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The Scarlet Letter

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

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6.1
The Film

The Scarlet Letter

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

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.

Budget

$50,000,000

Runtime

135 min

Box Office

$10,382,407

Released Oct 1995
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