Salem Witch Trials (film) explained

Screenplay:	Maria Nation
Director:	Joseph Sargent
Starring:	Kirstie Alley Alan Bates
Theme Music Composer:	Jonathan Goldsmith
Country:	United States Canada
Language:	English
Producer:	John Ryan
Editor:	Debra Karen
Cinematography:	Pierre Gill
Runtime:	189 minutes
Network:	CBS

Salem Witch Trials is a 2003 American-Canadian historical drama miniseries directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Kirstie Alley and Alan Bates. It is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Kirstie Alley as Ann Putnam
• Henry Czerny as Samuel Parris
• Gloria Reuben as Tituba Indian
• Jay O. Sanders as Thomas Putnam
• Kristin Booth as Lizzy Porter
• Katie Boland as Annie Putnam
• Alan Bates as William Phips
• Rebecca De Mornay as Elizabeth Parris
• Peter Ustinov as William Stoughton
• Shirley MacLaine as Rebecca Nurse
• Zachary Bennett as Joseph Putnam

Production

The series was shot in Toronto and Cornwall, Ontario.^[3]

Release

The series debuted on DVD and Blu-ray on September 30, 2008 via Echo Bridge Entertainment. Neither version contains any extras.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gates. Anita. TELEVISION REVIEW; Fanning Mass Puritan Hysteria, in the Salem Style. 1 March 2003. The New York Times. 8 March 2020.
2. Web site: Herndandez. Ernio. Bates, Ustinov and MacLaine Star in CBS Mini-Series "Salem Witch Trials," March 2–4. 1 February 2003. Playbill. 8 March 2020.
3. Web site: Fries. Laura. Salem Witch Trials. 27 February 2003. Variety. 8 March 2020.
4. Web site: Salem Witch Trials Blu-ray.