The Handmaid's Tale

1h 49m 1990

Brief Synopsis

A futuristic tale of a society in which women are forced into surrogate motherhood.

Cast & Crew

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Volker Schlöndorff

Director

Ed Grady

Old Man

Mirjam Bohnet

Stefanie J Chen

Molly Sandick

Traci Lind

Film Details

Also Known As
Die Geschichte der Dienerin, Geschichte der Dienerin, Die, Handmaid's Tale, La Servante ecarlate, Servante ecarlate, La
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1990
Distribution Company
CINECOM INTERNATIONAL FILMS/NOVA ENTERTAINMENT
Location
Duke University, North Carolina, USA; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Munich, West Germany; Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 49m

Synopsis

A futuristic tale of a society in which women are forced into surrogate motherhood.

Director

Volker Schlöndorff

Director

Cast

Ed Grady

Old Man

Mirjam Bohnet

Stefanie J Chen

Molly Sandick

Traci Lind

Robert Pentz

Elke Ritschel

Danny Simpkins

Julian E Bell

Robert D Raiford

Robert Duvall

Gary Bullock

James G Martin

Ivan Migel

Rhonda Bond

Reiner Schöne

Natasha Richardson

David Barnes

Tom Mcgovern

J Michael Hunter

Randall Haynes

Bill Owen

Mil Nicholson

Allison Holmes

Linda Pierce

Sara Seidman

Lucia Hartpeng

Jane Learned

Kathryn Doby

Blair Nicole Struble

Nina Lynn Blanton

Jim Grimshaw

Blanche Baker

Shesa Reagan Stone

Zoey Wilson

Anne Marie Fenske

Faye Dunaway

Muse Watson

Doris Boggs

James A Carleo

Karma Ibsen Riley

Elizabeth Mcgovern

Janell Mcleod

Aidan Quinn

Lucile Mcintyre

Crew

Peter Afterman

Music Supervisor

Mitchell Amundsen

Camera Operator

Colleen Atwood

Costume Designer

Margaret Atwood

Source Material (From Novel)

Margaret Atwood

Source Material

Jennifer Bartlett

Advisor

Sally Brim

Assistant Director

Alan D'angerio

Hair

Tad Driscoll

Accountant

William Finger

Assistant Camera Operator

Neal Mills Forney

Camera Assistant

Jon Gardey

Photography

Alex Gartner

Associate Producer

Charley H Gilleran

Best Boy

Anthony Gittelson

Assistant Director

Mikael Glattes

Assistant Camera Operator

Wolfgang Glattes

Unit Production Manager

Wolfgang Glattes

Executive Producer

Gale Goldberg

Associate Producer

Pat Golden

Casting

Mimi Goldman

Accountant

Jeff Goodwin

Makeup

Frieder Hochheim

Gaffer

Victor Korte

Dolly Grip

Igor Luther

Director Of Photography

Jack M Marino

Property Master

Steven Mcafee

Production Coordinator

Jeff Mckay

Special Effects Assistant

Gregory Melton

Art Director

Danny Michael

Sound Mixer

Ingrid C Michaels

Production Coordinator

Ivan Migel

Grip

Mamie Mitchell

Script Supervisor

Jan Pascale

Set Decorator

Stephen Perry

Electrician

York Phelps

Grip

Harold Pinter

Screenplay

David Ray

Editor

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Music

John Sanders

Property Master Assistant

Ursula Schrader

Costumes

Jay Sedrish

Accountant

Mark Smith

Electrician

Michael Stroud

Location Manager

Marc-jon Sullivan

Boom Operator

Gary Swink

Best Boy

Hartsell Taylor

Production Assistant

Thaddeus Wadleigh

Key Grip

Thomas Walsh

Production Designer

Tom Ward

Special Effects Coordinator

Diane De Louise Wessel

Music Supervisor

Daniel Wilson

Producer

Elan Yaari

Electrician

Film Details

Also Known As
Die Geschichte der Dienerin, Geschichte der Dienerin, Die, Handmaid's Tale, La Servante ecarlate, Servante ecarlate, La
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1990
Distribution Company
CINECOM INTERNATIONAL FILMS/NOVA ENTERTAINMENT
Location
Duke University, North Carolina, USA; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Munich, West Germany; Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 49m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Spring March 7, 1990

Wide Release in United States March 9, 1990

Released in United States on Video September 5, 1990

Released in United States February 1990

Shown at Berlin Film Festival (in competition) February 9-20, 1990.

Began shooting February 22, 1989.

Completed shooting May 3, 1989.

Released in United States Spring March 7, 1990

Wide Release in United States March 9, 1990

Released in United States on Video September 5, 1990

Released in United States February 1990 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival (in competition) February 9-20, 1990.)

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