Film

The Scarlet Letter

1995 · 2h 15m · Drama · Romance

When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.

IMDb

5.3

Rotten Tomatoes

13%

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.

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

Dana Ivey

Meredith Stonehall

• Roland JofféDirector · Producer
• Douglas Day StewartScreenplay
• Nathaniel HawthorneNovel
• Andrew G. VajnaProducer
• Dodi FayedExecutive Producer
• Tova LaiterExecutive Producer
• Alex ThomsonDirector of Photography
• John BarryOriginal Music Composer
• Thom NobleEditor
• Elisabeth LeustigCasting

The Scarlet Letter (1995) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Release date

October 13, 1995

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 15m

Rated

R

Budget

$50,000,000

Revenue

$10,382,407

Genres

Drama, Romance

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