The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky (1990)

Timing: 2:18 (138 min)

6.562/10
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Actors and characters

Release date

1990-10-25

Country

Italy, United Kingdom

Production

Recorded Picture Company, TAO Film, Film Trustees Ltd., Aldrich Group

Genre

Drama, Adventure

Budget

$25 000 000

Revenue

$2 075 084

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Director

Bernardo Bertolucci

Actors

Debra Winger, John Malkovich, Campbell Scott, Jill Bennett, Timothy Spall, Eric Vu-An, Amina Annabi, Philippe Morier-Genoud, Sotigui Kouyaté, Tom Novembre
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Scenario

Producer

Jeremy Thomas, William Aldrich

Operator

Vittorio Storaro

Composer

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Artist

Audition

Celestia Fox, Juliet Taylor

Editing

Gabriella Cristiani
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• American writer Paul Bowles, author of the novel "The Sheltering Sky," on which the film is based, appears in the film's finale as the narrator.
• Natasha Richardson wrote to Bernardo Bertolucci asking for the role of Kit.
• Paul Bowles, the author of the novel on which the film is based, remained extremely dissatisfied with the work of director Bernardo Bertolucci.
• In 1964, Robert Aldrich announced that his next film after "Phoenix" would be "The Sheltering Sky" based on the book by Paul Bowles. Director Nicholas Roeg also wanted to adapt the novel.
• Judy Davis turned down the role of Kit, which she later greatly regretted. Davis played a character partially based on Jane Bowles in David Cronenberg's film "Naked Lunch."