---
title: 'M. Butterfly (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Cronenberg'
released: '1993-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/m-butterfly-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107468/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# M. Butterfly (1993)

1993 · 101 min · Drama, Romance, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

M. Butterfly is a 1993 American romantic drama film directed by David Cronenberg and written by David Henry Hwang based on his 1988 play. The film stars Jeremy Irons and John Lone, with Ian Richardson, Barbara Sukowa, and Annabel Leventon. The story is loosely based on true events which involved French diplomat Bernard Boursicot and Chinese opera singer Shi Pei Pu.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Cronenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-cronenberg)
- **Screenplay:** [David Cronenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-cronenberg), [David Henry Hwang](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-henry-hwang)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Howard Shore](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-shore)
- **Producer:** [Gabriella Martinelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriella-martinelli)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Suschitzky](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-suschitzky)
- **Editor:** [Ronald Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-sanders)

## Cast

- [Jeremy Irons](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-irons)
- [Vernon Dobtcheff](https://cinepixo.com/people/vernon-dobtcheff)
- [Barbara Sukowa](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-sukowa)
- [John Lone](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lone)
- [David Hemblen](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-hemblen)
- [Ian Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-richardson)
- [Shizuko Hoshi](https://cinepixo.com/people/shizuko-hoshi)

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