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'The Crucible' is the all-star casted 1953 play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It's the dramatized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in 1692-93. An allegory for McCarthyism and its hearings in the early 1950's, Miller was questioned by the House Un-American A...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Segal, Alex, 1915-1977 (Director), Susskind, David, 1920-1987 (Producer), Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Pottstown, Pennsylvania] : Music Video Distributors, 1967.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Miller, Arthur, > 1915-2005. > Crucible > Television adaptations.
Crucible (Miller, Arthur)
Trials (Witchcraft) > Massachusetts > Salem > Drama.
Trials (Witchcraft)
Massachusetts > Salem.
Drama.
Made-for-TV movies.
Television adaptations.
Téléfilms.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:'The Crucible' is the all-star casted 1953 play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It's the dramatized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in 1692-93. An allegory for McCarthyism and its hearings in the early 1950's, Miller was questioned by the House Un-American Activities Committee, and convicted of contempt of Congress in 1956 for refusing to provide the names.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed April 24, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource (121 minutes)
Playing Time:02:00:05