The Scarlet Letter (1995)
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.
- Released
- 1995-10-13
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Roland Joffé, Douglas Day Stewart
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 from 544 votes
Cast
- Demi Moore as Hester Prynne
- Gary Oldman as Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
- Robert Duvall as Roger Chillingworth
- Lisa Andoh as Mituba
- Edward Hardwicke as Gov. John Bellingham
- Robert Prosky as Horace Stonehall
- Roy Dotrice as Rev. Thomas Cheever
- Joan Plowright as Harriet Hibbons
- Malcolm Storry as Maj. Dunsmuir
- James Bearden as Goodman Mortimer
- Larissa Laskin as Goody Mortimer
- Amy Wright as Goody Gotwick