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Film / 1995
The Scarlet Letter
Directed by
Roland Joffé
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Demi MooreHester Prynne
Gary OldmanRev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Robert DuvallRoger Chillingworth
Lisa AndohMituba
Edward HardwickeGov. John Bellingham
Robert ProskyHorace Stonehall
Roy DotriceRev. Thomas Cheever
Joan PlowrightHarriet Hibbons
Malcolm StorryMaj. Dunsmuir
James BeardenGoodman Mortimer
Larissa LaskinGoody Mortimer
Amy WrightGoody Gotwick
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George AguilarJohnny Sassamon
Tim WoodwardBrewster Stonehall
Joan GregsonElizabeth Cheever
Dana IveyMeredith Stonehall
Diane SalingerMargaret Bellingham
Jocelyn CunninghamMary Rollings
Sheldon Peters WolfchildMoskeegee
Eric SchweigMetacomet
Kristin FairlieFaith Stonehall
Sarah CampbellPrudence Stonehall
Judd JonesMr. Bobbin
Anthony PatonTown Beadle
Marguerite McNeilWidow Wormser
Kennetch CharletteTarrantine Chief
Deborah TennantQuaker Lady
Kateri WalkerFemale Sachem
Shaun ClarkeMilitia Guardsman
Jay CarmichaelMilitia Guardsman
Jason ParkhillFirst Guardsman
Jeremy KeddyDrummer Boy
Nicholas RiceThe Clerk
Len DoncheffTrader
Ashley NolanGoody Hunter
Steve CosmicSpeaking Native
Evelyn FrancisAlgonquin Native
Gary JosephNative Rider
Stephen MicalchunkPassenger #1
Jeremy AkermanMiddle Aged Passenger
Scout LaRue WillisPearl
Tallulah WillisBaby Pearl
Jodhi MayVoice of Pearl (voice)
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