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The Scarlet Letter (1973)
Directed by Wim Wenders
History, Drama, TV Movie · 1h 30m
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?
Cast
Senta Berger
Hester Prynne
Hans Christian Blech
Roger Chillingworth
Lou Castel
Rev. Dimmesdale
Rüdiger Vogler
The Sailor
Yelena Samarina
Mistress Hibbins, the daughter of Gov. Bellingham
Yella Rottländer
Pearl
William Layton
Gov. Bellingham
Alfredo Mayo
Gov. Fuller
Ángel Álvarez
Rev. Wilson
Tito García
Church Attendant
Lorenzo Robledo
Captain
Crew
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Writer
- Wim Wenders, Bernardo Fernández
- Novel
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Director of Photography
- Robby Müller
- Original Music Composer
- Jürgen Knieper
- Editor
- Peter Przygodda
- Producer
- Wim Wenders, Thomas Schamoni
Details
- Original title
- Der scharlachrote Buchstabe
- Release date
- 1973-03-13
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- History, Drama, TV Movie
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany, Spain
- Production
- Filmverlag der Autoren, WDR