"An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa."
Debra Winger
as Kit
John Malkovich
as Port
Campbell Scott
as Tunner
Jill Bennett
as Mrs. Lyle
Timothy Spall
as Eric Lyle
Eric Vu-An
as Belqassim
Amina Annabi
as Mahrnia
Philippe Morier-Genoud
as Captain Broussard
Sotigui Kouyaté
as Abdelkader
Tom Novembre
as French Immigration Officer
Mohamed Ben Smail
as Smail
Kamel Cherif
as Ticket Seller
Mohammed Afifi
as Mohammed
Brahim Oubana
as Young Arab
Carolyn De Fonseca
as Miss Ferry
Veronica Lazăr
as Nun
Rabea Tami
as Blind Dancer
Nicoletta Braschi
as French Woman
Menouer Samiri
as Bus Driver
Keltoum Alaoui
as Woman in Hotel du Ksar
Mohamed Ixa
as Caravan Leader
Ahmed Azoum
as Young Tuareg
Alghabid Kanakan
Gambo Alkabous
Sidi Kasko
Azahra Attayoub
as Belqassim's Wife
Maghnia Mohamed
Oumou Alghabid
Sidi Alkhadar
as Little Sidi
Paul Bowles
as Narrator (voice)
Gabriella Cristiani
Editor
Gianni Silvestri
Production Design
Novel
Bernardo Bertolucci
Director
Mark Peploe
Screenplay
Ferdinando Scarfiotti
Vittorio Storaro
Director of Photography
Juliet Taylor
Casting
William Aldrich
Executive Producer
Celestia Fox
Andrew Sanders
Art Direction
James Acheson
Costume Design
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer
Jeremy Thomas
Producer
Angelo Novi
Still Photographer
Presenter