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The Scarlet Letter

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

★ 6.1 TMDB Rating · 540 votes

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.

Director
Roland Joffé
Release date
Oct 13, 1995
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of The Scarlet Letter

  • Portrait of Demi Moore

    Demi Moore

    Hester Prynne

  • Portrait of Gary Oldman

    Gary Oldman

    Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

  • Portrait of Robert Duvall

    Robert Duvall

    Roger Chillingworth

  • Portrait of Lisa Andoh

    Lisa Andoh

    Mituba

  • Portrait of Edward Hardwicke

    Edward Hardwicke

    Gov. John Bellingham

  • Portrait of Robert Prosky

    Robert Prosky

    Horace Stonehall

  • Portrait of Roy Dotrice

    Roy Dotrice

    Rev. Thomas Cheever

  • Portrait of Joan Plowright

    Joan Plowright

    Harriet Hibbons

  • Portrait of Malcolm Storry

    Malcolm Storry

    Maj. Dunsmuir

  • James Bearden

    Goodman Mortimer

  • Portrait of Larissa Laskin

    Larissa Laskin

    Goody Mortimer

  • Portrait of Amy Wright

    Amy Wright

    Goody Gotwick

Where to Stream The Scarlet Letter by Country

United States
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United Kingdom
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
India
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Canada
Streaming on Disney+Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo
Australia
Streaming on Disney+Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies

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