M. Butterfly poster
Director David Cronenberg
Screenplay David Henry Hwang

M. Butterfly

Tagline: Passion. Power. Revenge. In All Their Majesty.

Release Date: 1993-10-01

Duration: 101 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Jeremy Irons
    René Gallimard
  • Shizuko Hoshi
    Comrade Chin
  • Barbara Sukowa
    Jeanne Gallimard
  • John Lone
    Song Liling
  • Michael Mehlmann
    Drunk in Paris Bar
  • Ian Richardson
    Ambassador Toulon
  • Damir Andrei
    Intelligence Officer #2
  • Vernon Dobtcheff
    Agent Etancelin
  • Philip McGough
    Prosecution Attorney
  • David Hemblen
    Intelligence Officer #1