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The Scarlet Letter (1973)

The Scarlet Letter (1973)

Drama History TV Movie
Release Date: 1973, March 13
Directors: Wim Wenders
Countries: Germany, Spain
Production: Filmverlag der Autoren, WDR
Cast: Lorenzo Robledo, Lou Castel, Hans Christian Blech, Ángel Álvarez, Rüdiger Vogler, Yella Rottländer, Senta Berger, Tito García, Yelena Samarina, Alfredo Mayo, William Layton, Rafael Albaicín

Overview:

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?