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.| Status: | Released (1995-10-13) |
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| Awards: | 1 win & 10 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $10,382,407 |
| Screen: | Nathaniel Hawthorne, Douglas Day Stewart |
| Productions: | Cinergi Pictures, Lightmotive, Allied Stars, Moving Pictures, Hollywood Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 3416: Demi Moore - Hester Prynne
- 64: Gary Oldman - Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
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- 65543: Lisa Andoh - Mituba
- 3545: Edward Hardwicke - Gov. John Bellingham
- 10360: Robert Prosky - Horace Stonehall
- 4002: Roy Dotrice - Rev. Thomas Cheever
Crews
- 8965: Roland Joffé - Director - Directing
- 65544: Nathaniel Hawthorne - Novel - Writing
- 27538: Douglas Day Stewart - Screenplay - Writing
- 14696: Dodi Fayed - Executive Producer - Production
- 8965: Roland Joffé - Producer - Production
- 65545: Tova Laiter - Executive Producer - Production
- 56967: Andrew G. Vajna - Producer - Production
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Heavens, but this is heavy going. Demi Moore is "Hester", sent on to a Massachusetts colony ahead of her husband to set up their new home. Determined to stand on her own two feet, she invites the enmity of the community by insisting on living on her own. Her only ally seems to be the ....
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**_A glimpse of what it was like to live on the Northeast coast in the mid-1600s_** Hester Prynne arrives at the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1666 (Demi Moore) to set up a homestead in preparation for her husband. As she gets to know the local pastor, Arthur Dimmesdale (Gary Oldman ....
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