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The Scarlet Letter

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.

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Would I like this?

Box Office

Budget: $50,000,000
Revenue: $10,382,407
ROI: -79.2%

Verdict: Flop

Trailer

Crew

Directors

> Roland Joffé (Director)
> Alex Thomson (Director of Photography)
> Buddy Joe Hooker (Second Unit Director)
> Dennis Maguire (First Assistant Director)
> Lars P. Winther (Second Assistant Director)
> John Gallagher (Second Assistant Director)

Writers

> Douglas Day Stewart (Screenplay)
> Nathaniel Hawthorne (Novel)