Screen depictions of the Salem witch trials (or their aftermath)
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- DirectorFrank LloydStarsClaudette ColbertFred MacMurrayHarvey StephensYoung lovers fall afoul of repressive society as Salem elders get caught up in the witch hunts and trials of 17th-century Massachusetts. One family in particular uses the hysteria to its advantage, getting even with everyone for every slight--real or imagined.
- DirectorRené ClairStarsFredric MarchVeronica LakeRobert BenchleyA beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor.
- 1953–19726.7 (12)TV EpisodeDirectorSidney LumetWilliam D. RussellStarsWalter CronkiteJoseph AnthonyRuss BenderIn Salem, Massachusetts, accused witches are sentenced to death.
- DirectorRaymond RouleauStarsSimone SignoretYves MontandJean DebucourtSalem 1692. The young Abigail, seduced and abandoned by John Proctor, accuses John's wife of being a witch in revenge. It will be the beginning of a series of witchcraft trials and a dark moment in American history.
- DirectorRichard QuineStarsJames StewartKim NovakJack LemmonA modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her instead.
- DirectorHenry KaplanStarsSean ConneryBarbara ChilcottNoel WillmanA Salem woman accuses her ex-lover's wife of witchcraft.
- DirectorLudwig CremerStarsHans Christian BlechGisela MattishentPaul DahlkeA Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.
- DirectorAlex SegalStarsGeorge C. ScottColleen DewhurstFritz WeaverIn 1692, malicious Salem resident Abigail Williams tries to frame her former lover John Proctor's wife Elizabeth for being a witch in the middle of the infamous witchcraft trials. A television version of Arthur Miller's stage play.
- DirectorRichard MichaelsStarsElizabeth MontgomeryDick SargentAgnes MooreheadWhen Sam and Darrin abruptly return home Sam is summoned back by the Witches Council. Esmerelda hastily sends Sam back to Salem - seventeenth century Salem.
- StarsLeonard NimoyLinnda R. CaporaelLaurie CabotA celebration of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts featuring rare looks at coven rituals and an initiation ceremony. A scientist suggests a rational explanation lurks behind the hysteria that sparked the Salem Witch Trials of 1692-93.
- DirectorHenning SchellerupStarsJohn BeckPriscilla BarnesAndrew DugganA scientist builds a machine that will enable him to travel back and forth in time, but when he puts it in motion, he gets more than he bargained for.
- DirectorDon TaylorStarsMichael HarbourLynn DearthDaniel MasseyAn adaptation of the famous play concerning the Salem witch trials.
- DirectorAlan J. LeviStarsJon-Erik HexumMeeno PeluceEarl BoenIn colonial Massachusetts, Phineas and Jeffrey must save themselves and Benjamin Franklin's mother from charges of witchcraft.
- StarsWill LymanBuffy BaldaufVanessa RedgraveThis is an accurate portrayal of the Salem witch trials of 1692, with real characters and original transcripts woven into the dialogue. The film is a powerful, moving story about three loving sisters accused of witchcraft.
- DirectorEleanor GaverStarsWayne TippitHaviland MorrisKatherine Elizabeth NeumanCollege sophomore Sarah McBride accepts a job at Colonial Village, a tourist attraction that recreates Puritan life in 1692 Salem and allows nothing from the 20th century. But things aren't quite what they seem.
- DirectorKenny OrtegaStarsBette MidlerSarah Jessica ParkerKathy NajimyA teenage boy named Max and his little sister move to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.
- 1975– 1h 30mTV-PG6.6 (85)TV EpisodeDirectorDave WilsonTom SchillerJames SignorelliStarsEllen CleghorneChris FarleyPhil HartmanA special performance by Opera Man opens the show. Shannen Doherty shows a video from her recent wedding during her monologue. She appears in a spoof of The Real World, is the subject of The Denise Show, is a contestant on "Is It Date Rape?" and is put on trial in the Salem Bitch Trials. Chris Farley stars as The Relapse Guy while Mike Myers and Tim Meadows play Noah and Frans.
- DirectorNicholas HytnerStarsDaniel Day-LewisWinona RyderPaul ScofieldA Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsMelissa Joan HartCaroline RheaBeth BroderickSabrina's fears become reality when she takes part in a re-creation of the Salem witch trials and is accused of sorcery while defending Jenny's honor. Libby made up a bunch of lies, just to get rid of Sabrina and Jenny, accusing them of practice witchcraft. At the end, all teachers realizes that she was lying, and Sabrina casted a spell on her as a revenge.
- DirectorJim ReardonMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer battles mutants after Springfield is annihilated by a neutron bomb; Bart has his DNA mixed with a fly; Marge is revealed to be a witch in colonial Springfield.
- DirectorRichard DenaultStarsShannen DohertyHolly Marie CombsAlyssa MilanoPrue is attacked by a warlock from the past, but Phoebe calls on an ancestor to help protect the sisters, and Piper works up her courage to ask Leo out.
- DirectorAnson WilliamsStarsShannen DohertyHolly Marie CombsAlyssa MilanoThe sisters are sent back in time on Halloween to save a baby from being born into the clutches of evil. Meanwhile, Leo and Darryl are left to keep the grimlocks at bay until the sisters return.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsKirstie AlleyHenry CzernyGloria ReubenA masterful work accurately details the current consensus of what exactly occurred to prompt the colonial witch trials.
- DirectorRob ZombieStarsSheri Moon ZombieMeg FosterBruce DavisonRadio DJ Heidi is sent a box containing a record--a "gift from the Lords". The sounds within the grooves trigger flashbacks of her town's violent past. Is Heidi going mad, or are the Lords back to take revenge on Salem, Massachusetts?