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{{About|the film|the method of execution|Death by burning}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Burned at the Stake
| image          = The Coming poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical poster
| director       = [[Bert I. Gordon]]
| writer         = Bert I. Gordon
| narrator       = 
| starring       = [[Susan Swift]]<br>[[Tisha Sterling]]<br>Beverly Ross<br>David Rounds<br>[[Albert Salmi]]
| music          = Arthur Kempel
| cinematography = Daniel Yarussi
| editing        = Ron Sawade
| producer       = Bert I. Gordon
| studio         = [[Alan Landsburg Productions]]
| distributor    = International Film Market
| released       = {{Film date|1981}}
| runtime        = 88 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}
'''''Burned at the Stake''''', also released as '''''The Coming''''', is a 1981 film directed by [[Bert I. Gordon]]. It stars [[Susan Swift]] and [[Albert Salmi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allmovie.com/work/burned-at-the-stake-87671|title=Burned at the Stake (1981) - Bert I. Gordon &#124; Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related &#124; AllMovie}}</ref>

==Plot==
In the Salem of 1692, [[Salem witch trials|a group of witches are burned at the stake]]. Now, in the 1980s, Ann Putnam, a witch comes back from the dead, possesses one of her descendants Loreen Graham, and goes hunting for the occupants of the town to avenge her death.

==Cast==
* [[Susan Swift]] as Loreen Graham / Ann Putnam 
* [[Albert Salmi]] as Captain Billingham
* [[Guy Stockwell]] as Dr. Grossinger
* [[Tisha Sterling]] as Karen Graham
* Beverly Ross as Merlina
* David Rounds as William Goode

==See also==
* [[List of American films of 1981]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0082116}}

{{Bert I. Gordon}}

[[Category:1981 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Bert I. Gordon]]
[[Category:Films about reincarnation]]
[[Category:Films about witchcraft]]
[[Category:1981 horror films]]
[[Category:1981 English-language films]]
[[Category:English-language horror films]]
[[Category:Alan Landsburg Productions films]]

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