Salem: Unmasking the Devil

Overview

1692, Salem, Massachusetts; 162 people are arrested on charges of witchcraft. Five die in jail, one is crushed to death and 19 die on the gallows. The Salem witch trials have long been regarded as the textbook example of what happens when people are overwhelmed by hysteria. Now, author and historian, Katherine Howe, returns to the site of her ancestor's execution to discover how the very latest research has unearthed a chilling possibility that the most famous witch trial in the English speaking world was actually the result of a cynical plot by Salem's embattled Puritan Minister: Samuel Parris.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2011

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Katherine Bygrave Howe,Erik Rodenhiser,Mario Burns,Benjamin Ray,Richard B. Trask,Jason Alan Carvell,Judy Proctor,Tad Emerson Baker,Elizabeth Peterson

Director

David Lee

Writer

Alex Réval

Producer

Dan Gold

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1990318