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The Crucible is a 1996 American drama and historical film directed by Nicholas Hytner and written by Arthur Miller, who also authored the source work. The cast includes Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, and Joan Allen. The narrative is set in Salem and focuses on the Salem Witch Trials and capital punishment. A resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for witchcraft during the 1692 trials.
The film has a runtime of 123 or 124 minutes and was produced by 20th Century Studios, also known as 20th Century Fox. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix via video on demand. George Fenton composed the score and served as film editor alongside Tariq Anwar, with Andrew Dunn as director of photography. The movie was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
The production had a budget of 25,000,000 and generated revenue of 7,343,114. Review scores include 68% and 7.3/10, with an average vote of 6.6 on TMDb and a rating of 6.8 on IMDb. The film is assessed under the Bechdel test. It was released in the United States in 1996 and 1997.
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6.6A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.
Cast
- Daniel Day-Lewis as John Proctor
- Winona Ryder as Abigail Williams
- Paul Scofield as Judge Thomas Danforth
- Joan Allen as Elizabeth Proctor
- Bruce Davison as Reverend Parris
- Rob Campbell as Reverend Hale
Themes
- witch
- massachusetts
- based on play or musical
- satan
- curse
- salem, massachusetts
- 17th century
- salem witch trials
- disheartening
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- historical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Crucible
- Main subject
- Salem Witch Trials
- Director
- Nicholas Hytner
- Screenwriter
- Arthur Miller
- Cast member
- William Preston
- Composer
- George Fenton
- Producer
- David V. Picker
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Andrew Dunn
- Narrative location
- Salem
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 674384
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1997-02-20
- film editor
- Tariq Anwar
- title
- The Crucible
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Arthur Miller
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.3/10
- different from
- The Crucible
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