The Scarlet Letter (1995)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $50,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $10,382,407.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 18.5 |
Directed By
Roland Joffé
Crew
Roland Joffé
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Douglas Day Stewart
Dodi Fayed
Roland Joffé
Tova Laiter
Andrew G. Vajna
John Barry
Alex Thomson
Thom Noble
Brian Best
Cinda-Lin James
Alison Reid
Corry Glass
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw
Buddy Joe Hooker
Robert F. Colesberry
Elisabeth Leustig
Roy Walker
Tony Woollard
Gabriella Pescucci
Rosalind Shingleton
Jennifer Bower O'Halloran
Fabrizio Sforza
Francesca Paris
Cynthia Patton
Linda Steeves
Elizabeth Kuchurean
Lars P. Winther
Dennis Maguire
John Gallagher
Mark Berger
Dave McMoyler
Holly Huckins
Eric Bryson
Michael Lee Baron
John Dodds
Guy Bews
Ben Gauthier
Jason Glass
Jim Finkbeiner
Flint Eagle
Tom Glass
François Gauthier
Joy Hooper
David Jacox
Jamie Jones
Alex Green
Billy Linders
Mike Mitchell
Sue Parker
Fred Perron
Greg Schlosser
Paul Rutledge
John Stoneham Jr.
Warren A. Stevens
Brent Woolsey
Duane Howard
Bryan Forde
TOP CAST
Demi Moore
Hester Prynne
Gary Oldman
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Robert Duvall
Roger Chillingworth
Robert Prosky
Horace Stonehall
Edward Hardwicke
Gov. John Bellingham
Joan Plowright
Harriet Hibbons
Roy Dotrice
Rev. Thomas Cheever
Larissa Laskin
Goody Mortimer
Amy Wright
Goody Gotwick
Dana Ivey
Meredith Stonehall
Lisa Andoh
Mituba
Sarah Campbell
Prudence Stonehall
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