The Handmaid's tale. Season one / producers, Joseph Boccia, Elisabeth Moss ; teleplay by Bruce Miller, Leila Gerstein, Dorothy Fortenberry, Wendy Straker Hauser, Lynn Renee Maxcy [and others] ; directed by Reed Morano, Mike Barker, Floria Sigismondi, Kate Dennis, Kari Skogland.
A religion-based autocracy has taken over most of the United States, renaming the country Gilead. In this country women are second-class citizens. Anyone trying to escape is punished. One such person is June, who is captured while trying to escape with her husband and child and is sentenced to be a handmaid, bearing children for childless government officials. As a handmaid, June is renamed Offred. This is her story.
Record details
- ISBN: 9786317122536
- ISBN: 6317122539
- Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 525 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2018]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood. Originally made available for online streaming by Hulu in 2017. Wide screen (1.78:1). Special features: Script to screen : the salvaging ; Hope in Gilead. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1: Offred / director, Reed Morano, writer, Bruce Miller ; Birth day / director, Reed Morano, writer, Bruce Miller ; Late / director, Reed Morano, writer, Bruce Miller ; Nolite te bastardes carborundorum / director, Mike Barker, writer, Leila Gerstein -- Disc 2: Faithful / director, Mike Barker, writer, Dorothy Fortenberry ; A woman's place / director, Floria Sigismondi, writer, Wendy Straker Hauser ; Other side / director, Floria Sigismondi, writer, Lynn Renee Maxcy ; Jezebels / director, Kate Dennis, writer, Kira Snyder -- Disc 3: Bridge / director, Kate Dennis, writer, Eric Tuchman ; Night / director, Kari Skogland, writer, Bruce Miller. |
Target Audience Note: | TV rating: TV-MA. |
System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
Language Note: | In English; optional Spanish and French subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); closed-captioned. |
Awards Note: | 2018 Golden Globe Award for best television series, drama. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Theocracy > Drama. Misogyny > Drama. Pregnancy > Social aspects > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Infertility > Drama. |
Genre: | Television adaptations. Dystopian television programs. Television series. |
Available copies
- 46 of 48 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 2 of 3 copies available at Trails Regional. (Show)
- 0 of 0 copies available at Trails Regional-Technical Services.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 48 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Albany Carnegie Public Library | DVD HAN HANDMAIDS TALE-1 NR (Text) | Complete Set | 35615010031874 | Movie Display | Available | - |
Barry Lawrence - Cassville Library | DVD (Text) | 37884102836149 | DVD | Available | - | |
Bowling Green Public Library | DVD Handmaids Tale Season 1 (Text) | Complete Set | 35030000016512 | DVD | Available | - |
Caruthersville Public Library | DVD HAN (Text) | Complete Set | 38417100334632 | DVD | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Pleasant Hill | DVD HAN SEASON1 DISC1 2018 (Text) | Disc 1 | 0002205751817 | Adult DVDs | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Pleasant Hill | DVD HAN SEASON1 DISC2 2018 (Text) | Disc 2 | 0002205751825 | Adult DVDs | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Pleasant Hill | DVD HAN SEASON1 DISC3 2018 (Text) | Disc 3 | 0002205751833 | Adult DVDs | Available | - |
Cedar County - El Dorado Springs | DVD HAN (Text) | 3482700050031 | DVD | Available | - | |
Cedar County - Stockton | DVD HAN1 (Text) | Complete Set | 3482700050072 | DVD | Available | - |
Crawford County Library-Bourbon | DVD HAN (Text) | Complete Set | 33431000536084 | DVD | Available | - |
De Soto Public Library | DVD HAN 19-41 (Text) | Complete Set | 33858000010006 | DVD | Available | - |
Festus Public Library | DVD Handmaid (Text) | Complete Set | 32017000080634 | Adult DVDs | Available | - |
