Quick Facts
DirectorVolker Schlöndorff
Runtime1h 48m · R
GenresDrama · Science-fiction
Release1990-02-15
Film
The Handmaid's Tale
1990· R· 1h 48m· 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.
1990-02-15
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Key Crew
DirectorVolker Schlöndorff
ScreenplayHarold Pinter
ProducerDaniel Wilson
Director of PhotographyIgor Luther
Original Music ComposerRyuichi Sakamoto
EditorDavid Ray
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Details
Released1990-02-15
Runtime1h 48m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosCinecom Entertainment Group · Cinetudes Films · Neue Bioskop Film
Budget$13M
Box office$5M
LanguagesEnglish · German · Spanish
CountriesGermany · United States of America
Rating6.1/10 · 280 votes
Original languageen
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