The Scarlet Letter (1995)

The Scarlet Letter | United States of America

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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Director

Roland Joffé

Writers

Douglas Day Stewart

Stars

Demi Moore
Hester Prynne

Gary Oldman
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

Robert Duvall
Roger Chillingworth

Robert Prosky
Horace Stonehall

Edward Hardwicke
Gov. John Bellingham

Joan Plowright
Harriet Hibbons

Roy Dotrice
Rev. Thomas Cheever

Larissa Laskin
Goody Mortimer

Amy Wright
Goody Gotwick

Dana Ivey
Meredith Stonehall

Others...

Budget

50,000,000.00

Revenue

10,382,407.00

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Keywords

based on novel, period drama, extramarital affair, pregnancy and birth, 17th century, boston, burning of witches, puritan

Trailers

Production

Hollywood Pictures, Cinergi Pictures Entertainment

Actor

Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall, Robert Prosky, Edward Hardwicke, Joan Plowright, Roy Dotrice, Larissa Laskin, Amy Wright, Dana Ivey, Lisa Andoh, Sarah Campbell

Creators

John Barry (Original Music Composer), Roland Joffé (Director), Dodi Fayed (Executive Producer), Thom Noble (Editor), Alex Thomson (Director of Photography), Douglas Day Stewart (Screenplay), Andrew G. Vajna (Producer), Nathaniel Hawthorne (Novel), Tova Laiter (Executive Producer)

Alternative titles

A Letra Escarlate (BR)
La letra escarlata (ES)

Release dates

13.10.1995 (US)
17.04.1996 (DE)