Salem Witch Trials (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Joseph Sargent

Writer (WGA):

Maria Nation (written by)

Release Date:

3 March 2003 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama | History | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Puritan | 1600s | Witch Hunt | Salem Massachusetts

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Kirstie Alley	...	Ann Putnam
Henry Czerny	...	Rev. Samuel Parris
Gloria Reuben	...	Tituba Indian
Jay O. Sanders	...	Thomas Putnam
Kristin Booth	...	Lizzy Porter
Katie Boland	...	Annie Putnam
Alan Bates	...	Sir William Phips
Rebecca De Mornay	...	Elizabeth Parris
Peter Ustinov	...	William Stroughton
Shirley MacLaine	...	Rebecca Nurse
Susan Coyne	...	Sarah Good
Colin Fox	...	Isreal Porter
Camille Wainwright	...	Sarah Hawthorne
Elana Shilling	...	Betty Parris
Sophie Bennett	...	Abigail Williams
Nadia Litz	...	May Walcott
Dixie Seatle	...	Sarah Osborn
Mairon Bennett	...	Mercy Lewis
Zachary Bennett	...	Joseph Putnam
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maggie Blake	...	Sarah Churchill
David Christo	...	William Proctor
Sally Clelford	...	Salem Villager
Lindsay Collins	...	Deliverance Wilcott
Scotty Cook	...	Yelling Boy
Adrian Hough	...	Ezekiel Godfrey
Shannon Lawson	...	Bridget Bishop
Hannah Lochner	...	Dorcas Good
Tabitha Lupien	...	Jane Porter
Cara Pifko	...	Marry Warren
Bradley Reid	...	Nathaniel Putnam
Julian Richings
Ned Vukovic	...	Villiage Constable
Sheldon Yamkovy	...	Indian Warrior
Jason Sharman	...	Salem Villager (uncredited)

Directed by
Joseph Sargent

Writing credits (WGA)
Maria Nation		(written by)

Produced by
Ed Gernon	....	co-executive producer
John Ryan	....	producer
Peter Sussman	....	executive producer
Paula Weinstein	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Jonathan Goldsmith

Cinematography by
Pierre Gill

Film Editing by
Debra Karen

Casting by
Deirdre Bowen
Tina Gerussi
Holly Powell

Production Design by
Nancey Pankiw

Art Direction by
Dean A. O'Dell

Costume Design by
Martha Mann

Makeup Department
Rachel Affolter	....	assistant makeup artist
Paul Jones	....	special makeup designer
Marika Latorcai	....	makeup department head (as Marika Williams)
Amanda Milne	....	assistant hair stylist
Dawn E. Rivard	....	key hair stylist: wig builder

Production Management
Paul Vella	....	executive in charge of production
Gordon Yang	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott Clevely	....	trainee assistant director
Patrick Murphy	....	second second assistant director
Craig Newman	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Ron Lightfoot	....	construction coordinator
Garry Maher	....	art department coordinator
Elizabeth Moran	....	art department coordinator
Craig Williams	....	property master

Sound Department
Kathy Choi	....	first assistant sound editor
Erik Culp	....	foley mixer
Ronayne Higginson	....	dialogue editor
Matthew Hussey	....	assistant sound editor
Garrett Kerr	....	dialogue editor
Martin Lee	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kirk Lynds	....	foley mixer
Angie Pajek	....	sound editor
Donna Powell	....	foley artist
David Rose	....	sound editor
Robert Warchol	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Ian Britton	....	digital compositor
Peter Denomme	....	visual effects producer: Calibre Digital Pictures
Mark Fordham	....	head of matte painting
Elizabeth Holmes	....	digital compositor
Noel Hooper	....	lead digital compositor/supervisor
James Jacobs	....	character technical director: GVFX
Ariel Joson	....	digital artist: Calibre Digital Pictures
Sarah Kehayas	....	executive producer: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Doug Masters	....	animation director: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Andrew Nguyen	....	matte painter
Rainy Venne	....	rotoscope artist
Mark Visser	....	software developer: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Allan Walker	....	matte artist
Kurt D. Williams	....	3D modeller: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures

Stunts
Kristyn Butcher	....	stunt performer
Randy Butcher	....	stunt coordinator
Olly Jasen	....	stunt performer
Daryl Patchett	....	stunts
Ron Webber	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Mathieu Charest	....	dolly grip
James Chrysler	....	electrician
Jerry Fil	....	grip
Ben Mark Holzberg	....	still photographer
Colin Hoult	....	additional photographer
Colin Hoult	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Andrew Macklin	....	first assistant camera
Chris Morsby	....	grip
Brent Robinson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Blain Thrush	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera

Casting Department
Sara Cuthbert	....	extras casting
Elizabeth Melcher	....	casting associate
Christopher Richards	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anna Dal Farra	....	assistant costume designer
Victoria Dobson	....	assistant costume designer
Silvana Sacco	....	costume assistant

Other crew
Linda Browne	....	script supervisor: second unit
Scott Clevely	....	prodcution assistant
Sean Coyne	....	key craft service
Jim Desroches	....	assistant production coordinator
Shawn Doney	....	production coordinator
Jennifer Ganton	....	production secretary
Bruce A. Hutchison	....	production coordinator
Nathalie Laporte	....	production accountant
Kennedy C. MacKinnon	....	dialect coach: pre-production
John Musikka	....	location manager
Sue Sparling	....	first assistant accountant
Ned Vukovic	....	dialect consultant
Troy Baker	....	production assistant: Upper Canada Village (uncredited)
Pharaba Witt	....	assistant to producer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Alliance Atlantis Communications
• Spring Creek Productions (in association)

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2003) (USA) (TV)
• Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Future Film (2009) (Finland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
• Calibre Digital Pictures

Other Companies

• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio

Runtime:

USA:240 min (2 episodes) | Spain:177 min (DVD edition)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Spain:13 | Finland:K-18

Filming Locations:

Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Movie Connections:

Version of Salem Witch Trials (1992)

Very good historical docu-drama.

I was pleased to finally see Hollywood come out with a more realistic portrayal of the events surrounding one of the darkest periods in American history. The acting is excellent and the events are about as close to reality as you will ever get out of our American movie industry, which is usually incapable of portraying such historical facts without garbaging things up with special effects and their two cents worth of fiction thrown in for the purpose of maintaining the interest of those with IQ's that parallel the range of springtime temperatures. I highly recommend this movie to anyone interested in this period of our history.