
Feature film — 1995
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
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.
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A high-signal pick with 544 votes.
Cinergi Pictures / Lightmotive / Allied Stars / Moving Pictures
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Director: Roland Joffé
On screen
Cast & crew

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
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