The Scarlet Letter ★★★ 1979 Faithful yet passionate TV adaptation of Hawthorne's classic novel of 17th-century New England. Hester Prynne (Foster) is condemned by her Puritan fellows for having a child out of wedlock and is forced to wear a scarlet letter A for adultery. Secretly sharing Hester's torment is the Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale (Heard), the baby's father, and Hester's vengeful back-from-the-dead husband, Roger Chillingsworth (Conway). 240m/C VHS. Meg Foster, John Heard, Kevin Conway, Josef Sommer;
Director:
Rick Hauser;
Writer:
Allan Knee, Alvin Sapinsley;
Cameo:
John Morris.
