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.
The Scarlet Letter
“When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.”
Overview
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.
Director
Roland Joffé
Budget
50.0M
Revenue
10.4M
Status
Released
Production
Cinergi Pictures, Lightmotive, Allied Stars, Moving Pictures, Hollywood Pictures
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
Larissa Laskin
Goody Mortimer
Amy Wright
Goody Gotwick
George Aguilar
Johnny Sassamon
Tim Woodward
Brewster Stonehall
Joan Gregson
Elizabeth Cheever
Dana Ivey
Meredith Stonehall
Diane Salinger
Margaret Bellingham
Jocelyn Cunningham
Mary Rollings
Sheldon Peters Wolfchild
Moskeegee
Eric Schweig
Metacomet
Kristin Fairlie
Faith Stonehall
Sarah Campbell
Prudence Stonehall
Judd Jones
Mr. Bobbin
Anthony Paton
Town Beadle
Marguerite McNeil
Widow Wormser
Kennetch Charlette
Tarrantine Chief
Deborah Tennant
Quaker Lady
Kateri Walker
Female Sachem
Shaun Clarke
Militia Guardsman
Jay Carmichael
Militia Guardsman
Jason Parkhill
First Guardsman
Jeremy Keddy
Drummer Boy
Nicholas Rice
The Clerk
Len Doncheff
Trader
Ashley Nolan
Goody Hunter
Steve Cosmic
Speaking Native
Evelyn Francis
Algonquin Native
Gary Joseph
Native Rider
Stephen Micalchunk
Passenger #1
Jeremy Akerman
Middle Aged Passenger
Scout LaRue Willis
Pearl
Tallulah Willis
Baby Pearl
Jodhi May
Voice of Pearl (voice)
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