Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
Once upon a time... in a tropical island far away, there lived a strange woman…
- Released
- Runtime 2h 0m
- Director Héctor Babenco
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.0/10 (352 votes)
Synopsis
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
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William Hurt
as Luis Molina
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Raúl Juliá
as Valentin Arregui
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Sonia Braga
as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
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José Lewgoy
as Warden
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Milton Gonçalves
as Pedro
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Miriam Pires
as Mother
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Nuno Leal Maia
as Gabriel
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Fernando Torres
as Americo
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Patricio Bisso
as Greta
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Herson Capri
as Werner
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Denise Dumont
as Michele
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Nildo Parente
as Leader of Resistance
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Antônio Petrin
as Clubfoot
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Wilson Grey
as Flunky
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Miguel Falabella
as Lieutenant
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Walter Breda
as Agent #1
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Luis Guilherme
as Agent #2
- Walmir Barros as Agent #3
Crew
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Héctor Babenco
Director
- Rodolfo Sánchez Director of Photography
- Mauro Alice Editor
- Nando Cordeiro Original Music Composer
- John Neschling Original Music Composer
- David Weisman Producer
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Leonard Schrader
Screenplay
