

M. Butterfly
"Passion. Power. Revenge. In All Their Majesty."
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$17.0M
$17,000,000
Revenue
$1.5M
$1,499,795
Languages
Mandarin
+1 more
Studio
Geffen Pictures
Key Crew

David Cronenberg
Director

David Henry Hwang
Screenplay

David Henry Hwang
Executive Producer
Cast

Jeremy Irons
René Gallimard

John Lone
Song Liling

Barbara Sukowa
Jeanne Gallimard

Annabel Leventon
Frau Baden

Shizuko Hoshi
Comrade Chin

Ian Richardson
Ambassador Toulon

Richard McMillan
Embassy Colleague

Vernon Dobtcheff
Agent Etancelin

David Hemblen
Intelligence Officer #1
Damir Andrei
Intelligence Officer #2
Antony Parr
Intelligence Officer #3
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 Mehlmann
Drunk in Paris Bar

Barbara Chilcott
Critic at Garden Party

George Jonas
Mall Trustee