Les Sorcières de Salem
Raymond Rouleau, Germany, France, 1957o
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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.
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Other titles
Die Hexen von Salem DE
The Witches of Salem EN
Genre
Drama, Period piece
Running time
145 Min.
Original language
French Ratings
Cast & Crewo
Simone SignoretElizabeth Proctor
Yves MontandJohn Proctor
Mylène DemongeotAbigail Williams