Overview - The Scarlet Letter

Date of release

Genres

  • Drama
  • Romance

Runtime: 135 minutes

Homepage: The Scarlet Letter

Budget

$50,000,000.00

Revenue

$10,382,407.00

Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: Cinergi Pictures

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Lightmotive

    Production country

  • Name: Allied Stars

    Production country

  • Name: Moving Pictures

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Hollywood Pictures

    Production country United States of America

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

  • Name: Demi Moore

    Character: Hester Prynne

    Popularity: 6.274

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  • Name: Gary Oldman

    Character: Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

    Popularity: 3.9977

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  • Name: Robert Duvall

    Character: Roger Chillingworth

    Popularity: 3.5727

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  • Name: Lisa Andoh

    Character: Mituba

    Popularity: 0.1156

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  • Name: Edward Hardwicke

    Character: Gov. John Bellingham

    Popularity: 0.5859

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  • Name: Robert Prosky

    Character: Horace Stonehall

    Popularity: 0.7466

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  • Name: Roy Dotrice

    Character: Rev. Thomas Cheever

    Popularity: 0.6531

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  • Name: Joan Plowright

    Character: Harriet Hibbons

    Popularity: 1.0892

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