Based upon the play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller (who wrote the screen adaptation), the Salem witch trials in 1692 plunge the Massachusetts Bay colony into chaos.

A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.

A young immigrant comes to America in the 60s and is caught up in the counterculture movement which tests his bonds of friendship and love.