The Crucible

The Crucible

Year: 1996

Runtime: 123 mins

Language: English

Director: Nicholas Hytner

HistoryDramaPolitics and human rightsRacism and the powerful fight for justiceIntense political and terrorist thrillers

Arthur Miller’s timeless tale of truth on trial. A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover’s wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

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