Title The scarlet letter / a WGBH/Boston production ; produced and directed by Rick Hauser ; adapted for television by Allan Knee and Alvin Sapinsley.

Publication Info.	Boston : WGBH, 2003.
	1979.

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Portland Public Library - Adult Department	DVD CLA SCA	Check Shelf
Rocky Hill, Cora J. Belden Library - Adult Department	DVD SCARLET DISC 1-2	Check Shelf

Description	2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details	DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Cast	Meg Foster, John Heard, Kevin Conway.
Note	Originally broadcast by PBS in 1979.
Audience	Not rated.
Summary	Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel brings to life the attitudes and passions of 17th century New England. Condemned by her Puritan fellows for having a child out of wedlock, Hester Prynne is forced to wear a scarlet letter.
Contents	Special features: Full screen version (4:3) -- On the set of The Scarlet Letter and other behind-the-scenes extras -- Hawthorne biography -- Cast filmographies -- Discussion questions for educators -- Scene selection -- Language: English -- Subtitles: English.
Language	Closed-captioned.
Note	GMD: videorecording.
Subject	Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775 -- Drama.
	Puritans -- Massachusetts -- Drama.
	Women -- Massachusetts -- Drama.
	Adultery -- Drama.
Genre/Form	Television mini-series -- United States.
	Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author	Hauser, Rick.
	Knee, Allan.
	Sapinsley, Alvin.
	Foster, Meg.
	Heard, John, 1946-2017
	Conway, Kevin.
	Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.
	WGBH (Radio station : Boston, Mass.)
ISBN	1578079748
	9781578079742
Standard No.	783421366794
Music No.	WG36679 WGBH

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