The Scarlet Letter

6.116

135 minutes

10/13/1995

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.

Cast List

Demi Moore
as Hester Prynne
Gary Oldman
as Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Robert Duvall
as Roger Chillingworth
Lisa Andoh
as Mituba
Edward Hardwicke
as Gov. John Bellingham
Robert Prosky
as Horace Stonehall
Roy Dotrice
as Rev. Thomas Cheever
Joan Plowright
as Harriet Hibbons
Malcolm Storry
as Maj. Dunsmuir
James Bearden
as Goodman Mortimer
Larissa Laskin
as Goody Mortimer
Amy Wright
as Goody Gotwick
George Aguilar
as Johnny Sassamon
Tim Woodward
as Brewster Stonehall
Joan Gregson
as Elizabeth Cheever
Dana Ivey
as Meredith Stonehall
Diane Salinger
as Margaret Bellingham
Jocelyn Cunningham
as Mary Rollings
Sheldon Peters Wolfchild
as Moskeegee
Eric Schweig
as Metacomet
Kristin Fairlie
as Faith Stonehall
Sarah Campbell
as Prudence Stonehall
Judd Jones
as Mr. Bobbin
Anthony Paton
as Town Beadle
Marguerite McNeil
as Widow Wormser
Kennetch Charlette
as Tarrantine Chief
Deborah Tennant
as Quaker Lady
Kateri Walker
as Female Sachem
Shaun Clarke
as Militia Guardsman
Jay Carmichael
as Militia Guardsman
Jason Parkhill
as First Guardsman
Jeremy Keddy
as Drummer Boy
Nicholas Rice
as The Clerk
Len Doncheff
as Trader
Ashley Nolan
as Goody Hunter
Steve Cosmic
as Speaking Native
Evelyn Francis
as Algonquin Native
Gary Joseph
as Native Rider
Stephen Micalchunk
as Passenger #1
Jeremy Akerman
as Middle Aged Passenger
Scout LaRue Willis
as Pearl
Tallulah Willis
as Baby Pearl
Jodhi May
as Voice of Pearl (voice)