The handmaid's tale / Cinecom Entertainment Group, Inc. presents ... in association with Cinetudes Film Productions and Odyssey/Cinecom International ; screenplay by Harold Pinter ; produced by Daniel Wilson ; directed by Volker Schlondorff.
Set in the near future, the handmaids of the title are women who can still bear children after the ravages of war caused wide-spread sterility. One of the handmaids, Kate, is caught trying to escape the Republic of Gilead and sent to the prison-like training center. She is sent from there to the hom...
| Uniform Title: | Handmaid's tale (Motion picture) |
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| Language: | English French Spanish |
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In English with optional English, French and Spanish language subtitles ; closed-captioned. |
| Published: |
Santa Monica, CA :
MGM Home Entertainment,
[2001], ©2001.
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| Series: | Avant-garde cinema.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
Set in the near future, the handmaids of the title are women who can still bear children after the ravages of war caused wide-spread sterility. One of the handmaids, Kate, is caught trying to escape the Republic of Gilead and sent to the prison-like training center. She is sent from there to the home of the commander to bear his child, but revolutionary forces have other plans for her! |
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| Note: | Originally released as motion picture in 1990. Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | AF4 D0008244 VideoDVD |
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Rated R. |
| ISBN: | 0792851552 9780792851554 |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Igor Luther ; editor, David Ray ; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto. |
| System Details: | DVD. |
| Cast: |
Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern, Victoria Tennant, Robert Duvall. |