The Handmaid's Tale (1990) - Credits and Details

The Handmaid's Tale Credits and Details

Directed by
	Volker Schlöndorff	...	as Volker Schlondorff
Written by
	Margaret Atwood	...	novel
	Harold Pinter	...	screenplay
Cast
	Natasha Richardson	...	Kate
	Faye Dunaway	...	Serena Joy
	Aidan Quinn	...	Nick
	Elizabeth McGovern	...	Moira
	Victoria Tennant	...	Aunt Lydia
	Robert Duvall	...	Commander
	Blanche Baker	...	Ofglen
	Traci Lind	...	Ofwarren / Janine
	Zoey Wilson	...	Aunt Helena
	Kathryn Doby	...	Aunt Elizabeth
	Reiner Schöne	...	Luke (as Rainer Schoene)
	Lucia Hartpeng	...	Cora
	Karma Ibsen Riley	...	Aunt Sara
	Lucile McIntyre	...	Rita
	Gary Bullock	...	Officer on Bus
	Allison Holmes	...	June
	J. Michael Hunter	...	Preacher
	Robert D. Raiford	...	Dick (as Robert Raiford)
	Mirjam Bohnet	...	Alma
	Julian Bell	...	T.V. Announcer (as Julian E. Bell)
	David Barnes	...	Guard
	James A. Carleo III	...	Angel at Desk
	Jim Grimshaw	...	Eye in Van
	Ivan H. Migel	...	Eye (as Ivan Migel)
	Doris Boggs	...	Aunt
	Annemarie Fenske	...	Aunt Christina
	Linda Pierce	...	Another Wife
	Nina Lynn Blanton	...	Third Wife
	Rhesa Reagan Stone	...	Mrs. Warren
	Sara Seidman Vance	...	Handmaid (as Sara Seidman)
	Muse Watson	...	Guardian
	Janell McLeod	...	Martha
	Elke Ritschel	...	Hostess
	Jane Learned	...	Nun
	Randell Haynes	...	Condemned Man (as Randall Haynes)
	Rhonda Bond	...	Black Woman
	Mil Nicholson	...	Wardress
	Robert Pentz	...	Guard #1
	Tom McGovern	...	Guard #2
	Danny Simpkins	...	Waiter
	James Martin Jr.	...	Steve (as James G. Martin Jr.)
	Stefanie J. Chen	...	Ofglen #2
	Ed Grady	...	Old Man (as Ed. L. Grady)
	Molly Sandick	...	Baby
	Blair Struble	...	Jill (as Blair Nicole Struble)
	Bill Owen	...	T.V. Announcer #2
Uncredited Cast
	David Dukes	...	Doctor
	Rob McGowan	...	Street Worker
	Michael Tove	...	Elite Soldier
Produced by
	Alex Gartner	...	associate producer
	Wolfgang Glattes	...	executive producer
	Gale Goldberg	...	associate producer
	Eberhard Junkersdorf	...	co-producer
	Daniel Wilson	...	producer
Original Music by
	Ryuichi Sakamoto
Special Effects by
	Jeff McKay	...	assistant special effects
	Tim Ward	...	special effects coordinator
Stunts
	Richard E. Butler	...	stunts
	Scott Dale	...	stunts
	Steve Kelso	...	stunt coordinator
	Dean Mumford	...	stunts
	Jim Wilkey	...	stunts
	Gene Witham	...	stunts

Additional Info
Premiere:	February 15, 1990
Theatrical Release:	March 09, 1990
DVD Release:	December 11, 2001
Blu-ray Release:	April 18, 2017
Countries:
Distributor:	Shout! Factory
Websites:

Ratings
6.0 / 10	53 / 100

Production Companies
Bioskop Film
Cinecom Entertainment Group
Cinétudes Films
Daniel Wilson Productions
Master Partners
Odyssey Distributors (Odyssey)

Distributors
Cinecom Pictures (1990) (United States) (theatrical)
MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
Shout! Factory (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (United States) (VHS)
Image Entertainment (United States) (laserdisc) (video)
The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (digital) (TV)

Filming Locations
Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina, USA
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
James Adams Buchanan House, 1810 Cedar St, Durham, North Carolina, USA (Commander Fred's house)
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

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