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The Scarlet Letter (1995)

R ★ 6.1/10 135 min Drama, Romance United States English
Director: Roland Joffé
Streaming: Not available
When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.

Description

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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Demi Moore
Demi Moore Hester Prynne
Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall Roger Chillingworth
Lisa Andoh
Lisa Andoh Mituba
Edward Hardwicke
Edward Hardwicke Gov. John Bellingham
Robert Prosky
Robert Prosky Horace Stonehall
Roy Dotrice
Roy Dotrice Rev. Thomas Cheever
Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright Harriet Hibbons

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