The Scarlet Letter
13/10/1995
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.
Movie Information
Demi Moore
as Hester Prynne
Gary Oldman
as Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Robert Duvall
as Roger Chillingworth
Robert Prosky
as Horace Stonehall
Edward Hardwicke
as Gov. John Bellingham
Joan Plowright
as Harriet Hibbons
Roy Dotrice
as Rev. Thomas Cheever
Larissa Laskin
as Goody Mortimer
Amy Wright
as Goody Gotwick
Dana Ivey
as Meredith Stonehall
Lisa Andoh
as Mituba
Sarah Campbell
as Prudence Stonehall
Line Pelletier
as Peasant(uncredited)
