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Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. Perched on the edge of a continent is a community dedicated to the service of God. A gang of teenage girls, stifled by the crushing piety of their elders, dance naked in the woods. One girl, Abigail Williams -- her innocence lost in the bed of John Proctor, a married farmer -- drinks a charm to kill his wife. And suddenly, the Devil is loose in Salem. The girls are discovered... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Drama and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 3 min. |
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| Release Date: |
November 29, 1996 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 |
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| Distributors: |
20th Century Fox
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$7,340,103 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Austin Chronicle, Marjorie Baumgarten
"...the story's slant seems less overtly political and rather more focused on sexual power and repression..." more...
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C |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"The Crucible is a drama of ideas, but they seem laid on top of the material, not organically part of it." more...
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C |
E! Online,
"(Winona) Ryder and (Joan) Allen shine amid the witch-hunt intrigue..." more...
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A- |
Los Angeles Times, Kenneth Turan
"...too frantic to be involving, too much an outpost of bedlam to be believable." more...
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C |
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