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The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale
★ 6.1/10•1990•1h 48m•R•Drama•Science Fiction

A haunting tale of sexuality in a country gone wrong.

In a dystopian, polluted right-wing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.

Volker Schlöndorff · Director

Harold Pinter · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 48m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 15, 1990
Budget$13,000,000
Revenue$4,960,385

Actors

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

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