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A powerful movie with excellent acting, production etc.Anyone tell me how it fared with the public? I would guess not very popular.
I did a Google search for more info and came up with
http://www.ogram.org/17thc/crucible.shtml
which gives a list of the historical inaccuracies. This sort of situation is not uncommon and riles the historians but as long as such movies are recognised as "faction" - corrupted fact, then does it matter? Not to me anyway.
John
Peace at AA
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Thanks for the info. I'd like to see it.Goes back to the commie witch hunts in USA, correct? McCarthy and all that. Anyone who disagrees must be Satan. Sad. Miller was a pretty courageous guy back then for putting this out.
Still going on today though. Now it's fanatical religionists of several different beliefs: Jews, Muslims and Christians. Some new debate says humans have reached the ultimate in evolution. Looks like it's all downhill.
Thank heaven I have my sweetie, Beethoven, poetry and wine. Oh yes, a handful of old movies. A few gourmet veggie recipes as well.
... Amazon lists several used VHS ones available for $6 & new copies for $10.I guess that sort of answers my query about popularity. If it was that much in demand it would be out on DVD.
Yes you are correct re witch hunts, McCarthyism etc. It all makes one wonder how much further "civilisation" has really progressed. Mass hysteria is so easily and more efficiently generated by the mass media these days with Hitler's mob the first to fully exploit this.
John
Peace at AA
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