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Released
1917 · FILM

The Scarlet Letter

A young woman's passionate affair in 17th-century Boston leads to public shame and a forbidden love that challenges the rigid moral code of a Puritan society.

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Synopsis

The film tells the story of a noble but poor woman who arrives at Boston in the 17th century. There she marries an old but quite rich doctor but does not become happy.

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Principal cast & crew: 10

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Craft leads on file

Shot by Georges Benoit

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