Les Sorcières de Salem (1957)
Directed by Raymond Rouleau

Drama / History
aka: The Crucible

Film Synopsis

When she is dismissed by her employer, serving girl Abigail takes her revenge by indulging in witchcraft.   Arrested, she claims she is a victim.  A court is convened in the town of Salem not to try Abigail but the people whom she claims to have exerted an evil influence over her.  Anyone that she and her cohorts accuse of witchcraft is brought before the court and taken to the gallows if found guilty...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Raymond Rouleau
  • Script: Marcel Aymé, Jean-Paul Sartre, Arthur Miller (play)
  • Cinematographer: Claude Renoir
  • Music: Georges Auric, Hanns Eisler
  • Cast: Simone Signoret (Elisabeth Proctor), Yves Montand (John Proctor), Mylène Demongeot (Abigail Williams), Alfred Adam (Thomas Putnam), Pierre Larquey (Francis Nurse), Jean Debucourt (Reverend Paris), Jean Gaven (Peter Corey), Jeanne Fusier-Gir (Martha Corey), Françoise Lugagne (Jane Putnam), Coutan-Lambert (Rebecca Nurse), Aribert Grimmer (Gilles Corey), Pascale Petit (Mary Warren), Yves Brainville (Hale), Michel Piccoli (James Putnam), Alexandre Rignault (Willard), Gerd Michael Henneberg (Herrick), Jean Riveyre (Gilcrist), François Joux (Hathorne), Raymond Rouleau (Governor Danforth), Vinnette Carroll (Tituba)
  • Country: France / East Germany
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 145 min
  • Aka: The Crucible

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