The Scarlet Letter

1995 6.1 (489 votes) 2h 15m

Genres

Drama Romance Western

Production Companies

Cinergi Pictures
Lightmotive
Allied Stars
Moving Pictures
Hollywood Pictures

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

Overview

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.