The Scarlet Letter (1995)

US:: R Drama Romance

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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1995-10-13

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Runtime: 135 mins Revenue: $10,382,407 Budget: $50,000,000 Rating: 5.7 Tag Line: When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.

Cast

Gary Oldman

Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

Robert Duvall

Roger Chillingworth

Demi Moore

Hester Prynne

Edward Hardwicke

Gov. John Bellingham

Roy Dotrice

Rev. Thomas Cheever

Robert Prosky

Horace Stonehall

Dana Ivey

Meredith Stonehall

Joan Plowright

Harriet Hibbons

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Crew

John Barry

Original Music Composer

Roland Joffé

Director

Roland Joffé

Producer

Dodi Fayed

Executive Producer

Thom Noble

Editor

Alex Thomson

Director of Photography

Douglas Day Stewart

Screenplay

Andrew G. Vajna

Producer

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