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The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

Branded for Adultery - with the scarlet letter!

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Drama

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The Scarlet Letter is a 1979 miniseries based on the novel of the same name that aired on WGBH from March 3, 1979 to March 24, 1979. The series is four episodes long, 60 minutes each. Part 2 won the 1979 Emmy Award for Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Limited Series or Special for film editors Ken Denisoff, Janet McFadden, and Tucker Wiard. In 1979, when most literary programs were being produced in the United Kingdom, Boston public television station WGBH decided to produce a homegrown literary classic of its own. The result is this epic version of Nathaniel Hawthorne's enduring novel of Puritan America in search of its soul. Hester Prynne overcomes the stigma of adultery to emerge as the first great heroine in American literature. Hawthorne's themes, the nature of sin, social hypocrisy, and community repression, still reverberate through American society. Meg Foster brings a quiet strength to the role of Hester, the adulteress condemned to wear a scarlet "A" for the rest of her life. As her partner in crime, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, John Heard writhes in private torment most convincingly. Kevin Conway completes this grim triangle as the mysterious, maleficent Roger Chillingworth. The costumes and scenery are simple, so as not to detract from the dialogue as each character grapples with the meaning of sin, forgiveness, and redemption.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Runtime

mins

Rating

4.7/10

Release Date

19 August 2025

Country

United States of America

Cast

Meg Foster

Meg Foster

Hester Prynne

John Heard

John Heard

Arthur Dimmesdale

Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway

Roger Chillingworth

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Penelope Allen

Penelope Allen

Mistress Hibbins

George Martin

George Martin

Mister Wilson

Clarence Felder

Clarence Felder

Town Beadle

Elisa Erali

Elisa Erali

Pearl

C.K. Alexander

C.K. Alexander

Governor Bellingham

Gretel Cummings

Gretel Cummings

Goodie Salter

Margo Skinner

Margo Skinner

Mistress Bellingham

Sasha von Scherler

Sasha von Scherler

Goodie Ward

Naomi Thornton

Naomi Thornton

Goodie Cramwell

Ted Davis

Ted Davis

William Ingles

Daniel von Bargen

Daniel von Bargen

Sailor

Jay O. Sanders

Jay O. Sanders

Robert Salter

Brenda Currin

Brenda Currin

Goodie Ingles

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