The Sheltering Sky (1990)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • narrator

      Paul Bowles

    • Kit Moresby

      Debra Winger

    • Port Moresby

      John Malkovich

    • George Tunner

      Campbell Scott

    • Mrs Lyle

      Jill Bennett

    • Eric Lyle

      Timothy Spall

    • Belqassim

      Eric Vu-an

    • Mahrnia

      Amina Annabi

    • Captain Broussard

      Philippe Morier-Genoud

    • Abdelkader

      Sotigui Kouyaté

    • French immigration officer

      Tom Novembre

    • Smail

      Ban Smail

    • ticket seller

      Kamel Chérif

    • Mohamed

      Afifi Mohamed

    • young Arab

      Brahim Oubana

    • Miss Ferry

      Carolyn De Fonseca

    • nun

      Veronica Lazar

    • blind dancer

      Rabea Tami

    • French woman

      Nicoletta Braschi

    • bus driver

      Menouer Samiri

    • woman in Hotel du Ksar

      Keltoum Alaoui

    • caravan leader

      Mohamed Ixa

    • young Tuareg

      Ahmed Azoum

    • young Tuareg

      Alghabid Kanakan

    • young Tuareg

      Gambo Albakous

    • young Tuareg

      Sidi Kasko

    • Belqassim's wife

      Azahra Attayoub

    • Belqassim's wife

      Maghnia Mohamed

    • Belqassim's wife

      Oumou Alghabid

    • little Sidi

      Sidi Alkhadar

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Bernardo Bertolucci

    • 2nd Unit Director

      Fernand Moszkowicz

    • Assistant Director

      Serena Canevari

    • Assistant Director

      Nicoletta Peyran

    • Assistant Director

      Claudio Amati

    • Assistant Director

      Keltoum Alaoui

    • Assistant Director (Algeria)

      Abes Abdelkader

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Sahara Company

    • Production Company

      TAO Film

    • Production Company

      Recorded Picture Company

    • Production Company

      Aldrich Group

    • Financial Assistance

      Film Trustees

    • Executive Producer

      William Aldrich

    • Producer

      Jeremy Thomas

    • Director General of CAAIC

      Ali Talmat-Amar

    • Production Manager

      Lucio Trentini

    • Production Manager (Morocco)

      Zakaria Alaoui

    • Production Manager (Algeria)

      Mustapha Nia

    • Location Manager (Morocco/Niger)

      John Bernard

    • Location Manager (Algeria)

      Kohler, Phillip

    • Location Manager (Morocco)

      Driss Gaïdi

    • Location Manager (Morocco)

      Brahim Derhem

    • Production Supervisor

      Denise O'Dell

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Gabriella Toro

    • Production Co-ordinator (Morocco)

      Hind Hanif

    • Post-production Supervisor

      Michael Saxton

    • Production Assistant

      Roberto Malerba

    • Production Assistant (Morocco)

      Abouabayd, Karim

    • Production Assistant (Morocco)

      Mohamed Ben Hmamane

    • Production Assistant (Algeria)

      Benaissa Djaffar

    • Production Assistant (Algeria)

      Mohamed Tahar Harboura

    • Production Assistant (Algeria)

      Diab Charifi

    Casting:

    • Casting

      Juliet Taylor

    • Casting (Associate)

      Ellen Lewis

    • Casting (London)

      Celestia Fox

    • Casting (Paris)

      Zakia Tahiri

    • Casting (ADR)

      Robin Lang

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      Mark Peploe

    • Screenplay

      Bernardo Bertolucci

    • Based on the novel by

      Paul Bowles

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Vittorio Storaro

    • Camera Operator (A)

      Enrico Umetelli

    • Camera Operator (B)

      Michele Picciaredda

    • Steadicam Operator

      Nicola Pecorini

    • Steadicam Operator

      Peter Robinson

    • Video Control

      Marco Carosi

    Special Effects:

    • Special Effects Supervisor

      Renato Agostini

    • Special Effects Technician

      Danilo Bollettini

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Gabriella Cristiani

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Gianni Silvestri

    • Production Designer (Preliminary)

      Ferdinando Scarfiotti

    • Art Director

      Andrew Sanders

    • Art Director (Tangier)

      John Ralph

    • Art Director (Ouarzazate)

      Steve Simmons

    • Art Director (Algeria)

      John Frankish

    • Set Dresser

      Sleiter, Cynthia

    • Draughtswoman

      Lucy Richardson

    • Scenic Artist

      Sante Barelli

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      John Acheson

    • Costume Supervisor

      Richard Pointing

    • Costume Research

      Doris Raymond

    Make-up:

    • Chief Make-up Artist

      Paul Engelen

    • Make-up Artist

      Linda Armstrong

    Titles:

    • Main Title Design

      Maurice Binder

    • Titles/Opticals

      General Screen Enterprises

    Film processing:

    • Colour Supervisor

      Carlo La Bella

    Music:

    • Music

      Ryuichi Sakamoto

    • Original North African Music

      Richard Horowitz

    • Computer/Keyboard Programmer

      James Cullum

    • Music Arrangements/Conductor

      John Altman

    • Music Arrangements/Conductor

      David Arch

    • Music Supervisor

      Ray Williams

    • Music Editor

      Dina Eaton

    Sound:

    • Music Recording

      Matt Howe

    • Sound Recording

      Ivan Sharrock

    • Sound Re-recording

      Gerry Humphreys

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Don Sharpe

    • Sound Editor

      Tony Lenny

    • Sound Editor

      Jack Knight

    • Dialogue Editor

      Paul Smith

    • Foley Editor

      Rocky Phelan

    Choreography:

    • Choreography

      Laheen Zinoun

    Consultant:

    • Research

      Lou Englebert

    • Supervising Wrangler

      Joël Proust