
The Sheltering Sky
1990 · Movie · R · 138 min
★ 6.6(297)unSUB Rating
An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
Based on The Sheltering Sky
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Details
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-10-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 138 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.5/10 (297 votes)
Themes
- adultery
- africa
- sahara desert
- extramarital affair
Cast & crew

Debra Winger
as Kit

John Malkovich
as Port

Campbell Scott
as Tunner

Jill Bennett
as Mrs. Lyle

Timothy Spall
as Eric Lyle

Eric Vu-An
as Belqassim

Amina Annabi
as Mahrnia

Philippe Morier-Genoud
as Captain Broussard

Sotigui Kouyaté
as Abdelkader

Tom Novembre
as French Immigration Officer
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci