SYNOPSIS

The Scarlett Letter. 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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RELEASE DATE

November 17, 1995

DIRECTOR

Roland Joff

WRITER

Nathaniel Hawthorne (novel), Douglas Day Stewart (screenplay)

COMPANY

Buena Vista Pictures

GENRE

Drama, Romance

CERT

15

RUNTIME

135 minutes

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