October 25, 1990
138 minutes
DramaAdventure
The Sheltering Sky
An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
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Cast
Debra Winger
(Kit)
John Malkovich
(Port)
Campbell Scott
(Tunner)
Jill Bennett
(Mrs. Lyle)
Timothy Spall
(Eric Lyle)
Eric Vu-An
(Belqassim)
Amina Annabi
(Mahrnia)
Philippe Morier-Genoud
(Captain Broussard)
Sotigui Kouyaté
(Abdelkader)
Tom Novembre
(French Immigration Officer)
Mohamed Ben Smail
(Smail)
Kamel Cherif
(Ticket Seller)
Mohammed Afifi
(Mohammed)
Brahim Oubana
(Young Arab)
Carolyn De Fonseca
(Miss Ferry)
Veronica Lazăr
(Nun)
Rabea Tami
(Blind Dancer)
Nicoletta Braschi
(French Woman)
Menouer Samiri
(Bus Driver)
Keltoum Alaoui
(Woman in Hotel du Ksar)
Mohamed Ixa
(Caravan Leader)
Ahmed Azoum
(Young Tuareg)
Alghabid Kanakan
(Young Tuareg)
Gambo Alkabous
(Young Tuareg)
Sidi Kasko
(Young Tuareg)
Azahra Attayoub
(Belqassim's Wife)
Maghnia Mohamed
(Belqassim's Wife)
Oumou Alghabid
(Belqassim's Wife)
Sidi Alkhadar
(Little Sidi)
Paul Bowles
(Narrator (voice))
