Drama ·Science Fiction · Germany · 1990 · 1h 48m

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale poster
Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Cast
Natasha Richardson as Kate Faye Dunaway as Serena Joy Aidan Quinn as Nick Elizabeth McGovern as Moira Victoria Tennant as Aunt Lydia Robert Duvall as Commander
Crew
Igor Luther — Director of Photography David Ray — Editor Ryuichi Sakamoto — Original Music Composer Harold Pinter — Screenplay Margaret Atwood — Novel Daniel Wilson — Producer
Tagline

A haunting tale of sexuality in a country gone wrong.

Synopsis

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

Trailer The Handmaid's Tale — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
rebellionfuturecanadarapebased on novel or bookescapeparanoiadystopiaslaverysexismsurrogate motherfeminist
Key Collaborators
Volker Schlöndorff Director Igor Luther Director of Photography David Ray Editor Ryuichi Sakamoto Original Music Composer Harold Pinter Screenplay Margaret Atwood Novel Daniel Wilson Producer Thomas A. Walsh Production Design Colleen Atwood Costume Design
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