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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.
Oct 13, 1995 2h 15m
6.065
480 votes

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.

Title The Scarlet Letter
Companies Cinergi Pictures, Lightmotive, Allied Stars, Moving Pictures, Hollywood Pictures
Countries United States of America
Keywords based on novel or book, boston, massachusetts, pregnancy, witch burning, puritan, period drama, extramarital affair, 17th century
Demi Moore

Demi Moore

Hester Prynne
Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Roger Chillingworth
Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Horace Stonehall
Edward Hardwicke

Edward Hardwicke

Gov. John Bellingham
Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Harriet Hibbons
Roy Dotrice

Roy Dotrice

Rev. Thomas Cheever
Larissa Laskin

Larissa Laskin

Goody Mortimer
Amy Wright

Amy Wright

Goody Gotwick
Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey

Meredith Stonehall
Sarah Campbell

Sarah Campbell

Prudence Stonehall