Title The Scarlet Letter 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. Tagline When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all. Genres Drama, History, Romance Keywords based on novel, burning of witches, puritan, pregnancy, period drama, extramarital affair Production Companies Hollywood Pictures, Cinergi Pictures Entertainment Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 135 Release Year 1995
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 10 million USD