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Der scharlachrote Buchstabe

BR Deutschland Spanien 1972/1973 Spielfilm

Adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne′s classic novel: In the America of the late 17th century, the attractive Hester raises her child alone. Since she refuses to disclose the name of her misbegotten daughter, she is forced to wear a scarlet "A" on her clothes – as a sign for adultery. When her long believed to be dead husband returns to the village, the situation escalates, since he wants to take revenge on Hester′s lover.

 

Credits

Director

  • Wim Wenders

Screenplay

  • Wim Wenders
  • Bernardo Fernández

Director of photography

  • Robby Müller

Editing

  • Peter Przygodda

Music

  • Jürgen Knieper

Cast

  • Senta Berger
    Hesther Prynne
  • Hans-Christian Blech
    Roger Chillingworth
  • Lou Castel
    Pfarrer Dimmesdale
  • Yelena Samarina
    Mistress Hibbins
  • Yella Rottländer
    Pearl
  • William Layton
    Gouverneur Bellingnam
  • Alfredo Mayo
    Fuller
  • Ángel Álvarez
    Wilson
  • Laura Currie
    Sarah
  • Tito García
    Büttel

Production company

  • Produktion 1 im Filmverlag der Autoren GmbH (PIFDA1) (München)
  • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (Köln)
  • Elias Querejeta P.C. (Madrid)

Alle Credits

Director

  • Wim Wenders

Assistant director

  • Bernardo Fernández

Script supervisor

  • Astrid Graue

Screenplay

  • Wim Wenders
  • Bernardo Fernández

Scenario

  • Tankred Dorst (Nach dem Szenarium "Der Herr klagt über sein Volk in der Wildnis Amerika" von)
  • Ursula Ehler (Nach dem Szenarium "Der Herr klagt über sein Volk in der Wildnis Amerika" von)

based on

  • Nathaniel Hawthorne (Roman "The Scarlet Letter")

Director of photography

  • Robby Müller

Assistant camera

  • Martin Schäfer

Still photography

  • Martin Schäfer
  • Heide M. Weis

Production design

  • Manfred Lütz
  • Adolfo Cofiño

Make-up artist

  • Ingrid Thier

Costume design

  • Carmen Marin

Hairdresser

  • Ingrid Thier

Editing

  • Peter Przygodda

Assistant editor

  • Barbara von Weitershausen

Sound

  • Christian Schubert

Miscellaneous (other)

  • Thomas Schamoni (Technik)

Music

  • Jürgen Knieper

Cast

  • Senta Berger
    Hesther Prynne
  • Hans-Christian Blech
    Roger Chillingworth
  • Lou Castel
    Pfarrer Dimmesdale
  • Yelena Samarina
    Mistress Hibbins
  • Yella Rottländer
    Pearl
  • William Layton
    Gouverneur Bellingnam
  • Alfredo Mayo
    Fuller
  • Ángel Álvarez
    Wilson
  • Laura Currie
    Sarah
  • Tito García
    Büttel
  • Lorenzo Robledo
    Kapitän
  • Rafael Albaicin
    Indianer
  • José Villasante
    Händler
  • Rüdiger Vogler
    See-Matrose
  • José Vivo
  • Julián del Monte

Production company

  • Produktion 1 im Filmverlag der Autoren GmbH (PIFDA1) (München)
  • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (Köln)
  • Elias Querejeta P.C. (Madrid)

Producer (TV)

  • Joachim von Mengershausen
  • Volker Canaris

Line producer

  • Peter Schamoni

Unit production manager

  • Peter Genée
  • Primitivo Àlvaro

Production assistant

  • Pablo Martinez

Original distributor

  • Filmverlag der Autoren GmbH & Co. Vertriebs KG (München)

Original video distributor

  • Atlas Film + Medien GmbH & Co. KG (Duisburg)

Shoot

    • August 1972 - Oktober 1972: Umgebung von El Ferrol, Colmenar Viejo bei Madrid, Köln
Duration:
2463 m, 85 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,33
Video/Audio:
Kodachrome, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung: 15.10.1993, 70373, ab 12 Jahre

Screening:

TV-Erstsendung (DE): 13.03.1973, ARD

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Der scharlachrote Buchstabe
  • Originaltitel (ES) La lettera scarlatta

Versions

Original

Duration:
2463 m, 85 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,33
Video/Audio:
Kodachrome, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung: 15.10.1993, 70373, ab 12 Jahre

Screening:

TV-Erstsendung (DE): 13.03.1973, ARD

Source-URL: https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/der-scharlachrote-buchstabe_ea43d4a6eaa55006e03053d50b37753d