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Madame Butterfly (1954)
114 min | Drama, Musical

Madame Butterfly (1954)

114 min | Drama, Musical

A churlish American Navy officer deserts his Japanese geisha bride, then returns with a second white wife and demands custody of the geisha's biracial child.

Director

Carmine Gallone

Writers

Carmine Gallone (screenplay) | Iwao Mori (screenplay) | John Luther Long (based on the story) (as J. L. Long) | Giuseppe Giacosa (libretto by) (as G. Giacosa) & 2 more

Cinematographer

Claude Renoir

Editor

Niccolò Lazzari (as Nicolò Lazzari)

Production Designers

Mario Garbuglia | Ryotaro Mitsubayashi

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 29, 1954

Release date

Apr 23, 1956 (United States)

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Cast	Add Cast
34 cast members

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Maria Marcangeli Kate Pinkerton (singing voice) Kate Pinkerton (singing voice) See fewer	Madame Butterfly (1954)
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