The Handmaid's Tale
“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.
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Cast
18 people
Natasha Richardson
Kate
Known for
The Parent Trap
Maid in Manhattan
Faye Dunaway
Serena Joy
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Chinatown
Network
Aidan Quinn
Nick
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Elementary
Unknown
Elizabeth McGovern
Moira
Known for
Downton Abbey
Once Upon a Time in America
Victoria Tennant
Aunt Lydia
Known for
L.A. Story
All of Me
Robert Duvall
Commander
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Deep Impact
Blanche Baker
Ofglen
Known for
Sixteen Candles
Holocaust
Traci Lind
Ofwarren / Janine
Known for
Fright Night Part 2
Class of 1999
Zoey Wilson
Aunt Helena
Kathryn Doby
Aunt Elizabeth
Known for
Cabaret
All That Jazz
Reiner Schöne
Luke
Known for
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Return of Sabata
Lucia Hartpeng
Cora
No other roles listed
Volker Schlöndorff Director · Harold Pinter Screenplay Margaret Atwood Author
Worldwide gross $5M · Budget $13M · United States release March 9, 1990
Box office
Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,960,385
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Cinecom Entertainment Group
Production
Cinetudes Films
Production
Neue Bioskop Film
Production
Bioskop Film
Production
Germany · United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Spanish
Release dates
Germany · February 15, 1990
Theatrical
United States · March 9, 1990
Theatrical
Australia
August 2, 1990 · Theatrical
Finland
November 30, 1990 · Theatrical
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