The Handmaid's Tale (film)
The Handmaid's Tale (film)
The film adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale faced numerous challenges in its development, with screenwriter Harold Pinter expressing dissatisfaction with the final product due to significant alterations from his original script. Pinter had contributed only part of the screenplay and ultimately gave the director and author carte blanche to make changes. He tried to have his name removed from the credits but was unsuccessful.
Plot
Now free once again and wearing non-uniform clothes, but facing an uncertain future, a pregnant Kate is living by herself in a trailer while receiving intelligence reports from the rebels. Wondering if — and hoping that — she and Nick will be reunited, she resolves, with the rebels' help, to find her daughter.
Cast
• Natasha Richardson as Kate / Offred • Robert Duvall as Fred Waterford, The Commander • Faye Dunaway as Serena Joy • Elizabeth McGovern as Moira • Aidan Quinn as Nick • Victoria Tennant as Aunt Lydia • Blanche Baker as Ofglen • Traci Lind as Janine/Ofwarren • Reiner Schöne as Luke, Kate's husband • Robert D. Raiford as Dick • Muse Watson as Guardian • Bill Owen) as TV Announcer #2 • David Dukes as Doctor • Blair Nicole Struble as Jill, Kate's daughter
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