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The Scarlet Letter (1995)
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In 1666 in the Massachusetts Bay colony, Puritans and Algonquian have an uneasy truce. Hester arrives from England... See full summary » Director:Roland Joffé |
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Horace Stonehall
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Roy Dotrice | ... |
Rev. Thomas Cheever
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Malcolm Storry | ... |
Maj. Dunsmuir
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James Bearden | ... |
Goodman Mortimer
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Goody Mortimer
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Goody Gotwick
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George Aguilar | ... |
Johnny Sassamon
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Brewster Stonehall
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Joan Gregson | ... |
Elizabeth Cheever
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In 1666 in the Massachusetts Bay colony, Puritans and Algonquian have an uneasy truce. Hester arrives from England, seeking independence. Awaiting her husband, she establishes independence, fixing up a house, befriending Quakers and other outsiders. Passion draws her to a young pastor. He feels the same; when they learn her husband has probably died at the hands of Indians, they consummate their love. A child is born, and on the day Hester is publicly humiliated and made to wear a scarlet letter, her husband appears after a year with Indians. Calling himself Chillingworth, he seeks revenge, searching out Hester's lover and stirring fears of witchcraft. Will his murderous plot succeed? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.Parents Guide:
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La letra escarlata See more »Box Office
Budget:
$50,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$10,400,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Harriet Hibbons: To be sure he's punishing you, woman. He be giving you a child.
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(Based on Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings")
Performed by Robert Shaw and the Robert Shaw Festival Singers
(Adm. by G. Schirmen Inc. (ASCAP))
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Richard Gere, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Anthony Hopkins were all considered for the male lead. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: When Hester starts to follow the red bird into the forest, once she's gotten deeper in the woods, you can see to the left of the screen three deliberate puffs of white smoke coming from a fog machine. See more »Quotes
Hester Prynne: [in labor] Are you sure God's not punishing me?Harriet Hibbons: To be sure he's punishing you, woman. He be giving you a child.
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Connections
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Lara Flynn Boyle/Bon Jovi (#26.19)" (2001) See more »Soundtracks
"Agnus Dei"(Based on Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings")
Performed by Robert Shaw and the Robert Shaw Festival Singers
(Adm. by G. Schirmen Inc. (ASCAP))
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