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The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.

19956.12h 15m

Overview

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.

Directed by Roland Joffé
Written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Douglas Day Stewart
Produced by Andrew G. Vajna, Roland Joffé
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $10.4M

Top Cast

Demi Moore

Demi Moore

Hester Prynne

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Roger Chillingworth

Lisa Andoh

Lisa Andoh

Mituba

Edward Hardwicke

Edward Hardwicke

Gov. John Bellingham

Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Horace Stonehall

Roy Dotrice

Roy Dotrice

Rev. Thomas Cheever

Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Harriet Hibbons

Malcolm Storry

Malcolm Storry

Maj. Dunsmuir

J

James Bearden

Goodman Mortimer

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookboston, massachusettspregnancywitch burningpuritanperiod dramaextramarital affair17th century

About The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter is a drama, romance film released in 1995 exploring themes of based on novel or book, boston, massachusetts, pregnancy, witch burning, puritan, period drama. Directed by Roland Joffé, it stars Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall. 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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