Trumbo (2015 biopic)
Do you need to get in the mood or want some background for The Crucible by Arthur Miller running at the Frederic Wood Theatre March 15-30? There are two ways to play here: the witchcraft element or the McCarthyism allegory of the play.
Our Film Collection Coordinator Dmitri Lennikov has rounded up some fabulous films about both.
Films about McCarthyism
Since “The Crucible” is well-known as an allegory of the McCarthy communist “witch hunts” of the 1950s, here are three films (a satire, a historical drama, and a documentary) that take a look at the anti-communist paranoia and repercussions it had on America in the 1950s:
A King in New York (Chaplin, 1957)
Good Night, and Good Luck (Clooney, 2005)
Trumbo (Askin, 2007)
Bonus: The Hollywood Ten (Berry, 1950)
Films about Witchcraft
In honour of the release of “The Crucible” and its subject of witches, here are three films that may be of interest:
Häxan (Christensen, 1922)
Black Sunday (Bava, 1960)
The Witches (Roeg, 1990)
