---
title: 'The Sheltering Sky (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bernardo Bertolucci'
released: '1990-10-25'
runtime_minutes: 140
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sheltering-sky-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100594/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sheltering Sky (1990)

1990 · 140 min · Drama · United Kingdom, Italy


## Synopsis

The Sheltering Sky is a 1990 drama film co-written and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci starring Debra Winger and John Malkovich. The film is based on the 1949 novel of the same name by Paul Bowles about a couple who journey to North Africa in the hopes of rekindling their marriage but soon fall prey to the dangers that surround them.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Paul Bowles](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bowles), [Bernardo Bertolucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernardo-bertolucci), [Mark Peploe](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-peploe)
- **Director:** [Bernardo Bertolucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernardo-bertolucci)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryuichi-sakamoto)
- **Producer:** [Jeremy Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-thomas)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vittorio Storaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-storaro)
- **Editor:** [Gabriella Cristiani](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriella-cristiani)

## Cast

- [Philippe Morier-Genoud](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-morier-genoud)
- [Debra Winger](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-winger)
- [Amina Annabi](https://cinepixo.com/people/amina-annabi)
- [Nicoletta Braschi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicoletta-braschi)
- [Paul Bowles](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bowles)
- [John Malkovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-malkovich)
- [Tom Novembre](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-novembre)
- [Campbell Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/campbell-scott)
- [Carolyn De Fonseca](https://cinepixo.com/people/carolyn-de-fonseca)
- [Éric Vu-An](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-vu-an)
- [Sotigui Kouyaté](https://cinepixo.com/people/sotigui-kouyate)
- [Veronica Lazăr](https://cinepixo.com/people/veronica-lazar)
- [Timothy Spall](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-spall)
- [Jill Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/jill-bennett)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sheltering-sky-1990
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