The Scarlet Letter
1995 · 135 MIN · IMDB 5.3 · 16,803 VOTES · DIR. Roland Joffé
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,422 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:11 My brother Metacomet
00:06:21 our wise God sends us a sign.
00:10:08 orherspirit?
00:16:42 Oh goodnes!
00:21:16 to marvel at and proclaim:
00:24:22 Mistress Prynne and l traveled out on the same ship.
00:28:19 She's only been free from the savages this half year.
00:32:24 But l have wondered
00:39:41 What shall we do?
00:51:06 and Wampanoag must unite
00:55:04 to guide these women in their untutored chatterings.
00:59:35 l was afraid.
01:05:50 Forgive me.
01:09:49 be as contrite as your conscience permits.
01:14:35 of your fellow sinner.
01:21:06 with the slightest glance or the merest gesture.
01:25:48 l learned quite rapidly.
01:30:15 Some minor elements
01:34:35 that threatened my father's very soul.
01:38:29 Right.
01:43:28 Have you lost all reason?
01:48:07 and now we stand before thee
01:56:11 l'll see she's raised up to fear the Lord.
02:05:29 Who is to say what is a sin in God's eyes?
Cast & Characters
Demi Moore
Hester Prynne
Gary Oldman
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Robert Duvall
Roger Chillingworth
Lisa Andoh
Mituba
Edward Hardwicke
Gov. John Bellingham
Robert Prosky
Horace Stonehall
Roy Dotrice
Rev. Thomas Cheever
Joan Plowright
Harriet Hibbons
Malcolm Storry
Maj. Dunsmuir
James Bearden
Goodman Mortimer
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,422
Dialogue density10.5 lines / min
First line00:02:11
Final line02:05:29
Production Record
DirectorRoland Joffé
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50,000,000
Revenue$10,382,407
IMDb votes16,803