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The crucible

A community stand accused of witchcraft, and in the mood of fear and recrimination that quickly develops men denounce their neighbours, truth is perveted by superstition, and an innocend word or deed can be distorted into damning evidence of guilt. The voice of reason is drowned by the rising tide of hyseria as events acquire their own momentum and run out of control.

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  • "A community stand accused of witchcraft, and in the mood of fear and recrimination that quickly develops men denounce their neighbours, truth is perveted by superstition, and an innocend word or deed can be distorted into damning evidence of guilt. The voice of reason is drowned by the rising tide of hyseria as events acquire their own momentum and run out of control."@en
  • "A dramatisation of the complete play by Arthur Miller - Starring Stacy Keach and Richard Dreyfuss."@en
  • ""Arthur Miller's classic play about the with-hunts and trials in 17th century Salem is a searing portrait of a community engulfed by hysteria. In the rigid theocracy of Salem, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town's most basic fears and suspicions. The ruthlessness of the prosecutors and the eagerness of neighbor to testify against neighbor brilliantly illuminate the destructive power of socially-sanctioned violence. Written in 1952, The crucible famously mirrors the anti-communist hysteria that held the United States in its grip."--L.A. Theatre Works, Audio Theatre Collection."@en
  • "As a wave of anti-communist investigations swept across American society during the 1950s, Miller exposed the horror of such witch-hunts by retelling the story of the infamous Salem witch trials in Massachusetts in 1692."
  • "As a wave of anti-communist investigations swept across American society during the 1950s, Miller exposed the horror of such witch-hunts by retelling the story of the infamous Salem witch trials in Massachusetts in 1692."@en
  • "Written as a parable of the McCarthy era, this play is set in the seventeenth century against the growing hysteria of a witch-hunt. It concentrates on one man's moral stance and the ultimate effect this has on his family and the society around him."@en
  • "This play, written during the era of McCarthyism, tells the story of the Salem witch trials of 1692 and investigates the consequences of fear and insecurity. First performed in 1953."@en
  • "A group of teenage girls meets in the woods at midnight for a secret love-conjuring ceremony. When their ceremony is witnessed by the town minister, the girls suddenly find themselves accused of witchcraft and as the hysteria in the village grows, blameless victims are torn from their homes, leading to a devastating climax."
  • "Dramatizes the seventeenth-century witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts."
  • "Arthur Miller's classic play about the witch-hunts and trials in 17th century Salem is a searing portrait of a community engulfed by hysteria. In the rigid theocracy of Salem, rumor that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town's most basic fears and suspicions. The ruthlessness of the prosecutors and the eagerness of neighbor to testify against neighbor brilliantly illuminate the destructive power of socially-sanctioned violence."
  • "Against the backdrop of the seventeenth-century Salem witch trials, a woman extracts revenge against her married paramour by charging that he and his wife are sorcerers."@en
  • "A play set in Salem, Massachusetts in 1962, in which a teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft, and accusations multiply until they consume the entire village."@en
  • "Richard Dreyfuss and Stacy Keach star in this full-cast performance of Arthur Miller's classic The Crucible, a central work in the canon of American drama. In the rigid theocracy of Salem, Massachusetts, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town. In a searing portrait of a community engulfed by panic - with ruthless prosecutors, and neighbors eager to testify against neighbor - The Crucible famously mirrors the anti-Communist hysteria that held the United States in its grip in the 1950's. A Tony Award Winner for Best Play. An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance starring Irene Aranga, Rene Auberjonois, Ed Begley Jr., Georgia Brown, Jack Coleman, Bud Cort, Richard Dreyfuss, Judyann Elder, Hector Elizondo, Fionnula Flanagan, Ann Hearne, Carol Kane, Stacy Keach, Anna Sophie Loewenberg, Marian Mercer, Franklyn Seales, Madolyn Smith, Joe Spano and Michael York."@en
  • "The story of the Salem witch trials set in the seventeenth century."@en
  • "The story of the Salem witch trials set in the seventeenth century."
  • "Based on the actual witch trials that became hysterically epidemic in Salem, this drama revolves around a couple who stands fast to the truth than support the vicious fiction of some exhibitionistic girls."@en
  • "The classic play about the witch-hunts and trials in 17th century Salem. A portrait of a community engulfed by hysteria."@en
  • "Based upon the events surrounding the Salem Witch Trials in 1662, Arthur Miller's play proves how the ignorance of good-intentioned people can destroy lives. Seen as a parable for 1950's McCarthyism, The Crucible is an American classic."@en

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  • "Audiobooks"
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  • "Historical drama"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "American drama"@en
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  • "History"
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  • "Radio plays"
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  • "The crucible"
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  • "The crucible the complete play : a full-cast performance by the Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center"
  • "The Crucible"@en
  • "The Crucible"
  • "The crucible the complete play"@en
  • "The crucible Arthur Miller"@en

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