| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
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. 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 |
| Notes |
Rated M |
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Originally released as motion picture in 1995 |
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Freely adapted from the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne |
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Includes interactive menus and scene access |
| Credits |
Music, John Barry ; editor, Thom Noble ; production designer, Roy Walker ; director of photography, Alex Thomson ; co-producer, Robert Colesberry ; executive producers, Dodi Fayed, Tova Later ; screenplay, Douglas Day Stewart ; producer, Andrew G. Vajna ; producer/director, Roland Joffe |
| Cast |
Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall, Edward Hardwicke, Joan Plowright |
| Notes |
Region 4 DVD. Colour recording system: PAL |
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English language track ; English optional subtitles |
| Subject |
Feature films -- United States.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Motion pictures, American.
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DVDs -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Oldman, Gary.
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Duvall, Robert.
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Moore, Demi.
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Joffé, Roland, 1945-
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