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Scarecrow

Scarecrow

1972TV Movie⏱️ 1h 45m
DramaFantasyRomance
6.8
IMDB Rating
204 votes

Just before the Salem witch trials, an embittered old woman, who's learned witchcraft, and brings a scarecrow to life, as part of her revenge on the judge who was once her lover.

Director
Boris Sagal
Writers
Percy MacKaye, Nathaniel Hawthorne
Stars
Nina Foch, Norman Lloyd, Blythe Danner
Release Date
January 10, 1972
Language
English
Country
United States
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💬 10
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🎭 Top Cast

Nina Foch
Nina Foch
as Goody Rickby
Norman Lloyd
Norman Lloyd
as Dickon
Blythe Danner
Blythe Danner
as Rachel Merton
Pete Duel
Pete Duel
as Richard Talbot
Will Geer
Will Geer
as Justice Gilead Merton
Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder
as Lord Ravensbane
Joan Tompkins
Joan Tompkins
as Mistress Cynthia Merton
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Micah
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Peter Kastner
as Captain Bugby
Robert Karnes
Robert Karnes
as Minister Dodge

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
Hollywood Television Theatre, KCET

🏷️ Keywords

witchcraftmale female relationshipbased on play

🎯 Categories

DramaFantasyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Nice little play
by lacrescenta2002-12-12
9/10

"I was curious about this film a few months ago, and lamented that it was not available on tape or DVD anywhere. So imagine my surprise when I found it nestled in the bowels of my own massive video collection a short while later! I'd taped it 10 years earlier and obviously forgotten all about it. It is a charming little movie--obviously a low-budget, in a "play" format. (Meaning, not any outdoor scenes, all shot inside on a soundstage, etc.) The sets are inexpensive, and the video quality is what you might expect from the era in which is was filmed. (Early '70s.) Based..."

💡 Did You Know?

Last filmed project of actor Pete Duel.

📖 Synopsis

Just before the Salem witch trials, an embittered old woman, who's learned witchcraft, and brings a scarecrow to life, as part of her revenge on the judge who was once her lover.