The Scarlet Letter
“When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.”
Director
Roland Joffé
Screenplay / Story
Douglas Day Stewart
Music Composer
John Barry
Cinematography
Alex Thomson
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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Production Budget
$50,000,000
Worldwide Box Office
$10,382,407
Original Language
EN
Production Country
United States of America
Content Rating
PG-13
Release Status
Released
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Top 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
