M. Butterfly (1993)
| Release Date | 09 September 1993 |
| US Box Office | $2,000,000 |
| Genre | Drama, Romance, Action |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Budapest, Hungary |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Erotic Drama |
| Niche Genre | Spy Film |
| Themes | Gender-Bending, Interracial/Cross-Cultural Romance, Actor's Life, Fall From Power, Star-Crossed Lovers, Mistaken Identities |
| Tones | Atmospheric, Deliberate, Elegiac, Stylized, Melancholy, Literate |
| Tags | Actor, Agent [representative], China, Diplomat, Double Agent, Employment, Espionage, Extramarital Affair, France, Impersonation, Iron [metal], Love, Man, Opera, Play [recreation], Politician, Relationship, Scandal, Sex Change, Songwriter, Stage, Tragic Love, Wine, Winner |
M. Butterfly is a 1993 romantic drama film directed by David Cronenberg. The screenplay was written by David Henry Hwang based on his play of the same name. Jeremy Irons and John Lone star, with Ian Richardson, Barbara Sukowa, and Annabel Leventon.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Annabel Leventon
Frau Baden
Richard McMillan
Embassy Colleague
Vernon Dobtcheff
Agent Etancelin
Damir Andrei
Intelligence Officer #2
Antony Parr
Intelligence Officer #3
Margaret Ma
Song's Maid
Tristram Jellinek
Defense attorney
Philip McGough
Prosecution attorney
David Neal
Judge
Sean Hewitt
Ambassador's Aide
Michael Mehlmann
Drunk in Paris bar
Barbara Chilcott
Critic at Garden Party
George Jonas
Mall Trustee
Carl Zvonkin
Surveillance technician
Viktor Fülöp
Marshal
Cadman Chui
Accordion Player
María Teresa Uribe
Paris Opera Madama Butterfly
Harriet Chung
Red Guard Dancer
Monica Gan
Red Guard Dancer
Ayumi Komoda
Red Guard Dancer
Tammy Lok
Red Guard Dancer
Tracey Oh
Red Guard Dancer
Carly Wong
Red Guard Dancer
Director
Writer
David Henry Hwang
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Producer
David Henry Hwang
executive producer
Gabriella Martinelli
producer
Philip Sandhaus
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Peter Suschitzky
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Editor
Ronald Sanders
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Casting Director
Deirdre Bowen
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Production Designer
Carol Spier
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Art Director
Alicia Keywan
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James McAteer
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Set Decorator
Elinor Rose Galbraith
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Costume Designer
Denise Cronenberg
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Makeup Department
Suzanne Benoit
makeup artist
Julia Fenyvessy
makeup artist: Budapest unit
Antoine Garabedian
hair stylist: Paris unit, makeup artist: Paris unit
Ferdinando Merolla
hair stylist
Aldo Signoretti
hair stylist
Ava Stone
makeup artist
Margo Vida
hair stylist: Budapest unit
Allen Weisinger
makeup artist
Thomas Yee
assistant hair stylist
Production Manager
Jean-Pierre Avice
production manager: Paris unit
József Cirkó
production manager
Philip Lee
unit manager
Adrienne Rorarius
unit manager: Budapest
Marilyn Stonehouse
post-production supervisor, production manager
László Tímár
production manager: Budapest unit
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Board
first assistant director
Simon Board
third assistant director
Cécile Boisrond-Becker
second assistant director: Paris
Cassandra Cronenberg
trainee assistant director
Gábor Gajdos
assistant director: Budapest
Léonard Guillain
first assistant director: Paris
Zsuzsa Gurban
assistant director: Budapest unit
Kim H. Winther
second assistant director
Lars P. Winther
trainee assistant director
Yang Xie
third assistant director: Far East
Art Department
John Bannister
key scenic artist
Serge Bureau
assistant set decorator
Marc Corriveau
property master
Judit Csák
assistant set designer: Budapest
Joe Curtin
construction coordinator
John Dondertman
first assistant art director
Gyula Farkas
property master: Budapest
Danielle Fleury
assistant set decorator
Michael Followes
property buyer
Ian Fraser
head carpenter
Pamela Gibson
property buyer
Gina Hamilton
set buyer
Sabri Lariani
assistant head carpenter
Gordon Lebredt
second assistant art director
Guy Montbillard
dressing propman: Paris
Peter P. Nicolakakos
set dresser
Jak Oliver
scenic artist
Denis Perrier
assistant head carpenter
Béla Péterdi
construction manager: Budapest
Ferenc Schöffer
set dresser: Budapest
Robert H. Steiner
construction bookkeeper
Zoltán Szabó
first assistant set dresser: Budapest
Armand Thomas
assistant property master
Clive Thomasson
lead set dresser
Alexandra Thompson
third assistant art director
Péter Újvári
assistant property master: Budapest
Boryana Varbanov
art department coordinator: Far East
E.C. Whelan
set dresser
Sound Department
Tom Bjelic
assistant sound editor
Terry Burke
foley artist
Richard Cadger
dialogue editor
Tony Currie
dialogue editor
Bryan Day
sound mixer
Alastair Gray
assistant sound editor
Wayne Griffin
dialogue editor
Michael LaCroix
boom operator
Joe Lafontaine
assistant sound editor
John Laing
sound effects editor
Dino Pigat
sound re-recording mixer
Paul Shikata
foley assistant
Lou Solakofski
sound re-recording mixer
Don White
sound re-recording mixer
David Yonson
foley assistant
