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The Scarlet Letter

  • 1995
  • R
  • 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
17K
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Demi Moore and Gary Oldman in The Scarlet Letter (1995)
An affair between a young woman and a pastor has disastrous consequences.
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Period DramaTragic RomanceDramaRomance

An affair between a young woman and a pastor has disastrous consequences.An affair between a young woman and a pastor has disastrous consequences.An affair between a young woman and a pastor has disastrous consequences.

  • Director
    • Roland Joffé
  • Writers
    • Nathaniel Hawthorne
    • Douglas Day Stewart
  • Stars
    • Demi Moore
    • Gary Oldman
    • Robert Duvall
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roland Joffé
    • Writers
      • Nathaniel Hawthorne
      • Douglas Day Stewart
    • Stars
      • Demi Moore
      • Gary Oldman
      • Robert Duvall
    • 117User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 10 nominations total

    Videos1

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    Trailer 3:17
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    Photos39

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    Demi Moore
    Demi Moore
    • Hester Prynne
    Gary Oldman
    Gary Oldman
    • Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
    Robert Duvall
    Robert Duvall
    • Roger Chillingworth
    Lisa Andoh
    • Mituba
    • (as Lisa Joliffe-Andoh)
    Edward Hardwicke
    Edward Hardwicke
    • Gov. John Bellingham
    Robert Prosky
    Robert Prosky
    • Horace Stonehall
    Roy Dotrice
    Roy Dotrice
    • Rev. Thomas Cheever
    Joan Plowright
    Joan Plowright
    • Harriet Hibbons
    Malcolm Storry
    Malcolm Storry
    • Maj. Dunsmuir
    James Bearden
    James Bearden
    • Goodman Mortimer
    • (as Jim Bearden)
    Larissa Laskin
    Larissa Laskin
    • Goody Mortimer
    Amy Wright
    Amy Wright
    • Goody Gotwick
    George Aguilar
    George Aguilar
    • Johnny Sassamon
    Tim Woodward
    Tim Woodward
    • Brewster Stonehall
    Joan Gregson
    • Elizabeth Cheever
    Dana Ivey
    Dana Ivey
    • Meredith Stonehall
    Diane Louise Salinger
    Diane Louise Salinger
    • Margaret Bellingham
    • (as Diane Salinger)
    Jocelyn Cunningham
    • Mary Rollings
    • Director
      • Roland Joffé
    • Writers
      • Nathaniel Hawthorne
      • Douglas Day Stewart
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    User reviews117

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    Love hurts; aggression with passion.

    DeeDee-10

    Not all that bad!

    6Servo-11

    Not that bad, actually

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    Period Drama
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    Tragic Romance
    Tragic Romance
    Drama
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    Romance
    Romance

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      While viewing a scene during production, Demi Moore so disliked the way her hair looked that she insisted the scene be re-shot, at her own expense.
    • Goofs
      Nicholas Rice is credited as playing the clerk, but the role was actually played by someone else.
    • Quotes

      Pearl: [voiceover] Who is to say what is a sin in God's eyes.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Assassins/Dead Presidents/How to Make an American Quilt/Strange Days/Persuasion (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Agnus Dei
      (Based on Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings")
      Performed by Robert Shaw and the Robert Shaw Festival Singers
      (Adm. by G. Schirmen Inc. (ASCAP))
      Courtesy of Telarc International Corporation

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 13, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • arabuloku.com
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La letra escarlata
    • Filming locations
      • Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Allied Stars Ltd.
      • Cinergi Pictures Entertainment
      • Hollywood Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $46,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,382,407
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,119,086
      • Oct 15, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,382,407
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 15m(135 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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