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Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) [R]

Release Date:
July 26, 1985

Original Title:
Kiss of the Spider Woman

Alternate Titles:
Edderkoppkvinnens kyss
Hämähäkkinaisen suudelma
Il bacio della donna ragno
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spiderwoman
O Beijo da Mulher-Aranha
거미 여인의 키스

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
HB Filmes

Production Countries:
Brazil | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  GB: 15  IE: 18  NL: 12  US: R 

Runtime: 120

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

ADR Editor:
Val Kuklowsky

Additional Editing:
Lee Percy

Art Direction:
Clovis Bueno

Assistant Director:
Amilcar Monteiro Claro
Flávio R. Tambellini

Assistant Editor:
Rebecca Nicolaou

Associate Producer:
Jane Holzer
Michael Maiello

Color Timer:
Dennis McNeill

Costume Design:
Patricio Bisso

Director:
Héctor Babenco

Director of Photography:
Rodolfo Sánchez

Editor:
Mauro Alice

Executive Producer:
Francisco Ramalho Jr.

Foley Mixer:
Scott Ganary
Gary Gegan

Makeup Artist:
Guilherme Pereira

Negative Cutter:
Helen Hahn

Novel:
Manuel Puig

Original Music Composer:
John Neschling
Nando Cordeiro

Post Production Coordinator:
Rebecca Nicolaou

Producer:
David Weisman

Screenplay:
Leonard Schrader

Script Supervisor:
Alberto Gieco

Set Designer:
Felipe Crescenti

Sound Editor:
Allen Hartz
Lorie O'Shatz
Jeff Rosen
Hugo Weng

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Paul Coombe
Peter Waggoner
Mark Berger

Supervising Sound Editor:
Susan Dudeck

Thanks:
Burt Lancaster

Title Designer:
Robert Dawson

Unit Production Manager:
John Paul Lussier

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