The Scarlet Letter

Based On the book by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter is a 1926 American silent drama film based on the 1850 novel of the same name by Nathaniel Hawthorne and directed by Swedish filmmaker Victor Sjöström (credited as Victor Seastrom). Prints of the film survive in the MGM/United Artists film archives and the UCLA Film and Television Archive. The film is now considered the best film adaptation of Hawthorne's novel.

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Release date:

August 9, 1926

Director:

Victor Sjöström

Cast:

Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Henry B. Walthall, Chief Yowlachie, James A. Marcus

Genre:

Drama, Silent

Country:

United States

Year page:

1926 in adaptations