The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

2h 15m 1995 Drama, Romance, Western United States of America
Budget: $50,000,000 Revenue: $10,382,407

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

Writer

Douglas Day Stewart