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It is 1666 inthe Massachusetts Bay Colony, andan uneasy truce exists between local Puritans andtheir neighbours, the Algonquian. Chief Metacomet (Eric Schweig)succeeds his father Massasoit ashead of the latter just as a new colonist, Hester Prynne (Demi Moore)arrives overseas from
Findingherself pregnant with Dimmesdale's child, Hester is imprisoned forher indiscretion. The minister intends to declare his sin and face execution,but Hester convinces him otherwise. Sentenced to wear a scarlet "A"for adultery, Prynne is ostracized by the public, anda drummer boy charged to followher whenever she comes to town. Meanwhile, Hester's husband (Robert Duvall)resurfaces, having spent his absence in captivity as a prisoner of war.Learning of the scandal, he adopts the fictitious guise of "Dr. RogerChillingworth" and begins seeking out her paramour.
Thephysician eventually murders a male settler leaving Hester's home and scalpshim in an effort to implicate Algonquian warriors. Infuriated by this atrocity,the colonists declare war on the Indians and Roger, distraught by the severeconsequences of his action, promptly commits suicide.Hester is nearly hanged with other undesirables in the ensuing outrage, butDimmesdale saves her neck by confessing that he is the father of her child. Ashe takes her place on the gallows, the Algonquian attack Massachusetts Bay; both sides sustain heavy casualties. The Puritans are moreconcerned with concealing the conflict from
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