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.
Cast
William Hurt
Luis Molina
Raúl Juliá
Valentin Arregui
Sônia Braga
Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
José Lewgoy
Warden
Milton Gonçalves
Pedro
Miriam Pires
Mother
Nuno Leal Maia
Gabriel
Fernando Torres
Americo
Patricio Bisso
Greta
Herson Capri
Werner
Denise Dumont
Michele
Nildo Parente
Leader of Resistance
Antônio Petrin
Clubfoot
Wilson Grey
Flunky
Miguel Falabella
Lieutenant
Walter Breda
Agent #1
Luis Guilherme
Agent #2
Walmir Barros
Agent #3
Luis Serra
Prison Doctor
Ana Maria Braga
Lidia
Benjamin Cattan
Molina's Friend #1
Oswaldo Barreto
Molina’s Friend #2
Sergio Bright
Molina’s Friend #3
Claudio Curi
Molina’s Friend #4
Lineu Dias
Bank Cashier
Joe Kantor
Judge
Luis Roberto Galizia
Nurse
Péricles Campos
Prison Guard #1
Edmilson Santos
Prison Guard #2
Walter Vicca
Prison Guard #3
Ken Kaneko
Prison Guard #4
Geogers Schlesinger
Jewish Smuggler
Carlos Fariello
Jewish Smuggler
Frederico Botelho
Jewish Smuggler
Sylvio Band
Rabbi
Paulo Ludmer
Rabbi
Crew
Héctor Babenco
Director
Leonard Schrader
Screenplay
Manuel Puig
Novel
Mauro Alice
Editor
Rebecca Nicolaou
Assistant Editor, Post Production Coordinator
Lee Percy
Additional Editing
Rodolfo Sánchez
Director of Photography
Dennis McNeill
Color Timer
Amilcar Monteiro Claro
Assistant Director
Flávio R. Tambellini
Assistant Director
Francisco Ramalho Jr.
Executive Producer
David Weisman
Producer
Jane Holzer
Associate Producer
Michael Maiello
Associate Producer
Patricio Bisso
Costume Design
Guilherme Pereira
Makeup Artist
Susan Dudeck
Supervising Sound Editor
Allen Hartz
Sound Editor
Lorie O'Shatz
Sound Editor
Jeff Rosen
Sound Editor
Hugo Weng
Sound Editor
Paul Coombe
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Peter Waggoner
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Berger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Scott Ganary
Foley Mixer
Gary Gegan
Foley Mixer
Val Kuklowsky
ADR Editor
Nando Cordeiro
Original Music Composer
John Neschling
Original Music Composer
Felipe Crescenti
Set Designer
Alberto Gieco
Script Supervisor
Helen Hahn
Negative Cutter
John Paul Lussier
Unit Production Manager
Robert Dawson
Title Designer
Clovis Bueno
Art Direction
Burt Lancaster
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