M. Butterfly

Plot

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

  • David Cronenberg

    Director

  • David Henry Hwang

    Screenplay

  • David Henry Hwang

    Theatre Play

  • Peter Suschitzky

    Director of Photography

  • Ronald Sanders

    Editor

  • Jeremy Irons

    René Gallimard

  • John Lone

    Song Liling

  • Barbara Sukowa

    Jeanne Gallimard

  • Ian Richardson

    Ambassador Toulon

  • Annabel Leventon

    Frau Baden

  • Shizuko Hoshi

    Comrade Chin

  • Richard McMillan

    Embassy Colleague

  • Vernon Dobtcheff

    Agent Etancelin

  • David Hemblen

    Intelligence Officer #1

  • Damir Andrei

    Intelligence Officer #2

  • Antony Parr

    Intelligence Officer #3

  • Margaret Ma

    Song's Maid

  • Tristram Jellinek

    Defense Attorney

  • Philip McGough

    Prosecution Attorney

  • David Neal

    Judge

  • Sean Hewitt

    Ambassador's Aide

  • Peter Messaline

    Diplomat at Party

  • Michael Mehlmann

    Drunk in Paris Bar

  • Barbara Chilcott

    Critic at Garden Party

  • George Jonas

    Mall Trustee

  • Carl Zvonkin

    Surveillance Technician

  • Fülöp Viktor

    Marshal

  • Cadman Chui

    Accordian Player

  • María Teresa Uribe

    Paris Opera Madama Butterfly

  • Harriet Chung

    Red Guard Dancer

  • Monica Gan

    Red Guard Dancer

  • Ayumi Komoda

    Red Guard Dancer

  • Tammy Lok

    Red Guard Dancer

  • Tracey Oh

    Red Guard Dancer

  • Carly Wong

    Red Guard Dancer

  • Runtime

    101 minutes

    Released

    1993-10-01

    Languages

    普通话

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Geffen Pictures

    Warner Bros. Pictures

    Sound

  • Howard Shore

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    210 days ago

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