Heartland Regional Library - Belle | VIDEO F HAN SEA.1 (Text) | Complete Set | 35555002441162 | DVD Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Heartland Regional Library - Eldon | VIDEO F HAN SEA.1 (Text) | Complete Set | 35555001958919 | DVD Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Heartland Regional Library - Iberia | VIDEO F HAN SEA.1 (Text) | Complete Set | 35555001958893 | DVD Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Heartland Regional Library - Vienna | VIDEO F HAN SEA.1 (Text) | Complete Set | 35555001958885 | DVD Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Arnold | DVD F HANDMAID (Text) | Complete Set | 30000024536280 | Videos | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Cedar Hill | DVD HANDMAID 1 (Text) | Complete Set | 30000024413548 | Videos | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Northwest | DVD HANDMAID 1 (Text) | Complete Set | 30000024414314 | Videos | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Windsor | DVD HANDMAID (Text) | Complete Set | 30000024530697 | Videos | Available | - |
Lebanon-Laclede County Library | TV/DVD 791.45 Handmaid's (Text) | Complete Set | 3803619939 | DVD | Available | - |
Little Dixie - Madison | MOVIE HANDMAID'S (Text) | Complete Set | 2004501235 | DVDs | Available | - |
Little Dixie - Madison | MOVIE HANDMAID'S (Text) | 2004157364 | DVDs | Available | - | |
Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly | MOVIE HANDMAID'S (Text) | 2004157070 | DVDs | Available | - | |
Little Dixie - Paris | MOVIE HANDMAID'S (Text) | Complete Set | 2004501243 | DVDs | Available | - |
Livingston County Library - Main Library | DVD HANDMAID'S Season 1 (Text) | Complete Set | 2601827157 | Adult Movies | Available | - |
Marshall Public Library | DVD TV HAN (Text) | Complete Set | 33391000310078 | DVD | Available | - |
Neosho Newton - Neosho | HANDMAID'S TALE 1 (Text) | Complete Set | 34162001901584 | DVD TV SHOW | In transit | - |
North Kansas City Public Library | DVD 791.457 HANDMAIDS SEASON 1 DISC 1 (Text) | Disc 1 | 0001002246666 | DVD | Available | - |
North Kansas City Public Library | DVD 791.457 HANDMAIDS SEASON 1 DISC 2 (Text) | Disc 2 | 0001002246674 | DVD | Available | - |
North Kansas City Public Library | DVD 791.457 HANDMAIDS SEASON 1 DISC 3 (Text) | Disc 3 | 0001002246682 | DVD | Available | - |
Polk County Library-Bolivar | DVD TV HAN S1 (Text) | Complete Set | 34531000191269 | Videos | Available | - |
Poplar Bluff - Main Library | MOVIE HANDMAIDS Season 1 (Text) | Complete Set | 38420101600134 | MOVIES | Available | - |
Pulaski County Library-Crocker | DVD TV Handmaid's (Text) | Complete Set | 33642010090272 | DVD | Available | - |
Putnam County Public Library | DVD HAN S1 (Text) | Complete Set | 33192000149456 | Movies | Available | - |
Riverside Regional-Main | DR HAN (Text) | Complete Set | 30000005257922 | DVDs | Available | - |
Rolla Public Library | DVDSET 1 HAN 2017- (Text) | Complete Set | 38256101797946 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Hermann | DVD HAN (Text) | Complete Set | 3005778835 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Owensville | DVD HAN (Text) | Complete Set | 3005787745 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
St. Joseph - East Hills Library | DVD HAN-1 SS073-SS075 (Text) | Complete Set | 32002004901219 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
Ste. Genevieve County Library | DVD TV Handmaid's (Text) | Complete Set | 33358000214422 | DVD TV | Available | - |
Stone County-Crane | F HAN (Text) | Complete Set | 31358001218853 | Video | Available | - |
Texas County - Houston | DVD Handmaid's (Text) | 38350101232580 | DVD | Available | - | |
Trails Regional-Corder | DVD Han (Text) | Complete Set | 2204725854 | DVD | Checked out | 05/06/2024 |
Trails Regional-Knob Noster | DVD Han (Text) | Complete Set | 2204725846 | DVD | Available | - |
Trails Regional-Warrensburg | DVD Han (Text) | Complete Set | 2204725838 | DVD | Available | - |
Washington Public Library | DVD HAN (Text) | Complete Set | 3151063659 | DVD Series | Available | - |
Webb City Public Library | Adult DVD Handmaid's Tale Season 1 (Text) | Complete Set | 38262300001119 | Adult Videos | Available | - |
Summary:
A religion-based autocracy has taken over most of the United States, renaming the country Gilead. In this country women are second-class citizens. Anyone trying to escape is punished. One such person is June, who is captured while trying to escape with her husband and child and is sentenced to be a handmaid, bearing children for childless government officials. As a handmaid, June is renamed Offred. This is her story.