Die Geschichte der Dienerin (1990)
Die Republik Gilead ist aus den zerfallenen Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika hervorgegangen. Es herrschen immer noch bürgerkriegsähnliche Zustände. Die Fruchtbarkeit der Menschen ist dramatisch zurückgegangen, was zu drastischen Maßnahmen der Regierung geführt hat. Das Regime gibt sich alttestamentarisch religiös, doch hinter den Kulissen herrscht dieselbe Bigotterie wie vor den großen Umwälzungen.
Der Regisseur:
Volker Schlöndorff
Der Autor:
Harold Pinter
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Natasha Richardson as Kate |
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Faye Dunaway as Serena Joy |
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Aidan Quinn as Nick |
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Elizabeth McGovern as Moira |
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Victoria Tennant as Aunt Lydia |
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Robert Duvall as Commander |
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Blanche Baker as Ofglen |
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Traci Lind as Ofwarren / Janine |
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Zoey Wilson as Aunt Helena |
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Kathryn Doby as Aunt Elizabeth |
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Reiner Schöne as Luke |
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Lucia Hartpeng as Cora |
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Karma Ibsen Riley as Aunt Sara |
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Lucile McIntyre as Rita |
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Gary Bullock as Officer on Bus |
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Allison Holmes as June |
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J. Michael Hunter as Preacher |
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Robert D. Raiford as Dick |
| Directing | Volker Schlöndorff | Director |
| Production | Daniel Wilson | Producer |
| Writing | Harold Pinter | Screenplay |
| Editing | David Ray | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Colleen Atwood | Costume Design |
| Crew | Steve Kelso | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Igor Luther | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Richard E. Butler | Stunts |
| Sound | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Eberhard Junkersdorf | Co-Producer |
| Production | Gale Goldberg | Associate Producer |
| Production | Wolfgang Glattes | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alex Gartner | Associate Producer |
| Production | Pat Golden | Casting |
| Art | Thomas A. Walsh | Production Design |
| Art | Jan Pascale | Set Decoration |
| Art | Gregory S. Melton | Art Direction |
| Writing | Margaret Atwood | Novel |