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The Scarlet Letter

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The Scarlet Letter(1995)

Drama, Romance

English

2h 15m

6.1

User Score

Roland Joffé

Douglas Day Stewart

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.