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The Scarlet Letter( 1995)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Demi Moore

      Hester Prynne

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      Gary Oldman

      Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

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      Robert Duvall

      Roger Chillingworth

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      Robert Prosky

      Horace Stonehall

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      Edward Hardwicke

      Gov. John Bellingham

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      Joan Plowright

      Harriet Hibbons

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      Roy Dotrice

      Rev. Thomas Cheever

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      Larissa Laskin

      Goody Mortimer

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      Amy Wright

      Goody Gotwick

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      Dana Ivey

      Meredith Stonehall

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      Lisa Andoh

      Mituba

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      Sarah Campbell

      Prudence Stonehall

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      Line Pelletier

      Peasant(uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Mar 28 2022
    Heavens, but this is heavy going. Demi Moore is "Hester", sent on to a Massachusetts colony ahead of her husband to set up their new home. Determined to stand on her own two feet, she invites the enmity of the community by insisting on living on her own. Her only ally seems to be the preacher "Dimmesdale" (Gary Oldman) and he becomes more crucial when it looks like her husband has been killed in a shipwreck and when, shortly thereafter, she becomes pregnant. Determined not to reveal the identity of the father, she endures the disdain from her somewhat puritanical neighbours and both her and her...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    50000000.00

    Revenue

    10382407.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • boston, massachusetts
    • pregnancy
    • witch burning
    • puritan
    • period drama
    • extramarital affair
    • 17th century