- Country: Italy, UK
- Genres: Adventure, Drama
- Release: 1990-12-12
- Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
- Writers: Paul Bowles , Mark Peploe , Bernardo Bertolucci
- Language: English | French | Arabic
- Stars: Debra Winger , John Malkovich , Campbell Scott , Jill Bennett , Timothy Spall , Eric Vu-An , Amina Annabi , Philippe Morier-Genoud , Sotigui Kouyaté , Tom Novembre
- Runtime: 138 min
- Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Award9 wins & 8 nominations total
- AKA: The Sheltering Sky (United Arab Emirates) , Suojaava taivas (Finland) , Himmel über der Wüste (Germany) , Il tè nel deserto (Italy) , The Sheltering Sky , El cielo protector (Spain) , シェルタリング・スカイ (Japan) , Pod osłoną nieba (Poland) , Oltalmazó ég (Hungary) , Um Chá no Deserto (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Himmel über der Wüste , The Sheltering Sky (Australia) , 遮蔽的天空 (China) , The Sheltering Sky (United Kingdom) , Med himmelen som tak (Norway) , The Sheltering Sky (Singapore) , Under himlens dække (Denmark) , Čaj u Sahari (Serbia) , Po dangaus stogu (Lithuania) , The Sheltering Sky (Canada) , O Céu que nos Protege (Brazil) , Un ceai în Sahara (Romania) , Refugio para el amor (Argentina) , Чай в пустинята (Bulgaria) , Под небесния покрив (Bulgaria) , Çölde Çay (Turkey) , Refugio para el amor (Peru) , Τσάι στη Σαχάρα (Greece) , The Sheltering Sky (India) , Un thé au Sahara (France, French Republic) , The Sheltering Sky (United States of America) , Под покровом небес , The Sheltering Sky (Indonesia) , The Sheltering Sky (Philippines) , 遮蔽的天空 (Taiwan) , Den skyddande himlen (Sweden) , Un thé au Sahara (Canada)
- Plot:
An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
- IMDB:tt0100594
The Sheltering Sky Cast · · · ALL
Bernardo Bertolucci
Director
Debra Winger
Kit
John Malkovich
Port
Campbell Scott
Tunner
Jill Bennett
Mrs. Lyle
Timothy Spall
Eric Lyle
Eric Vu-An
Belqassim
Amina Annabi
Mahrnia
Philippe Morier-Genoud
Captain Broussard
Sotigui Kouyaté
Abdelkader
Tom Novembre
French Immigration Officer
Kamel Cherif
Ticket Seller
Mohammed Afifi
Mohammed
Carolyn De Fonseca
Miss Ferry
Veronica Lazar
Nun
Nicoletta Braschi
French Woman
Paul Bowles
Narrator (voice)