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Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall

In 1666 in the Massachusetts Bay colony, Puritans and Algonquian have an uneasy truce. Hester arrives from England, seeking independence. Awaiting her husband, she establishes independence, fixing up ...( read more  read more... )a house, befriending Quakers and other outsiders. Passion draws her to a young pastor. He feels the same; when they learn her husband has probably died at the hands of Indians, they consummate their love. A child is born, and on the day Hester is publicly humiliated and made to wear a scarlet letter, her husband appears after a year with Indians. Calling himself Chillingworth, he seeks revenge, searching out Hester's lover and stirring fears of witchcraft. Will his murderous plot succeed?

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R, 135 min.

Directed by: Roland Joffé

Release Date: October 13, 1995

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DVD Release Date: June 4, 2002

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  • thmtsang
    July 14, 2007
    thmtsang
    Very poor adaptation of the book, they changed the ending!
  • sapphirechaos05
    July 10, 2007
    sapphirechaos05
    i can feel the passion as i write, lol
  • lavenderfawn
    March 26, 2007
    lavenderfawn
    ANYTHING with Gary oldman!
  • sanjurosamurai
    January 25, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    overly sappy an dramamtic
  • nuheart
    January 5, 2007
    nuheart
    Dimsdale lives? What a lame-ass, Hollywood cop-out!
  • siemprejuntoalmio
    November 6, 2009
    siemprejuntoalmio
    absolutely beautiful!!!
  • Phonex
    October 26, 2009
    Phonex
    6th version. 7th is soon. what a subject. Lack of vision pushes people to warm the same meal ten times.
  • eternalnenya76
    June 16, 2009
    eternalnenya76
    she should've known better.
  • susaok
    May 3, 2009
    susaok
    well what can i said is so romantic,erotic and i love it
  • gabrielapetre67
    April 13, 2009
    gabrielapetre67
    dont miss to see it!!

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  • hotbeetroot
    January 31, 2007
    hotbeetroot
    this is great ,the baby she has in this is her actual baby & she dont look to bad for not long having a baby.gary oldman he cant even remember makin this movie, he was totally drunk .anyhow great movie.
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