The Scarlet Letter (Der scharlachrote Buchstabe) (1973)

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Directed by

Wim Wenders

Starring (View all)

Senta Berger
Hester Prynne

Lou Castel
Rev. Dimmesdale

Yelena Samarina
Mistress Hibbins, the daughter of Gov. Bellingham

Hans Christian Blech
Roger Chillingworth

Alfredo Mayo
Gov. Fuller

Yella Rottländer
Pearl

Ángel Álvarez
Rev. Wilson

José Vivó

Written by

Nathaniel Hawthorne
novel The Scarlet Letter

Wim Wenders
writer

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Description: 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, hersel ... (more)