M. Butterfly
“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.
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Cast
30 people
Jeremy Irons
René Gallimard
Known for
The Lion King
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
John Lone
Song Liling
Known for
The Last Emperor
Rush Hour 2
Barbara Sukowa
Jeanne Gallimard
Known for
12 Monkeys
Constellation
Annabel Leventon
Frau Baden
Known for
Wimbledon
The Nest
Shizuko Hoshi
Comrade Chin
Known for
Come See the Paradise
Ian Richardson
Ambassador Toulon
Known for
From Hell
Dark City
Richard McMillan
Embassy Colleague
Known for
The Fountain
Cube Zero
Vernon Dobtcheff
Agent Etancelin
Known for
The Odyssey
Before Sunset
David Hemblen
Intelligence Officer #1
Known for
Yin Yang Yo!
Earth: Final Conflict
Damir Andrei
Intelligence Officer #2
Known for
Dead Ringers
F/X2
Antony Parr
Intelligence Officer #3
Also in
Mark of Cain
Confidential
Margaret Ma
Song's Maid
Known for
Mimic
David Cronenberg Director · David Henry Hwang Screenplay Howard Shore Composer
Worldwide gross $1.5M · Budget $17M · United States release October 1, 1993
Box office
Budget
$17,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,499,795
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Geffen Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English
Release dates
Canada · September 9, 1993
Premiere
United States · October 1, 1993
Theatrical
Czechia
October 1, 1994 · Physical
Germany
December 9, 1993 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 1, 1993 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 16, 1994 · Theatrical
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