The Scarlet Letter (1995)
October 13, 1995
Drama, Romance, Western
2h 15m
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When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Roland Joffé
- Hester Prynne Demi Moore
- Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale Gary Oldman
- Roger Chillingworth Robert Duvall
- Horace Stonehall Robert Prosky
- Gov. John Bellingham Edward Hardwicke
- Harriet Hibbons Joan Plowright
- Rev. Thomas Cheever Roy Dotrice
- Goody Mortimer Larissa Laskin
Recommendations
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- boston, massachusetts
- pregnancy
- witch burning
- puritan
- period drama
- extramarital affair
- 17th century