The Scarlet Letter

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The Scarlet Letter

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The Scarlet Letter

Release Date: October 13, 1995

Year    :   1995
Slogan    :   «When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.»
Genres    :   Drama, Romance, Western
Production Companies    :   Cinergi Pictures Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures
Director    :   Roland Joffé
Producers    :   Roland Joffé, Dodi Fayed, Andrew G. Vajna, Tova Laiter
Writers    :   Douglas Day Stewart, Nathaniel Hawthorne
RunTime    :   135 mins.
Budget    :   50000000
Revenue    :   10382407

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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