Demi Moore
Hester Prynne
The Scarlet Letter
“When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.”
1995
2h 15m
Director: Roland Joffé
Writer: Douglas Day Stewart
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.
Cast
20 people
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