The Witches of Salem (1957) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Salem, 1692. Industrious farmer, John Proctor, has twice made love to 17-year-old Abigail, a youth he and his wife have taken in. (His wife Elisabeth has rebuffed him for seven months; she is puritanical and cold.) When she finds John and Abigail embracing, she sends the lass from her home and John, feeling damned, agrees. Abigail vows revenge. Her chance comes when she accuses Elisabeth of witchcraft and manipulates younger girls to support her claims of seeing spirits. The town's minister and politicians want a cause: ridding the town of witchcraft is the ideal repression. John too, is accused; Abigail offers him a way to avoid hanging. Elisabeth has her own confession.

Cast & Crew

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Raymond Rouleau

Simone Signoret

Elizabeth Proctor

Yves Montand

Mylène Demongeot

Abigail Williams

Raymond Rouleau

Francoise Lugagne

Film Details

Also Known As

Crucible, The, Hexenjagd, Les Sorcieres de Salem, Witches of Salem

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Historical

Release Date

1957

Production Company

PathT International

Location

East Germany

Technical Specs

Duration

2h 20m

Sound

Mono

Color

Black and White

Synopsis

French adaptation of Arthur Miller's play about witch hunting in 17th century New England.

Director

Raymond Rouleau

Cast

Simone Signoret

Elizabeth Proctor

Yves Montand

Mylène Demongeot

Abigail Williams

Raymond Rouleau

Francoise Lugagne

Jean Debucourt

Yves Brainville

Jeanne Fusier-gir

Alfred Adam

Miss Darling

Pierre Larquey

Chantal Gozzi

Alexandre Rignault

Jean Gaven

Pascale Petit

Crew

Georges Auric

Music (French Version)

Hanns Eisler

Music (German Version)

Arthur Miller

Play As Source Material ("The Crucible")

Rene Moulaert

Antoine Petitjean

Claude Renoir

Director Of Photography

Marguerite Renoir

Jean-paul Sartre

Film Details

Also Known As

Crucible, The, Hexenjagd, Les Sorcieres de Salem, Witches of Salem

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Historical

Release Date

1957

Production Company

PathT International

Location

East Germany

Technical Specs

Duration

2h 20m

Sound

Mono

Color

Black and White

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

1957 British Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Actress (Signoret).

Voted One of the Year's Ten Best Foreign Language Films by the 1958 New York Times Film Critics.

Released in France April 26, 1957

Released in United States December 8, 1958

Released in United States Winter December 8, 1958

b&w

dialogue French

subtitled English

Released in France April 26, 1957

Released in United States December 8, 1958

Released in United States Winter December 8, 1958

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