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The Handmaid's Tale  (1990)
A haunting tale of sexuality in a country gone wrong.


6.1|15 Feb, 1990|108 min
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In a dystopian, polluted right-wing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.
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Deutsch, 

English, 

Español 


Budget$13,000,000
Revenue $5,000,000
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Keywords
rebellion
future
canada
rape
based on novel or book
escape
paranoia
dystopia
slavery
sexism
surrogate mother
feminist
religious fundamentalism
misogyny
impregnation
political unrest
totalitarianism
theocracy

Casts

Natasha Richardson
Natasha Richardson
Kate
Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway
Serena Joy
Aidan Quinn
Aidan Quinn
Nick
Elizabeth McGovern
Elizabeth McGovern
Moira
Victoria Tennant
Victoria Tennant
Aunt Lydia
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Commander
Blanche Baker
Blanche Baker
Ofglen
Traci Lind
Traci Lind
Ofwarren / Janine
Zoey Wilson
Aunt Helena
Kathryn Doby
Kathryn Doby
Aunt Elizabeth
Reiner Schöne
Reiner Schöne
Luke
Lucia Hartpeng
Cora
Karma Ibsen Riley
Aunt Sara
Lucile McIntyre
Lucile McIntyre
Rita
Gary Bullock
Gary Bullock
Officer on Bus
Allison Holmes
June
J. Michael Hunter
J. Michael Hunter
Preacher
Robert D. Raiford
Dick

Crews

Colleen Atwood
Colleen Atwood
Costume Design
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter
Screenplay
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff
Director
Daniel Wilson
Producer
David Ray
Editor
Steve Kelso
Steve Kelso
Stunt Coordinator
Igor Luther
Igor Luther
Director of Photography
Richard E. Butler
Stunts
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer
Gale Goldberg
Associate Producer
Thomas A. Walsh
Production Design
Jan Pascale
Jan Pascale
Set Decoration
Eberhard Junkersdorf
Co-Producer
Alex Gartner
Alex Gartner
Associate Producer
Wolfgang Glattes
Executive Producer
Pat Golden
Pat Golden
Casting
Gregory S. Melton
Art Direction
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood
Novel

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