Film
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985· R· 2h 0m· Drama
“Once upon a time... in a tropical island far away, there lived a strange woman…”
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
1985-07-26
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Key Crew
DirectorHéctor Babenco
ScreenplayLeonard Schrader
ProducerDavid Weisman
Director of PhotographyRodolfo Sánchez
Original Music ComposerJohn Neschling
EditorMauro Alice
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Details
Released1985-07-26
Runtime2h 0m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosHB Filmes · Island Pictures
Budget$1M
Box office$17M
LanguagesEnglish · Italian · German · Portuguese
CountriesBrazil · United States of America
Rating7.0/10 · 341 votes
Original languageen
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