---
title: 'The Scarlet Letter (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wim Wenders'
released: '1973-03-13'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-scarlet-letter-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069228/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Scarlet Letter (1973)

1973 · 85 min · Drama, History · Germany, Spain

Original title: Der scharlachrote Buchstabe

## Synopsis

The Scarlet Letter is a 1973 period drama film directed by Wim Wenders, based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel of the same name. The West German-Spanish co-production stars Senta Berger as Hester Prynne, Lou Castel as Reverend Dimmesdale, and Hans Christian Blech as Chillingworth.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wim Wenders](https://cinepixo.com/people/wim-wenders)
- **Screenplay:** [Wim Wenders](https://cinepixo.com/people/wim-wenders), [Tankred Dorst](https://cinepixo.com/people/tankred-dorst)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jürgen Knieper](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-knieper)
- **Producer:** [Primitivo Álvaro Pérez](https://cinepixo.com/people/primitivo-alvaro-perez), [Peter Genée](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-genee)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robby Müller](https://cinepixo.com/people/robby-muller)
- **Editor:** [Peter Przygodda](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-przygodda)

## Cast

- [José Vivó](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-vivo)
- [Rafael Albaicín](https://cinepixo.com/people/rafael-albaicin)
- [Rüdiger Vogler](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudiger-vogler)
- [José Villasante](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-villasante)
- [Tito García](https://cinepixo.com/people/tito-garcia)
- [Eduardo Fajardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduardo-fajardo)
- [Ángel Álvarez](https://cinepixo.com/people/angel-alvarez)
- [Hans Christian Blech](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-christian-blech)
- [Alfredo Mayo](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfredo-mayo)
- [Senta Berger](https://cinepixo.com/people/senta-berger)
- [Yelena Samarina](https://cinepixo.com/people/yelena-samarina)
- [William Layton](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-layton)
- [Lou Castel](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-castel)
- [Yella Rottländer](https://cinepixo.com/people/yella-rottlander)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-scarlet-letter-1973
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