Les Sorcières de Salem

The Crucible (French: Les Sorcières de Salem) is a 1957 joint Franco-East German film production directed by Raymond Rouleau with a screenplay adapted by Jean-Paul Sartre from the 1953 play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. Miller's play is an allegory of McCarthyism inspired by Miller's blacklisting over allegations he was pro-Communist. The film was directed by Raymond Rouleaustars, with stars, Simone Signoret, Yves Montand, Mylène Demongeot, Je... more

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Raymond Rouleau

Raymond Rouleau (14 June 1904 – 1 December 1981) was a Belgian actor and film director. He appeared in 49 films between 1928 and 1979. He also directed 22 films between 1932 and 1981.

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The Crucible

The Crucible is a 1953 play by Arthur Miller. It is a dramatization of the Salem witchcraft trials that took place in Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as a response to McCarthyism, when the US government blacklisted accused communists. Miller himself was to...
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