The Scarlet Letter
When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.
1995-10-13 | 135 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Demi MooreHester Prynne
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Gary OldmanRev. Arthur Dimmesdale
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Robert DuvallRoger Chillingworth
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Robert ProskyHorace Stonehall
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Edward HardwickeGov. John Bellingham
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Joan PlowrightHarriet Hibbons
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Roy DotriceRev. Thomas Cheever
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Larissa LaskinGoody Mortimer
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Amy WrightGoody Gotwick
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Dana IveyMeredith Stonehall
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Lisa AndohMituba
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Line PelletierPeasant(uncredited)
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