The Scarlet Letter

1995

English

5.3

♡ 19

13%

41%

Action

based on novel or book

boston, massachusetts

Roland Joffé Director

Demi Moore as Hester Prynne

Jodhi May as Pearl

Gary Oldman as Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

Robert Duvall as Roger Chillingworth

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.