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M. Butterfly (1993) — Ligoscope

M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly

1993 · 101 min · Directed by David Cronenberg · R

Romance Drama History

★ 6.6(246 TMDB votes)▶ Trailer

Passion. Power. Revenge. In All Their Majesty.

In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with opera singer Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.

Cast

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

René Gallimard

John Lone

John Lone

Song Liling

Barbara Sukowa

Barbara Sukowa

Jeanne Gallimard

Annabel Leventon

Annabel Leventon

Frau Baden

Shizuko Hoshi

Shizuko Hoshi

Comrade Chin

Crew

Director: David Cronenberg
Writer: David Henry Hwang
Producer: Gabriella Martinelli
Cinematography: Peter Suschitzky
Editor: Ronald Sanders
Composer: Howard Shore
Production Design

Details

Studios: Geffen Pictures
Countries: United States of America
Languages: Mandarin, English
Release: October 1, 1993

Releases

Sep 09, 1993CanadaPremiere

Oct 01, 1993PortugalTheatricalM/16

Oct 01, 1993United StatesTheatricalR

Dec 09, 1993GermanyTheatrical12

Apr 16, 1994South KoreaTheatrical18

Oct 01, 1994CzechiaPhysical

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Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Agent Etancelin

David Hemblen

David Hemblen

Intelligence Officer #1

Damir Andrei

Damir Andrei

Intelligence Officer #2

Antony Parr

Intelligence Officer #3

Margaret Ma

Song's Maid

Tristram Jellinek

Tristram Jellinek

Defense Attorney

Philip McGough

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Prosecution Attorney

David Neal

David Neal

Judge

Sean Hewitt

Sean Hewitt

Ambassador's Aide

Peter Messaline

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Diplomat at Party

Michael Mehlmann

Michael Mehlmann

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Barbara Chilcott

Barbara Chilcott

Critic at Garden Party

George Jonas

George Jonas

Mall Trustee

Carl Zvonkin

Surveillance Technician

Viktor Fülöp

Viktor Fülöp

Marshal

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María Teresa Uribe

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