The Scarlet Letter

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.

Details

Cast

Demi Moore

Hester Prynne

Gary Oldman

Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

Robert Duvall

Roger Chillingworth

Lisa Andoh

Mituba

Edward Hardwicke

Gov. John Bellingham

Robert Prosky

Horace Stonehall

Roy Dotrice

Rev. Thomas Cheever

Joan Plowright

Harriet Hibbons

Malcolm Storry

Maj. Dunsmuir

James Bearden

Goodman Mortimer

Larissa Laskin

Goody Mortimer

Amy Wright

Goody Gotwick

George Aguilar

Johnny Sassamon

Tim Woodward

Brewster Stonehall

Joan Gregson

Elizabeth Cheever

Dana Ivey

Meredith Stonehall

Diane Salinger

Margaret Bellingham

Jocelyn Cunningham

Mary Rollings

Sheldon Peters Wolfchild

Moskeegee

Eric Schweig

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