Quick Facts
DirectorDavid Cronenberg
Runtime1h 41m · R
GenresDrama · History · Romance
Release1993-10-01
Film
M. Butterfly
1993· R· 1h 41m· Drama· History· Romance
“Passion. Power. Revenge. In All Their Majesty.”
In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with opera singer Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.
1993-10-01
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorDavid Cronenberg
ScreenplayDavid Henry Hwang
ProducerGabriella Martinelli
Director of PhotographyPeter Suschitzky
Original Music ComposerHoward Shore
EditorRonald Sanders
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 17 crew)
Details
Released1993-10-01
Runtime1h 41m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosGeffen Pictures
Budget$17M
Box office$1M
LanguagesMandarin · English
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.6/10 · 246 votes
Original languageen
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