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M. Butterfly [videorecording] / Geffen Pictures presents a David Cronenberg film ; screenplay by David Henry Hwang, based on his play ; produced by Gabriella Martinelli ; directed by David Cronenberg. - Widescreen version. - Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2009]. - 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1993. Special features: new interview with director David Cronenberg; theatrical trailer.

Edited by Ronald Sanders ; director of photography, Peter Suschitzky ; music by Howard Shore. Edited by Ronald Sanders ; director of photography, Peter Suschitzky ; music by Howard Shore.

Ian Richardson, Jeremy Irons, Barbara Sukowa, John Lone.

A French civil service officer risks and then abandons everything in his life in his obsessive pursuit of a enigmatic Chinese opera diva who harbors a secret.

MPAA rating: R; for sexuality and a brief bloody sequence.


DVD, dual-layer format; Dolby Digital Surround stereo.


English dialogue; English or French subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

ISBN: 1419880217 9781419880216

Standard No.: 883929062836

Publisher. No.: 1000092092 Warner Home Video

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Diplomats--France--Drama.
Singers--China--Drama.
Espionage, Chinese--Drama.
Sex in espionage--Drama.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

LC Class. No.: PN1997 / .M223 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 791.43/72