The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

Der scharlachrote Buchstabe

Release date : 1973-03-13

Production country :

Germany,

Spain

Production company :

Filmverlag der Autoren,

WDR

Status : Released

Durasi : 90 Min.

Popularity : 3.308

5.6

Total Vote : 19

In 17th-century Salem, Hester Prynne must wear a scarlet A because she is an adulteress, with a child out of wedlock. For seven years, she has refused to name the father. A vigorous older stranger arrives, recognized by Hester but unknown to others as her missing husband. He poses as Chillingworth, a doctor, watching Hester and searching out the identity of her lover. His eye soon rests on Dimmesdale, a young overwrought pastor. Enmity grows between the two men; Chillingworth applies psychological pressure, and the pastor begins to crack. A ship stops in Salem, and Hester sees it as a providential refuge for her daughter, herself, and her lover. But will Dimmesdale flee with her?