The Handmaid's Tale (1990) Movie poster and book cover compared.

The Handmaid's Tale

Volker Schlöndorff, 1990

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The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, 1985

The Handmaid’s Tale is a movie directed by Volker Schlöndorff in 1990 and based on the book of the same name by Margaret Atwood, first published in 1985. The movie features Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern, Victoria Tennant, Robert Duvall, and others.

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RATING

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/ 10

Movie Poster: The Handmaid's Tale (Volker Schlöndorff, 1990)

8.2

/ 10

Book Cover: The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood, 1985)

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Audiobook cover of The Handmaid's Tale, the 1985 book by Margaret Atwood.

The Handmaid's Tale

Read by: Claire Danes

Storyline

In the near future, war rages across the Republic of Gilead —formerly the United States of America— and pollution has rendered 99% of the population sterile. In exchange for Kate agreeing to this, Serena Joy provides information to Kate that her daughter is alive, and shows as proof a recent photograph of her living in the household of another Commander.

Movie vs Book

Poster of The Handmaid's Tale, the 1990 movie by Volker Schlöndorff

Year

1990

Minutes

109

Movie Rate

6.00

Source: IMDb

Movie

The Handmaid's Tale

Country: Germany

Year: 1990

Length: 1h49m

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Cover of The Handmaid's Tale, the 1985 book by Margaret Atwood

Year

1985

Pages

314

Book Rate

8.22

S: Goodreads

Book

The Handmaid's Tale

Country: Canada

First published in: 1985

Length: 314 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Other screen adaptations of the book

TV Series poster
The Handmaid's Tale (2017-)
TV Series by Bruce Miller

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Poster of The Handmaid's Tale, the 1990 movie by Volker Schlöndorff

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Cover of The Handmaid's Tale, the 1985 book by Margaret Atwood

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