M. Butterfly

"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."

Cast

Jeremy Irons

as René Gallimard

John Lone

as Song Liling

Barbara Sukowa

as Jeanne Gallimard

Annabel Leventon

as Frau Baden

Shizuko Hoshi

as Comrade Chin

Ian Richardson

as Ambassador Toulon

Richard McMillan

as Embassy Colleague

Vernon Dobtcheff

as Agent Etancelin

David Hemblen

as Intelligence Officer #1

Damir Andrei

as Intelligence Officer #2

Antony Parr

as Intelligence Officer #3

Margaret Ma

as Song's Maid

Tristram Jellinek

as Defense Attorney

Philip McGough

as Prosecution Attorney

David Neal

as Judge

Sean Hewitt

as Ambassador's Aide

Peter Messaline

as Diplomat at Party

Michael Mehlmann

as Drunk in Paris Bar

Barbara Chilcott

as Critic at Garden Party

George Jonas

as Mall Trustee

Carl Zvonkin

as Surveillance Technician

Viktor Fülöp

as Marshal

Cadman Chui

as Accordian Player

María Teresa Uribe

as Paris Opera Madama Butterfly

Harriet Chung

as Red Guard Dancer

Monica Gan

as Red Guard Dancer

Ayumi Komoda

as Red Guard Dancer

Tammy Lok

as Red Guard Dancer

Tracey Oh

as Red Guard Dancer

Carly Wong

as Red Guard Dancer

Crew

Ronald Sanders

Editor

Gabriella Martinelli

Producer

Peter Suschitzky

Director of Photography

Howard Shore

Original Music Composer

David Cronenberg

Director

David Henry Hwang

Screenplay

Deirdre Bowen

Casting

Elinor Rose Galbraith

Set Decoration

Denise Cronenberg

Costume Design

David Henry Hwang

Executive Producer

Philip Sandhaus

Executive Producer

David Henry Hwang

Theatre Play

Alicia Keywan

Art Direction

Carol Spier

Production Design

James McAteer

Art Direction

Xie Yan

Third Assistant Director

John Lone

Songs