The Scarlet Letter
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Roland Joffe
Demi Moore
Gary Oldman
Robert Duvall
Joan Plowright
Judd Jones
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
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.
Director
Roland Joffe
Cast
Demi Moore
Gary Oldman
Robert Duvall
Joan Plowright
Judd Jones
Len Doncheff
Jeremy Akerman
Jeremy Keddy
Kateri Walker
Malcolm Storry
Stephen Micalchunk
Jocelyn Cunningham
Dana Ivey
Kennetch Charlette
Joan Gregson
Lisa Joliff-andoh
Amy Wright
Roy Dotrice
Stephen Aderneck
Sheldon Peters Wolfchild
Deborah Tennant
Robert Prosky
Jay Carmichael
Diane Salinger
Kristen Fairlie
Gary Joseph
Tim Woodward
Jason Parkhill
Eric Schweig
Anthony Paton
Nicholas Rice
Francie Swift
Jim Bearden
Sarah Campbell
Ashley Nolan
Jodhi May
Evelyn Francis
Marguerite Mcneil
Larissa Laskin
Shaun R Clarke
Edward Hardwicke
George Aguilar
Crew
Jeff D Adams
Keith Adams
John Adamson
David Albeitson
Richard M Allen
Michael Anderson
Mary Andrews
Neil Andrews
Natalie Angelucci
James Ashwill
Christopher Assells
Henri Aubertin
Bob Badami
Wenden K Baldwin
Nico Bally
Michael Lee Baron
Thomas R Barone
John Barry
Joseph Burt Beaulieu
Bob Beher
Stephen Belanger
Tory Bellingham
Lon Bender
Michael A Benson
Michael A Benson
Mark Berger
Dirk Berkhuysen
Brian T Best
Guy Bews
Douglas M Black
Simon Board
Sylvie Boucher
Mark Bourque
Brian Bower
Keith John Bower
Daniel Bradette
Mildred Breakspear
James F Breithaupt
Cameron Brooke
Robert C Brooke
Scott Brooke
Eric Bryson
Peter Buffett
Ben Bulatao
Marcel Caissie
Craig Cameron
Donna Big Canoe
Gordon Chacra
Shaun R Clarke
Timothy Clarkin
Sylvie Clement
Johnny Cochrane
Robert F Colesberry
Luis Colina
Edward Collins
Nancy Cone
Daneen Conroy
John Conway
Shelagh Corbett
Bill Corkum
Jonathan Cornick
Pierre Cote
Patricia A Cowmeadow
John Cucci
Andrew Cull
Alan Dangerio
Robert Daprato
Donald Darrach
Lee Ann Darrach
Jeff Dashnaw
Mario Davignon
Aundrea Defur
Diane Dejong
Dino Dimuro
Mike Dixon
John Dodds
Brendan Donnison
Sean Doran
Ian Douglas
Dawn Duganozic
Tamara Duguay
Rickley W Dumm
Richard Dwan
Flint Eagle
John Eckert
Don Ellis
Wayne Enslow
Donna Ensor
Shannon Erbe
Rob Eshelby
Dodi Fayed
Jeanie Fielder
Rex Fields
Martin Fink
Jim Finkbeiner
Adam Firth
Ann Fisher
Pamela Fisher
Paul Flinchbaugh
Bryan Forde
Rejéan Forget
Barry Fowler
John Franta
Annie Fuller
Martine Gagnon
John E Gallagher
Douglas Ganton
Benoit Gauthier
Francois Gauthier
Michael A. Genne
Cory Glass
Jason Glass
Tom Glass
Daniel Godin
Emile Godin
Harry Goodick
Aaron Goodman
Stephanie Gorin
Trent Goulden
Dan Grady
Laura Graham
Alex Green
Lloyd Green
Lori Greenberg
Augus Gregory
Robert E Griffith
Sasha Hadden
Bob Hall
Richard St John Harrison
Terry Hawkins
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Will Hayward
Bernard Hearn
Dan Hegeman
Kristen Helsing
Mo Henry
Ann Henshaw
Phil Hess
Ian R Hicks
Tom Hidderley
Chris Hogan
John Holosko
Buddy Joe Hooker
Pamela Joy Hooper
John Houston
Holly Huckings
Henri Huet
Richard Hughes
Fred Hunchuck
Gary Hutchings
B C Hydro
Fred Ionson
Scott Irvine
John Irwin
Enrico Jacoponi
David Jacox
Craig Jaeger
Cinda Lin James
Howard Jeddore
Roland Joffe
Robert Jofre
Priscilla John
Captain Jeff Johnson
Trevor Jolly
Hugh Jones
Jamie Jones
Jannette A Joudrey
Brent Kelly
Gary Kleinsteuber
Gary Kleinsteuber
Kaz Kobielski
Clif Kohlweck
Michael Kohne
John Kurlander
Mark Laing
Tova Laiter
Tony Lamberti
Luci Lane
Arthur Langevin
Mark Lapointe
Martin Lapointe
Keith Lapp
Thomas Lapp
Thomas Charles Lapp
Keith Large
Mark Laughton
Brennan Lazare
Judson Leach
Guy Leblanc
Elisabeth Leustig
Tim Lidstone
Billy Linder
Bill Lindsay
Lyn Lozier
Jeremy Lyall
James Maccammon
Forbes Macdonald
Wendy Mack
Donald Mackechnie
John Mackenzie
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 13, 1995
Released in United States on Video April 16, 1996
Hawthorne's novel has been adapted as a feature film at least four times: In 1917, directed by Carl Harbough; in 1926, directed by Victor Sjostrom and starring Lillian Gish; in 1934, directed by Robert G. Vignola and starring Colleen Moore; and in 1973, directed by Wim Wenders and starring Senta Berger.
Completed shooting November 21, 1994.
Began shooting August 7, 1994.
Released in United States Fall October 13, 1995
Released in United States on Video April 16, 1996