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The Sheltering Sky

 1990
 138 minutes (2 hrs 18 mins)
The Sheltering Sky
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Bernardo Bertolucci

Starring

Debra Winger · John Malkovich · Campbell Scott · Jill Bennett · Timothy Spall · Eric Vu-An

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
12th December 1990
Germany release date Germany release
25th October 1990
Austria release date Austria release
26th October 1990

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 30th Nov '90
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: £393 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 7

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 14th Dec '90
  • Debut position: 14
  • Highest position: 14
  • Debut gross: $82.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

30 Nov, 1990
4
7 Dec, 1990
3
14 Dec, 1990
7
21 Dec, 1990
10
28 Dec, 1990
8
4 Jan, 1991
6
11 Jan, 1991
11

US box office

14 Dec, 1990
14

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £844.1 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $1.1 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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News from around the web
‘Sheltering Sky’ Still a Gorgeous, Maddening Affair  Hollywood in Toto Sat, 13th December 2025

Film Review – The Sheltering Sky (1990)  The People's Movies Mon, 8th November 2021

Revisit: The Sheltering Sky  Spectrum Culture Mon, 28th August 2023

The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles – a cautionary tale for tourists  The Guardian Fri, 28th August 2015

The Unloved, Part 113: The Sheltering Sky  Roger Ebert Mon, 1st May 2023

The Sheltering Sky Review  empireonline.com Sat, 1st January 2000