The Scarlet Letter
“When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.”
6.1
1995
2h 15m
DramaRomance
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.
Key Crew
Director
Roland Joffé
Producers
Andrew G. Vajna
Roland Joffé
Writers
Douglas Day Stewart
Cinematography
Alex Thomson
Music
John Barry
Cast (43)
Demi Moore
Hester Prynne
Gary Oldman
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
