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The Crucible

Name: The Crucible
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1996-11-27
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen, Bruce Davison

DramaHistory

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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Cast

Daniel Day-LewisWinona RyderPaul ScofieldJoan AllenBruce DavisonRob CampbellJeffrey JonesPeter VaughanKarron GravesCharlayne WoodardFrances ConroyElizabeth Lawrence

Director

Nicholas Hytner

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