The Scarlet Letter
“When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.”
1995•R•2h 15m•6.1•Released
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.
Director
Roland Joffé
Writer
Douglas Day Stewart
Budget
$50M
Revenue
$10M
Languages
English
Studio
Cinergi Pictures
Cast
Demi Moore
Hester Prynne
Gary Oldman
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Robert Duvall
Roger Chillingworth
Lisa Andoh
Mituba
Edward Hardwicke
Gov. John Bellingham
Robert Prosky
Horace Stonehall
Roy Dotrice
Rev. Thomas Cheever
Joan Plowright
Harriet Hibbons
Malcolm Storry
Maj. Dunsmuir
James Bearden
Goodman Mortimer
Larissa Laskin
Goody Mortimer
Amy Wright
Goody Gotwick
George Aguilar
Johnny Sassamon
Tim Woodward
Brewster Stonehall
Joan Gregson
Elizabeth Cheever
Production
Company
Cinergi Pictures
Company
Lightmotive
Company
Allied Stars
Company
Moving Pictures
Producer
Roland Joffé
Producer
Andrew G. Vajna
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