The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
1995
2h 15m
6.1/10 (491 votes)
Budget:$50,000,000
Revenue:$10,382,407
Director: Roland Joffé

The Scarlet Letter

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

DramaRomance

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.

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Top Cast

Demi Moore

Demi Moore

Hester Prynne

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Roger Chillingworth

Edward Hardwicke

Edward Hardwicke

Gov. John Bellingham

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