The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

90 mins | Drama, History | March 13, 1973

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?

The Scarlet Letter

90 mins | Drama, History | March 13, 1973

The Scarlet Letter
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?
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Filmverlag der Autoren
Original title Der scharlachrote Buchstabe
Directors Wim Wenders
Writers Ursula Ehler, Tankred Dorst, Bernardo Fernández, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wim Wenders

Cast

Senta Berger

as Hester Prynne

Hans Christian Blech

as Roger Chillingworth

Lou Castel

as Rev. Dimmesdale

Rüdiger Vogler

as The Sailor

Yelena Samarina

as Mistress Hibbins, the daughter of Gov. Bellingham

William Layton

as Gov. Bellingham

Alfredo Mayo

as Gov. Fuller

Ángel Álvarez

as Rev. Wilson

Laura Currie

as Sarah

Tito García

as Church Attendant

Lorenzo Robledo

as Captain

Rafael Albaicín

as Indian

José Villasante

as Shop Owner