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
00:06:18 So we don't grow complacent
00:10:01 Why did herhusband send heron ahead
00:15:59 l will follow at once.
00:20:56 then the power of love
00:23:55 -this is Mistress... -We've already met.
00:27:53 Harriet Hibbons.
00:31:29 Leave them books on the table and l'll be sure he gets them.
00:38:35 Farewell.
00:44:22 But was it an answer to my prayers?
00:53:55 or they'll talking of you the way they talk of me!
00:58:05 -Tell us the truth, Arthur. -He knows nothing of my affairs.
01:02:25 my wife and l will return to England.
01:07:42 Now the head is coming.
01:13:07 which is to be hanged by the neck until dead.
01:18:26 Did l not see thee above all womanhood?
01:23:29 Breathe one word to him of my true identity
01:28:40 why are they so close to town?
01:31:48 Yes.
01:36:24 Enough!
01:40:26 -What has become of you? -God, woman!
01:44:54 Now show me your tummy tum-tum.
01:51:02 This is to make you pay for my fantasies.
02:00:26 Hester!
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 line02:00:26
Production Record
DirectorRoland Joffé
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50,000,000
Revenue$10,382,407
IMDb votes16,803