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Vanessa Redgrave | Sarah Cloyce | |
Patrick McGoohan | ||
Phyllis Thaxter | ||
Kim Hunter | Mary Easty | |
Will Lyman | Rev. Parris | |
Judy Braha | Elizabeth Parris | |
Christopher Childs | Rev. Noyes | |
Shay Duffin | Judge Hathorne | |
John Dukakis | Joseph Putman | |
Jennifer Dundas | Anne Putnam Jr. | |
Ronald Hunter | Samuel Nurse | |
Richard Joseph Lafond Jr. | Youth | |
Buffy Baldauf | Mercy Lewis | |
Les Barden | Ipswich Jailer | |
Hamilton Benz | Israel Portor | |
Barbara Blossom | Lydia | |
Stacey Caplin | Bette Parris | |
Jim Chiros | Jailer/Guard | |
Mara Clark | 1st Matron | |
Bijou Clinger | Sarah Good | |
Bob Colonna | Judge Corwin |
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Producer | Lindsay Law
Benjamin Melniker |
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Writer | Victor Pisano
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Cinematography | Larry Pizer
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Musician | Charles Gross
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Early in the 1690's a wave of witchcraft hysteria hit the Massachusetts village of Salem. More than 400 people were accused of witchcraft by a group of children seemingly possessed by the devil. Twenty were executed or killed, and many others were jailed and were still awaiting trial when the Governor had them released. Sarah Coyle (Vanessa Redgrave) was one who survived after years imprisoned. Her two sisters (Phyllis Thaxter and Kim Hunter) were hanged as witches. Ten years later Sarah convinced a Royal Commission sent from England that she and her sisters were innocent. The three members of the commission, deeply moved moved her incredible story, each gave her a gold sovereign... |
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