The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky

★ 6.5IMDb Score
Released:1990-10-25
Duration:138 min
Director:Bernardo Bertolucci
Actors:Debra Winger, John Malkovich, Campbell Scott, Jill Bennett, Timothy Spall
Production:Recorded Picture Company, Aldrich Group, Film Trustees Ltd., TAO Film

Overview:

An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.

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