aribert Grimmer
    Aribert Grimmer
    • Gilles Corey
    • (as A. Grimmer)
    Pascale Petit
    Pascale Petit
    • Mary Warren
    Yves Brainville
    • Hale
    Michel Piccoli
    Michel Piccoli
    • James Putnam
    Alexandre Rignault
    Alexandre Rignault
    • Willard
    Gerd Michael Henneberg
    • Herrick
    • (as Henneberg)
    Jean Riveyre
    • Gilchrist
    François Joux
    • Hathorne
    • Director
      • Raymond Rouleau
    • Writers
      • Arthur Miller
      • Jean-Paul Sartre
      • Marcel Aymé(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The film was almost impossible to find for nearly sixty years due to Arthur Miller blocking the film from being screened or released in any way. This was, according to different accounts, either so that the film didn't steal the spotlight from an English-language adaptation of his play he was working on, and which eventually came out as The Crucible (1996), or as an act of revenge on star Yves Montand, who had an affair with his wife Marilyn Monroe. Actress Mylène Demongeot begged Miller on several occasions to allow the film to be shown again, both before and after the newer adaptation came out and bombed at the box office, but in vain. French company Pathé finally acquired the rights and restored the film in 2016 and released it on Blu-ray and DVD on March 29th 2017, twelve years after Miller's death.
    • Connections
      Featured in Mémoires pour Simone (1986)

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    A hanged man does not bleed
    Everybody knows Arthur Miller's "the crucible" ;few people outside France know that,long before the excellent version starring Daniel Day-Lewis,the play was filmed in France.One should note that it was first performed on stage ,featuring roughly the same actors,directed by Raymond Rouleau ,a man who was primarily a theatre man (and also a good actor :"Falbalas" "L'Assassinat du Père Noel") So "Les Sorcières de Salem " was the French title (= Salem Witches).Critics were divided on the Montand /Signoret's performance;historian Jean Tulard goes as far as to write that it was their fault if the film was not successful.But Jean Tulard is a right-wing writer whereas Signoret and Montand were at this time securely under the influence of communism.This film was for them a political gesture.

    But Miller's play was so strong it survived the dated events it actually depicted (McCarthyism).It has become the symbol of personal freedom,freedom of thought.Informing and signing papers abound along the drama and could not fool the audience about what Miller was actually saying.

    Yves Montand's performance was somewhat dwarfed by Day-Lewis ' sensational portrayal of Proctor.But on the other hand,Mylene Demongeot is dazzlingly talented as Abigail .Sensual,maleficent,she steals every scene she is in;she should have become one of the greatest French actresses but it was not to be :she got lost in mediocrities such as OSS 117 or Fantomas.Too bad .

    As the precedent user has pointed out,Rouleau's directing was influenced by Dreyer and particularly "Dies Irae".Rouleau plays the part of judge Danforth.
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    • Feb 21, 2008

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 1957 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • East Germany
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Hexenjagd
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Pathé Consortium Cinéma
      • Films Borderie
      • Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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