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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Handmaid's tale (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Cinecom Entertainment Group, HBO Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Schlöndorff, Volker, Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008, Richardson, Natasha, Dunaway, Faye, Quinn, Aidan, McGovern, Elizabeth, 1961-, Tennant, Victoria, 1950-, Duvall, Robert, Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: New York : HBO Video, [1990?]
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Dystopian plays.
Misogyny > Drama.
Women > Drama.
Science fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
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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!
Item Description:Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood.
Videocassette release of the 1990 motion picture.
"0431."
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (109 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS format.
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Igor Luther ; camera, Mitchell Amundson ; editor, David Ray ; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto ; costumes, Colleen Atwood.
ISBN:1559833963