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The Sheltering Sky

6.5

Released October 25, 1990Runtime 2h 18min

A woman's dangerous and erotic journey...

An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.

Genres

Drama

Adventure

Production Companies

Recorded Picture Company

Aldrich Group

Film Trustees Ltd.

TAO Film

Production Countries

Italy

United Kingdom

Finances

Budget: $25,000,000
Revenue: $2,075,084
Profit/Loss: $-22,924,916

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Cast

Debra WingerKit

John MalkovichPort

Campbell ScottTunner

Jill BennettMrs. Lyle

Timothy SpallEric Lyle

Eric Vu-AnBelqassim

Amina AnnabiMahrnia

Philippe Morier-GenoudCaptain Broussard

Sotigui KouyatéAbdelkader

Tom NovembreFrench Immigration Officer

Mohamed Ben SmailSmail

Kamel CherifTicket Seller

Mohammed AfifiMohammed

Brahim OubanaYoung Arab

Carolyn De FonsecaMiss Ferry

Veronica LazărNun

Rabea TamiBlind Dancer

Nicoletta BraschiFrench Woman

Menouer SamiriBus Driver

Keltoum AlaouiWoman in Hotel du Ksar

Mohamed IxaCaravan Leader

Ahmed AzoumYoung Tuareg

Alghabid KanakanYoung Tuareg

Gambo AlkabousYoung Tuareg

Sidi KaskoYoung Tuareg

Azahra AttayoubBelqassim's Wife

Maghnia MohamedBelqassim's Wife

Oumou AlghabidBelqassim's Wife

Sidi AlkhadarLittle Sidi

Paul BowlesNarrator (voice)

Crew

Bernardo BertolucciDirector

Bernardo BertolucciScreenplay

Mark PeploeScreenplay

Paul BowlesNovel

Juliet TaylorCasting

Jeremy ThomasProducer

William AldrichExecutive Producer

Celestia FoxCasting

Vittorio StoraroDirector of Photography

Gabriella CristianiEditor

Ryuichi SakamotoOriginal Music Composer

Gianni SilvestriProduction Design

Andrew SandersArt Direction

James AchesonCostume Design

Ferdinando ScarfiottiProduction Design

Angelo NoviStill Photographer

Jeremy ThomasPresenter

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Reviews

When “Kit” (Debra Winger) and her husband “Port” (John Malkovich) realise that their relationship is running out of steam, they decide to head into the Moroccan desert and rejuvenate their lives. Things don’t quite get off to the start he’d want though as he quickly finds himself in an erotic knock...