The Scarlet Letter
- Original title
- Der scharlachrote Buchstabe (The Scarlet Letter)
- Year
- 1973
- Running time
- 78 min.
- Country
- Germany - West Germany (FRG)
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Senta Berger
- Hans Christian Blech
- Lou Castel
- Yelena Samarina
- Yella Rottländer
- William Layton
- Alfredo Mayo
- Ángel Álvarez
- Laura Currie
- Tito García
- Lorenzo Robledo
- Rafael Albaicín
- José Villasante
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Germany - West Germany (FRG)-Spain;
- Genre
- Drama | 17th Century
- Movie Groups
- Nathaniel Hawthorne Adaptations
- Synopsis
- 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?
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