The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky

138 mins | Drama, Adventure, Romance | Oct. 24, 1990

An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.

The Sheltering Sky

138 mins | Drama, Adventure, Romance | Oct. 24, 1990

The Sheltering Sky
An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers TAO Film, Film Trustees Ltd., Recorded Picture Company, Aldrich Group
Original title The Sheltering Sky
Directors Bernardo Bertolucci
Writers Paul Bowles, Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci

Cast

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

Kamel Cherif

as Ticket Seller

Mohammed Afifi

as Mohammed

Brahim Oubana

as Young Arab

Carolyn De Fonseca

as Miss Ferry

Rabea Tami

as Blind Dancer

Nicoletta Braschi

as French Woman

Menouer Samiri

as Bus Driver

Keltoum Alaoui

as Woman in Hotel du Ksar

Mohamed Ixa

as Caravan Leader

Ahmed Azoum

as Young Tuareg

Alghabid Kanakan

as Young Tuareg

Gambo Alkabous

as Young Tuareg

Sidi Kasko

as Young Tuareg

Azahra Attayoub

as Belqassim's Wife

Maghnia Mohamed

as Belqassim's Wife

Oumou Alghabid

as Belqassim's Wife

Sidi Alkhadar

as Little Sidi

Paul Bowles

as Narrator (voice)