The Handmaid's Tale

Name: The Handmaid's Tale
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 1990-02-15
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern, Victoria Tennant

A haunting tale of sexuality in a country gone wrong.

Drama Science Fiction

The Handmaid's Tale(1990)

A haunting tale of sexuality in a country gone wrong.

Drama Science Fiction

6.1/ 10 (269 votes)

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1h 48m

1990-02-15

Budget: $13.0M

Revenue: $5.0M

Overview

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

DirectorVolker Schlöndorff

ScreenplayHarold Pinter

NovelMargaret Atwood

Cast

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Keywords

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The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale(1990)

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Overview

Cast

Natasha Richardson

Faye Dunaway

Aidan Quinn

Elizabeth McGovern

Victoria Tennant

Robert Duvall

Blanche Baker

Traci Lind

Zoey Wilson

Kathryn Doby

Reiner Schöne

Lucia Hartpeng

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