The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
The Handmaid's Tale (1989)
Harold Pinter
Film screenplay
English
The database entry for the film can be accessed here.
Date of Composition: July 1986 - 25 February 1989
Confidence Level
Adapted From: The Handmaid's Tale (1985)
Adapted Work Note:
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Characters
Alma
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Angel At Desk
(Age: Unknown, Male)
Another Wife
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Aunt
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Aunt Christina
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Aunt Elizabeth
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Aunt Helena
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Aunt Lydia
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Aunt Sarah
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Baby
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Black Woman
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Commander
(Age: Unknown, Male)
Condemned Man
(Age: Unknown, Male)
Cora
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Dick (The Handmaid's Tale)
(Age: Unknown, Male)
Eye
(Age: Unknown, Male)
Eye In Van
(Age: Unknown, Male)
Guard (2)
(Age: Unknown, Male)
Guard (3)
(Age: Unknown, Male)
Guardian
(Age: Unknown, Male)
Handmaid
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Hostess
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Janine/Ofwarren
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Jill
(Age: Unknown, Female)
June
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Kate/Offred
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Luke (The Handmaid's Tale)
(Age: Unknown, Male)
Martha
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Moira
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Mrs Warren
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Nick (The Handmaid's Tale)
(Age: Unknown, Male)
Nun
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Officer On Bus
(Age: Unknown, Male)
Ofglen
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Old Man (The Handmaid's Tale)
(Age: Unknown, Male)
Preacher
(Age: Unknown, Male)
Rita
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Serena Joy
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Steve
(Age: Unknown, Male)
Third Wife
(Age: Unknown, Female)
TV Announcer
(Age: Unknown, Male)
TV Announcer (2)
(Age: Unknown, Male)
Waiter (The Handmaid's Tale)
(Age: Unknown, Male)
Wardress
(Age: Unknown, Female)
Guard (Handmaid's Tale)
(Age: Not specified, Male)
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Sources
The Catalogue of the Harold Pinter Archive, description of contents for The Handmaid's Tale
The Catalogue of the Harold Pinter Archive, The British Library Modern Manuscripts (1943-2008) (Add MS 88880)
Website
Information about dates of composition (started) taken from p.79 of the Harold Pinter Archive finding aid's description of the contents of Add MS 88880/2/45-54.