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  1. Madame Butterfly is a 1995 musical film written and directed by Frédéric Mitterrand and produced by Daniel Toscan du Plantier and Pierre-Olivier Bardet. [1] It is based on the opera Madama Butterfly with music by Giacomo Puccini and libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

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    Voice Type
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    Cio-Cio-san
    Lt. Benjamin F. Pinkerton
    Suzuki
    Ning Liang
    Sharpless
  2. God was sad this date in 1981 when William Holden passed away in Santa Monica, CA from a fall. Signed a contract with Paramount in 1937 at age of 19, appeared in his first film one year later. Appeared in 72 movies in a career than spanned 43 years. 82% of his movies were released during the 40s, 50s and 60s. Major genres include: drama (41); romance (20); comedy (20); war (11); adventure (11 ...

  3. And Ying Huang, the 23-year-old Chinese soprano who plays Cio-Cio-San, is too bland a screen presence to infuse the movie's many close-ups with sizzling passion. "Madame Butterfly" is being officially "presented" by Martin Scorsese, a director whose films flaunt an "operatically" high-pitched emotional palette.

  4. Nov 22, 1996 · Powered by JustWatch. Puccini's “Madame Butterfly” is one of the cruelest stories ever told. In 19th century Japan, an American Navy officer named Pinkerton marries a 15-year-old girl named Cio-Cio-San, never intending to take his vows seriously. He leaves this Butterfly behind, promising to return.

  5. Sound Re-Recording Mixer. Frédéric Mitterrand. Writer. Giuseppe Giacosa. Writer. Luigi Illica. Writer. Cio-Cio-San, a young Japanese geisha, seeks to fulfill her dreams through marriage to an American naval officer. Her faith in their future is shattered by his empty vows and the loss she endures touches something deep within us all.

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  7. U.S. military officer Pinkerton (Richard Troxell) falls for Cio-Cio-San (Ying Huang), a geisha known as "Butterfly," in early 20th-century Japan. Having learned he can wed the teen and then...

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  8. May 3, 1996 · Directed by Frédéric Mitterrand. Genres - Musical, Drama, Music | Sub-Genres - Film-Opera, Musical Drama, Musical Romance, Period Film, Romantic Drama, Tragedy | Release Date - May 3, 1996 (USA - Limited) | Run Time - 135 min. | Countries - Germany, France, United Kingdom | MPAA Rating - NR. AllMovie Rating. 6. User Ratings (0) Your Rating.

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