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- The Witch (2015) Available on Showtime. The Witch—sometimes stylized as "The VVitch"—is a 2015 semi-biographical horror film directed by Robert Eggers.
- Hocus Pocus (1993) Available on Disney+ Hocus Pocus is undeniably one of the most famous witch films to have been made in the '90s. Many kids had nightmares about the Sanderson sisters, and it's a cult classic that fans love.
- American Horror Story: Coven (2011) Available on Prime Video. American Horror Story created a season entirely based on witchcraft, titled "Coven." The season is based in New Orleans and uses real voodoo legends, but the main characters are descendants of witch families from Salem.
- ParaNorman (2012) Available on Netflix. When looking for a fun and comedic film for the spooky season, ParaNorman is a good fit. Considered one of the greatest claymation movies of all time, the film's storyline also ties back to the witch trials.
Nov 27, 1996 · The Crucible: Directed by Nicholas Hytner. With Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen. 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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- Drama, History
- Nicholas Hytner
- 1996-11-27
Mar 3, 2003 · With Kirstie Alley, Henry Czerny, Gloria Reuben, Jay O. Sanders. A masterful work accurately details the current consensus of what exactly occurred to prompt the colonial witch trials.
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- Drama, History
- Joseph Sargent
- 2003-03-03
- Salem Witch Trials Movies
- Salem Witch Trials Documentaries
- Salem Witch Trials T.V. Shows
A 1937 film starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray, directed by Frank Lloyd. The plot is about a young woman named Barbara Clarke who has an affair with an adventurer named Roger Coverman in Salem in 1692. The affair causes a scandal in the Puritanical town and the young woman is soon accused of witchcraft by the town elders. Available on Amazon.
A 1957 French film starring Simone Signoret and Yves Montand, directed by Raymond Rouleau. The film is an adaptation of the 1953 play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller and is spoken in French. Available on VHS only.
A 1993 film starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, directed by Kenny Ortega. The film is about three witch sisters who are resurrected in Salem 300 years after they were hanged for being witches. Actress, Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays one of the sisters in the film, later discovered while filming an episode of Who Do You Think You Are? that she is a descendant of Esther Elwell, who was accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials. Available on Amazon.
A 2004 History Channel documentary featuring the Salem Witch Trials. The documentary features historians and authors who explore possible explanations for what may have caused the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. Available on Amazon.
A 2011 National Geographic Channel documentary about the Salem Witch Trials hosted by Katherine Howe. Howe is a novelist and a descendant of two accused witches, Elizabeth Proctor and Elizabeth Howe. The documentary features interviews with many historians and authors. Not available on any format.
Six episodes of season seven, which aired in 1970, were filmed on location in Salem with a plot that involves Samantha traveling back in time to 1692. Many historic Salem landmarks are featured in the episodes, including the Salem Witch House and the House of Seven Gables, as well as several landmarks in nearby Gloucester, Mass, such as Hammond Castleand the Fisherman’s Memorial. The Salem episodes are episodes 3-8 and are titled: “Salem Saga,” “Sam’s Hot Bedwarmer,” “Darrin on a Pedestal,” “...
Hosted by Leonard Nimoy, the show investigates various mysteries, phenomena and supernatural events. Episode 109 in Season 5, which aired in 1981, is titled “Salem Witches.” Available on Amazon.
Episode 4 of Season 1, which aired in 1982, is titled “Agents of Satan” and its main characters have to save the mother of Benjamin Franklin, Abiah Folger, from being burned at the stake in the Salem Witch Trials. Available on Amazon.
Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part I: Directed by Philip Leacock. With Vanessa Redgrave, Kim Hunter, Phyllis Thaxter, Patrick McGoohan. This is a true story based on transcripts of the Salem Witch Trials. Sarah (Vanessa Redgrave) and her two sisters are put on trial for suspicion of witchcraft.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Philip Leacock
- 1985-05-27
Nov 27, 1996 · February 22, 1965. Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. When the local authorities and various inhabitants begin to believe that there are witches among them, a collective hysteria is born and spreads rapidly through the village as if it were a plague, causing a chain of tragic consequences… National Theater Live: The Crucible. January 26, 2023.
Set in 1692 during the Salem witch trials, the film follows a group of teenage girls who, after getting caught performing a ritual in the woods, band together and falsely accuse several of the townspeople of witchcraft. Principal photography began in Massachusetts and Nova Scotia on September 11, 1995, and concluded on November 18.
