The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky
1990AdventureDramaRomance138 mins
★★★★★

Plot

An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.

  • Bernardo Bertolucci

    Director

  • Bernardo Bertolucci

    Screenplay

  • Mark Peploe

    Screenplay

  • Paul Bowles

    Novel

  • Vittorio Storaro

    Director of Photography

  • Gabriella Cristiani

    Editor

  • Debra Winger

    Kit

  • John Malkovich

    Port

  • Campbell Scott

    Tunner

  • Jill Bennett

    Mrs. Lyle

  • Timothy Spall

    Eric Lyle

  • Eric Vu-An

    Belqassim

  • Amina Annabi

    Mahrnia

  • Philippe Morier-Genoud

    Captain Broussard

  • Sotigui Kouyaté

    Abdelkader

  • Tom Novembre

    French Immigration Officer

  • Mohamed Ben Smail

    Smail

  • Kamel Cherif

    Ticket Seller

  • Mohammed Afifi

    Mohammed

  • Brahim Oubana

    Young Arab

  • Carolyn De Fonseca

    Miss Ferry

  • Veronica Lazăr

    Nun

  • Rabea Tami

    Blind Dancer

  • Nicoletta Braschi

    French Woman

  • Menouer Samiri

    Bus Driver

  • Keltoum Alaoui

    Woman in Hotel du Ksar

  • Mohamed Ixa

    Caravan Leader

  • Ahmed Azoum

    Young Tuareg

  • Alghabid Kanakan

    Young Tuareg

  • Gambo Alkabous

    Young Tuareg

  • Sidi Kasko

    Young Tuareg

  • Azahra Attayoub

    Belqassim's Wife

  • Maghnia Mohamed

    Belqassim's Wife

  • Oumou Alghabid

    Belqassim's Wife

  • Sidi Alkhadar

    Little Sidi

  • Paul Bowles

    Narrator (voice)

  • Sand-coreby myrmician

    • Runtime

    138 minutes

    Released

    1990-10-24

    Languages

    العربية

    English

    Français

    Countries

    Italy

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    TAO Film

    Film Trustees Ltd.

    Recorded Picture Company

    Aldrich Group

    Sound

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    642 days ago

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