Special Effects
Georges Demétrau
special effects: Budapest unit
Ferenc Deák
special effects technician
Visual Effects
Michael Arias
computer graphics: title sequence
Daniel Leung
digital artist
Stunts
Ferenc Novinecz
stunts
Béla Unger
stunt coordinator: Budapest unit
Camera and Electrical Department
Scotty Allan
gaffer
Nick Bacon
grip
Blake Balentine
grip
Russel Bowie
camera trainee
Károly Brauner
grip: Budapest
Joe Chan
grip: far east unit
Bernard Chateau
camera car grip: Paris
Ted Churchill
Steadicam operator
Kevan Dutchak
second assistant camera
Tsang Chun Fai
electrician: far east unit
Michael Hall
first assistant camera
H. Christopher Hunter
grip
David Hynes
dolly grip
A. Randy Jones
generator operator
Steven Lockie
video-assist: Paris
Mark Manchester
key grip
Alain Manzon
head grip: Paris
Mike McDonald
electrician
Steven Morrisson
electrician
Steve Myers
electrician
Michel Oguntke
clapper loader: Paris
Gregory Palermo
best boy grip
Patrick Pamart
grip: Paris
Peter Robinson
Steadicam operator
Michael Ruggles
electrician
Ian D. Scott
best boy
Stephen Sebert
video assist operator
Takashi Seida
still photographer
James Storie
video assist operator
Peter Suschitzky
camera operator
Rudolf Takacs
gaffer: Budapest
Richard Gaal
electrician
Casting Department
Alberte Garo
extras casting: Paris
Doreen Jones
casting consultant
Karoly Kupics
casting agent: Budapest
Eleanor Lavender
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Angela Arana
wardrobe cutter
Mario Davignon
costume supervisor
Bela Frey
executive in charge of costumes: Budapest
Brenda Gilles
costume supervisor
Ann Henshaw
wardrobe assistant
György Homonnay
wardrobe master: Budapest
Marie-Françoise Perochon
wardrobe mistress: Paris
József Lender
dresser
Sheila Radovancevic
costume assistant
Editorial Department
Gary Fluxgold
second assistant editor
Michael Rea
first assistant editor
Christopher Severn
color timer
Sandra Tucker
post-production coordinator
Wiebke von Carolsfeld
trainee assistant editor
Peter Watson
second assistant editor
Music Department
Gary Chester
additional music engineer
Vic Fraser
music preparation
John Kurlander
music engineer
Ádám Medveczky
conductor
Joel Moss
additional music engineer
Suzana Peric
music editor
Nic Ratner
assistant music editor
Simon Rhodes
additional music engineer
Jennifer Richardson
music clearance
Transportation Department
Eldie Benson
transportation coordinator
Michael Billard
driver
Andrea Boyd
driver
Brian Cann
driver
Mac Day
driver
Frances Hendry
driver
Allen Kosonic
driver
George Markos
driver
Frank Mizzi
driver captain
Istvan Pintye
transportation manager: Budapest
Cactus Simser
head driver
Ron Annabelle
driver
Csaba Annus
driver
Other Crew
Debra Beers
location manager
Maribeth Board
craft service
Christine Bodelot
production accountant: Paris
Dominique Bruballa
production assistant
Mark Bukator
assistant accountant
Marie Cambon
interpreter: far east unit
Venus Cheuk
unit assistant: far east unit
Lesley Clark
production secretary
Norma Cole
language consultant: French
Robert Cotnoir
synclavier programmer
Robin Crumley
production coordinator: far east unit
Victor Dezso
interpreter: Budapest
Dorothy Ding
interpreter: far east unit
Michele Ehlers
choreographer: Beijing opera
Prudence Emery
unit publicist
Erzsebet Gaspar
extras coordinator: Budapest
Sarah Grahame
script supervisor
Lori Greenberg
assistant: Mr. Martinelli
Jamie H.J. Guan
choreographer: Beijing opera
Tamás Guba
location manager: Budapest
László Helle
head of production: Budapest
Tan Ing How
interpreter: far east unit
Anne Jurenas-Polyak
assistant accountant
Judy 'Lucky' Kemeny
production liaison: Budapest
Bobe Kiraly
accountant: Budapest
Bea Klukon
interpreter: Budapest
Corinne Kouper
unit location manager: Paris
Istvan Kozma
assistant location manager: Budapest unit
Lucette Legot
production coordinator: Paris
Christophe Maratier
firearms: Budapest
Dr. Peter Mitchell
far east consultant: far east unit
Lesley Myers
assistant: Mr. Martinelli
Rick Parker
animal wrangler
Benoit Raguin
production runner: Paris
Dug Rotstein
script supervisor
Wesley Seto
stand-in: Mr. Lone
Peter Shanne
stand-in: Mr. Irons
Timothy Storey
production office assistant
Zita Talos
office secretary: Budapest
Ing-How Tan
production assistant
Magdolna Torok
interpreter: Budapest
Julien Toujan
assistant to unit manager: Paris
Laura Trombetta
far east liaison: far east unit
Benjamin Tucker
production office assistant
Sandra Tucker
assistant: Mr. Cronenberg
Zsuzsa Varadi
production secretary: Budapest
Laura Wood Fawcett
location production assistant
Deborah Zwicker
production coordinator
Lisa Atkinson
pre-production consultant
Randall Balsmeyer
title designer
Simon St. Laurent
opticals: Film Effects
Production Company
Geffen Pictures
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Miranda Productions Inc.
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Distributor
Argentina Video Home
Geffen Pictures
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Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Miscellaneous
Abbey Road Studios
music recorded at
Air Studios
music recorded at
Balsmeyer and Everett
titles
Film Effects
end titles
Film House
foley recorded at
Francont Film
negative cutting
Syzygy Digital Cinema
computer graphics for main title sequence
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