Salem Witch Trials
Dec 24 2002
•4h 0m
•Drama, History, TV Movie
Salem, Massachusetts. A small town—with no clear governing body—became embroiled in a scandal that forever stands as one of the darkest chapters in American history. For those accused of witchcraft by their neighbors and friends, there was little chance of clearing their names; the mass paranoia that ravaged through the community took the lives of 19 innocent men and women.
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Kirstie Alley
Ann Putnam
Henry Czerny
Samuel Parris
Gloria Reuben
Tituba Indian
Jay O. Sanders
Thomas Putnam
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