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The Scarlet Letter is a 1979 miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Nathaniel Hawthorne: it aired on WGBH from March 3, 1979 to March 24, 1979. The series is four episodes long, 60 minutes each. Part 2 won the 1979 Emmy Award for Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Limited Series or Special for film editors Ken Denisoff, Janet McFadden, and Tucker Wiard.
Original Release
04/02/1979 on PBS
US Release
04/02/1979
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Meg Foster | Hester Prynne |
| John Heard | Arthur Dimmesdale |
| Kevin Conway | Roger Chillingworth |
| Josef Sommer | Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| George Martin | Mister Wilson |
| Penelope Allen | Mistress Hibbins |
| Clarence Felder | Town Beadle |
| Elisa Erali | Pearl |
| C.K. Alexander | Governor Bellingham |
| Gretel Cummings | Goodie Salter |
Directors
Writers
Allan Knee, Alvin Sapinsley, Nathaniel Hawthorne
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Meg Foster | Hester Prynne |
| John Heard | Arthur Dimmesdale |
| Kevin Conway | Roger Chillingworth |
| Josef Sommer | Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| George Martin | Mister Wilson |
| Penelope Allen | Mistress Hibbins |
| Clarence Felder | Town Beadle |
| Elisa Erali | Pearl |
| C.K. Alexander | Governor Bellingham |
| Gretel Cummings | Goodie Salter |
| Caroline Kava | Young Woman |
| Margo Skinner | Mistress Bellingham |
| Sasha von Scherler | Goodie Ward |
| Ralph Drischell | Sexton |
| Naomi Thornton | Goodie Cramwell / Goodie Cranwell |
| Ted Davis | William Ingles |
| Jessica Ruth Olin | Pearl (at age 5) |
| Jay O. Sanders | Robert Salter |
| Daniel von Bargen | Sailor |
| Richard McGonagle | Bondservant |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Herbert Hirschman | Executive Producer |
| Rick Hauser | Producer |
| Jerry Ballew | Producer |
| Dian K. Miller | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1979 | Emmy | Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Limited Series or a Special | Won |
