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The Scarlet Letter (1973)
Directed by Wim Wenders
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?
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Senta Berger | Hans Christian Blech | Lou Castel | Rüdiger Vogler | Yelena Samarina | Yella Rottländer | William Layton | Alfredo Mayo | Ángel Álvarez | Laura Currie | Tito García | Lorenzo Robledo | Rafael Albaicín | José Villasante | José Vivó | Julián del Monte | Antonio Cintado | Eduardo Fajardo | Antonio Orengo