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Director:
Writers:
Nathaniel Hawthorne (novel)
Frances Marion (adaptation)
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Release Date:
8 January 1927 (USA) more
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Plot:
In Puritan Boston, seamstress Hester Prynne is punished for playing on the Sabbath day; but kindly minister Arthur Dimmesdale takes pity on her... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Lillian Gish ... Hester Prynne
Lars Hanson ... The Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale
Henry B. Walthall ... Roger Chillingworth
Karl Dane ... Master Giles
William H. Tooker ... The Governor
Marcelle Corday ... Mistress Hibbins
Fred Herzog ... The Jailer
Jules Cowles ... The Beadle
Mary Hawes ... Patience
Joyce Coad ... Pearl
James A. Marcus ... A Sea Captain
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Sweden:115 min | 98 min (2000 restored version)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

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Lillian Gish learned that her mother had had a stroke in London and her sister, Dorothy Gish, urged her to get there on the first available boat. When Lillian informed director Victor Sjöström of the need to finish the film quickly, he created a shooting schedule that crammed two weeks worth of shooting into three days of non-stop work. The crew worked without complaint so that she could finish the film early and catch the earliest possible train to New York. more
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Referenced in "MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992) more

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There Just Aren't Enough Words....., 9 December 2002
Author: borsch

There just aren't enough words to describe the beautiful performances in this film....not that words are needed, then or now. Victor Seastrom's lovingly crafted scenes provide perfect visual frames for the transcendent performances of Lillian Gish and Lars Hanson. An artistic triumph for everyone concerned, and a bittersweet reminder of what was lost with the death of the art of the silent film. (The Turner restoration is alas, also bittersweet, as prints of wildly differing quality had to be "married" in order to create a substantially complete copy of the subject. Thus, viewers move from scenes that shimmer with pristine beauty to muddy, contrasty dupes. It's a tribute to the art of all concerned however, that this is not the distracting issue it might be with a lesser film. Like any work of art, you won't notice the cracks and flaws after a while if you're paying attention as you should. It's just a shame that the entire film isn't as mint-fresh as some of its scenes.)

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