The Scarlet Letter (1974)

Cast

John Heard, Josef Sommer, Kevin Conway, Meg Foster

The story

Hester Prynne (Meg Foster) is a young Puritan woman who commits adultery while her husband is in Europe, and, upon the birth of her illegitimate child, is subsequently condemned to wear a scarlet "A" (for adultery) for the rest of her life. Her secret partner, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale (John Heard), writhes in private torment as he deals with hiding his sin. The person of Hester's husband, Roger Chillingworth (Kevin Conway), completes this grim triangle as the mysterious situation leads to a shattering climax.

Genres

Film metadata comes from the open sources listed in Credits & Contact. Catalogue details may be incomplete.

Your lists

Loading your lists…