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The Scarlet Letter

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Original title

Der scharlachrote Buchstabe (The Scarlet Letter)

Year

1973

Running time

78 min.

Country

Germany - West Germany (FRG)

Director

Wim Wenders

Screenwriter

Tankred Dorst, Ursula Ehler, Bernardo Fernández, Wim Wenders. Novel: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Cast

Music

Jürgen Knieper

Cinematography

Robby Müller

Producer

Co-production Germany - West Germany (FRG)-Spain;

Elías Querejeta P.C., Filmverlag der Autoren, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). Producer: Wim Wenders

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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The Scarlet Letter

1973

Wim Wenders

5.4

(329)