Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield
A 17th-century Salem woman accuses an ex-lover's wife of witchery in an adaptation of the Arthur Miller play.
DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004
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January 30, 2008fantastic adaption of millers play, beautifullly captures the spirit of such a time
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August 28, 2007As much as I love Arthur Miller (whose play the movie is based on) and Daniel Day - Lewis (who portrays John Proctor), this movie just did not fully cut it for me. Both the aforementioned Day - Lewis and Winona Ryder (and I guess, Joan Allen) give stellar performances, but the re...( read more)
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November 18, 2009Daniel Day-Lewis was amazing as always and Winona Ryder gave a surprisingly creepy performance as well. For being such an old play, the adaption was true to it's source and at the same time breathed new life into the story. I loved the stale approach that they went with, it was a...( read more)
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October 15, 2009It appears to me that the source material for this film is quite solid. A lot of the concepts and undercurrents are interesting, and it's nicely drawn out. Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman also happens to be one of my favorite plays of all time, so I know he's a great playwrig...( read more)
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September 19, 2009"I say God is dead!" Here here, best part. I didn't care about the play much so this was easier because of Ryder's and Day-Lewis' great performances.
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