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Crucible, The
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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ln SaIem, Massachusetts, 1692, accusations of witchcraft are rife. John Proctor (DanieI Day-Lewis) and his wife EIizabeth (Joan AIIen) are innocent of any such charges, aIthough John has committed adultery with their former serving girI, AbigaiI Williams (Winona Ryder). When witch expert John Hale is caIIed in to investigate the reports of witchcraft, Abigail attempts to impIicate Elizabeth, thinking that she wiII then be able to resume her affair with John. Arthur Miller's pIay was originally written as an aIlegory for the Joseph McCarthy American 'witch-hunt' triaIs of the 1950s. |
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