The Scarlet Letter
Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of adultery and forced to wear a scarlet "A" until an Indian attack unites the Puritans and leads to a reevaluation of their laws and morals.
Synopsis
Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of adultery and forced to wear a scarlet "A" until an Indian attack unites the Puritans and leads to a reevaluation of their laws and morals.
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Cast
Directed by Roland Joffé
Demi Moore
Hester Prynne
Gary Oldman
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Robert Duvall
Roger Chillingworth
Robert Prosky
Horace Stonehall
Edward Hardwicke
Gov. John Bellingham
Joan Plowright
Harriet Hibbons
Roy Dotrice
Rev. Thomas Cheever
Larissa Laskin
Goody Mortimer
Amy Wright
Goody Gotwick
Dana Ivey
Meredith Stonehall
Lisa Andoh
Mituba
Sarah Campbell
Prudence Stonehall
Line Pelletier
Peasant(uncredited)
Production
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Release
1995
Runtime
135 min
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