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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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- verified Status: Ended
- person By: Unknown
- calendar_month Release Date: 1979-03-03
- update Lastly Aired: 1979-03-24
- video_camera_front Companies GBH, PBS
- list_alt Seasons & Episodes: 1 Seasons, 4 Episodes
- timer Episode Runtime: 60 Mins/Episode
- star Rating: 4.7 / 10
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Meg Foster
Hester Prynne

John Heard
Arthur Dimmesdale

Kevin Conway
Roger Chillingworth

Josef Sommer
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Penelope Allen
Mistress Hibbins

George Martin
Mister Wilson

Clarence Felder
Town Beadle

Elisa Erali
Pearl

C.K. Alexander
Governor Bellingham

Gretel Cummings
Goodie Salter

Margo Skinner
Mistress Bellingham

Sasha von Scherler
Goodie Ward

Naomi Thornton
Goodie Cramwell

Ted Davis
William Ingles

Daniel von Bargen
Sailor

Jay O. Sanders
Robert Salter

Brenda Currin
Goodie Ingles
groups Crew

Alvin Sapinsley
Writer

Herbert Hirschman
Producer

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Novel

Robert E. Collins
Director of Photography

John Morris
Music

Allan Knee
Writer

Rick Hauser
Producer

Rick Hauser
Director

Matthew C. Jacobs
Art Direction
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