The Scarlet Letter (1995)

10/13/1995 2h 15m

When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Demi Moore

as Hester Prynne

Born 11/11/1962, age

Gary Oldman

as Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

Born 03/21/1958, age

Robert Duvall

as Roger Chillingworth

Born 01/05/1931, age

Robert Prosky

as Horace Stonehall

Born 12/13/1930

Died 12/08/2008, age

Edward Hardwicke

as Gov. John Bellingham

Born 08/07/1932

Died 05/16/2011, age

Joan Plowright

as Harriet Hibbons

Born 10/28/1929, age

Roy Dotrice

as Rev. Thomas Cheever

Born 05/26/1923

Died 10/16/2017, age

Amy Wright

as Goody Gotwick

Born 04/15/1950, age

Dana Ivey

as Meredith Stonehall

Born 08/12/1941, age