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Kiss of the Spider Woman

The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.

Videos

Re-release Trailer

Trailer

William Hurt Wins Best Actor: 1986 Oscars

Cast and Crew

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William Hurt

Luis Molina

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Raúl Juliá

Valentin Arregui

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Sônia Braga

Leni Lamaison / Marta

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José Lewgoy

Warden

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Miriam Pires

Molina's Mother

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Milton Gonçalves

Pedro

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Patricio Bisso

Greta

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Nuno Leal Maia

Gabriel

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Denise Dumont

Michele

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Herson Capri

Werner

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Leonard Schrader

Screenplay

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Francisco Ramalho Jr.

Executive Producer

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David Weisman

Producer

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Héctor Babenco

Director

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Rodolfo Sánchez

Director of Photography

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Mauro Alice

Editor

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Manuel Puig

Novel

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Nando Cordeiro

Original Music Composer

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John Neschling

Original Music Composer

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Rebecca Nicolaou

Assistant Editor

Kiss of the Spider Woman

The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.

Orignal Language

en

Duration

120 minutes

Genre

Drama

Status

Released

Release Data

1985-07-26

Budget

$1250000

Revenue

$17000000

Production Companies

HB Filmes

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