1 Movie Starring Lisa Andoh

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-10-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

135 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.1 (11449 Reviews)

Director:

Roland Joffè

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Nathaniel Hawthorne (novel)

Douglas Day Stewart (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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?

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