M. Butterfly (1993)

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NR | 1 hr 41 mins | Drama, Romance, Adaptation | Released: 10/1/1993 |Box Office Total: $1.0M

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Synopsis:

The true story of the arrest of a French diplomat for leaking information to a Chinese opera singer he had an affair with for years, who was also a spy. The twist in the story is that the singer was actually a man who deceived the diplomat into thinking he was a woman.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
10/1/1993

Studio	Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
David Cronenberg	Director
Cast	Credit
Jeremy Irons	Rene 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	1st Intelligent Officer
Damir Andrei	2nd Intelligent Officer
Antony Parr	3rd Intelligent Officer
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 Mehlman	Drunk in Paris Bar
Barbara Chilcott	Critic at Garden Party
George Jonas	Mall Trustee
Carl Zvonkin	Surveillance Technician
Viktor Fulop	Marshal
Cadman Chui	Accordian Player
Beijing Opera Troupe	Beijing Opera Performers
Maria 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
Production Credits	Credit
David Henry Hwang	Executive Producer
Gabriella Martinelli	Producer
Philip Sandhaus	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Geffen Film Company	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures International	Worldwide Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Paris, France
Budapest, Hungary
China
Writer	Credit
David Henry Hwang	Screenplay
David Henry Hwang	Play as Source Material
Accounting	Credit
Robert H Steiner	Accountant - construction bookkeeper
Dominique Bruballa	Production Accountant
Mark Bukator	Assistant Accountant
Christine Bodelot	Production Accountant
Bobe Kiraly	Accountant
Anne Jurenas	Assistant Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Richard Parker	Animal Wrangler
Art Department	Credit
John Bannister	Scenic Artist - key scenic artist
Carol Spier	Production Designer
Elinor Rose Galbraith	Set Decorator
Judit Csak	Set Designer - assistant set designer
John Dondertman	Assistant Art Director
Danielle Fleury	Assistant Set Decorator
James McAteer	Art Director
Peter Nicolakakos	Set Dresser
Clive Thomasson	Lead Set Dresser
Zoltan Szabo	Assistant Set Dresser
E C Whelan	Set Dresser
Jak Oliver	Scenic Artist
Gordon Lebredt	Assistant Art Director
Serge Bureau	Assistant Set Decorator
Alexandra Thompson	Assistant Art Director
Ferenc Schoffer	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Deirdre Bowen	Casting
Joanna Merlin	Casting Consultant
Eleanor Lavender	Extras Casting
Karoly Kupics	Casting - casting agent
Doreen Jones	Casting Consultant
Alberte Garo	Extras Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Merrie Beth Board	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Russell Bowie	Camera Trainee
Ted Churchill	Steadicam Operator
Peter Suschitzky	Director of Photography
Peter Suschitzky	Camera Operator
Takashi Seida	Photography - stills photographer
Michael Hall	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Steven Lockie	Video Assist/Playback - video-assist
Peter Robinson	Steadicam Operator
Kevan Dutchak	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Music	Credit
Adam Medveczky	Music Conductor - conductor
Suzana Peric	Music Editor
Howard Shore	Music
London Philharmonic Orchestra	Music Performer - score performer
Howard Shore	Music - music orchestrator and conductor
Herbert Von Karajan	Music Conductor - conductor
Nicolas Ratner	Music - assistant music editor
Vic Fraser	Music - music preparation
Roger Williams	Music - music preparation
John Kurlander	Music - music scoring engineer
Joel Moss	Music - music engineer
Gary Chester	Music - music engineer
Simon Rhodes	Music - music engineer
Puccini	Music
Franz Schubert	Music
Jennifer Richardson	Music - music clearance
Physical Effects	Credit
Bela Unger	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Sarah Grahame	Script Supervisor
Debra Beers	Location Manager
John Board	Assistant Director
Corinne Kouper	Unit Location Manager
Istvan Kozma	Assistant Location Manager
Philip Lee	Unit Manager
Marilyn Stonehouse	Post-Production Supervisor
Marilyn Stonehouse	Production Manager
Sandra Tucker	Post-Production Coordinator
Boryana Varbanov	Assistant Production Coordinator - assistant department coordinator
Deborah Zwicker	Production Coordinator
Kim Winther	Assistant Director
Laszlo Timar	Production Manager
Adrienne Rorarius	Unit Manager
Dug Rotstein	Script Supervisor
Lucette Legot	Production Coordinator
Tamas Guba	Location Manager
Simon Board	Assistant Director
Jean-Pierre Avice	Production Manager
Lars P Winther	Assistant Director - trainee assistant director
Cassandra Cronenberg	Assistant Director - trainee assistant director
Yang Xie	Assistant Director
Zsuzsa Gurban	Assistant Director
Gabor Gajdos	Assistant Director
Leonard Guillain	Assistant Director
Cecile Boisrond	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Prudence Emery	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
David Yonson	Foley - foley assistant
Don White	Rerecording Mixer
David Evans	Sound Effects Editor
Michael Lacroix	Boom Operator - boom man
Joe LaFontaine	Assistant Sound Editor
Casablanca Sound Services	Sound Editor
Bryan Day	Sound Mixer
Terry Burke	Foley Artist
Tom Bjelic	Assistant Sound Editor
Dino Pigat	Rerecording Mixer
John Laing	Sound Effects Editor
Paul Shikata	Foley - foley assistant
Lou Solakofski	Rerecording Mixer
Alistair Gray	Assistant Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Georges Demetrau	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Denise Cronenberg	Costume Designer
Suzanne Benoit	Makeup Artist
Brenda Gilles	Costume Supervisor
Antoine Garabedian	Makeup - makeup/hairstylist
Gyorgy Homonnay	Wardrobe - wardrobe master
Ann Henshaw	Wardrobe Assistant
Aldo Signoretti	Hair Stylist
Alan Weisinger	Makeup Artist
Marie-Francoise Perochon	Wardrobe - wardrobe mistress
Ferdinando Merolla	Hair Stylist
Mario Davignon	Costume Supervisor
Margo Vida	Hair Stylist
Ava Stone	Makeup Artist
Julia Fenyvessy	Makeup Artist

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