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The Sheltering Sky
1990
· Movie
· 138 min
C
MEANRANK
67/100
Every rating
45–78
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 45, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 78. Critics average 45, everyone else 71.
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Details
- Director
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Writers
- Bernardo Bertolucci, Mark Peploe
- Released
- 25 October 1990
- Country
- Italy, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $25.0M
- Box office
- $2.1M
- Awards
- 9 wins, 5 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 14 →1 major award won · 9 wins from 14 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 1990 | Best Original Score | Ryuichi Sakamoto and Richard Horowitz | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1990 | Best Director | Bernardo Bertolucci | Nominee |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1990 | Best Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro (also for Dick Tracy ) | Winner |
| British Academy Film Awards 1990 | Best Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro | Winner |
| British Academy Film Awards 1990 | Best Production Design | Gianni Silvestri | Nominee |
| Golden Ciak Awards 1990 | Best Production Design | Gianni Silvestri | Nominee |
| Golden Ciak Awards 1990 | Best Film | Bernardo Bertolucci | Winner |
| Golden Ciak Awards 1990 | Best Director | Bernardo Bertolucci | Winner |
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Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Score | Ryuichi Sakamoto and Richard Horowitz | Winner |
| Best Director | Bernardo Bertolucci | Nominee |
Golden Ciak Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro | Winner |
| Best Director | Bernardo Bertolucci | Winner |
| Best Film | Bernardo Bertolucci | Winner |
| Best Editing | Gabriella Cristiani | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Gianni Silvestri | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Gianni Silvestri | Nominee |
Nastro d'Argento
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro | Winner |
| Best Director | Bernardo Bertolucci | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro (also for Dick Tracy ) | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Music Score | Ryuichi Sakamoto and Richard Horowitz | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematographer | Vittorio Storaro | Winner |