The Crucible

The Crucible (1986)

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Cinema in Focus, a social and spiritual commentary by Hal Conklin and Denny Wayman.
Themes
- Sacrifice
  - John Proctor (Daniel Day Lewis) and others in the lead and minor roles in the versions of "The Crucible" sacrifice themselves for their integrity. John is asked to sign a document confessing he is a witch. At first he does, for the sake of his pregnant wife, but then he retracts his confession when he realises that his confession will blacken the names of those that already have been wrongly accused of witchcraft. (Timothy Leuers)