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The Scarlet Letter

19952h 15mDrama · Romance
directed by Roland Joffé

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

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6.1 / 10
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5.3 / 10
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Synopsis

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.

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