Cast & Crew

Directed by

Raúl Ruiz
(as Raoul Ruiz)

Writing Credits

Emilio Del Solar
(collaborator on screenplay and dialogue)
François Ede
(collaborator on screenplay and dialogue)
Raúl Ruiz
(written by) (as Raoul Ruiz)

Cast

Jean-Bernard Guillard
The sailor / The 'other'
Philippe Deplanche
Tadeusz Krasinski the student
Nadège Clair
María the prostitute
Lisa Lyon
Mathilde the dancer
Jean Badin
The 1st officer
Paula Brunet-Sancho
Moroccan streetwalker
José de Carvalho
The old sailor
Claude Dereppe
The ship's captain
Diogo Dória
The sailor's sister's fiancé
Mostefa Djadjam
Ahmed
Huguette Faget
Our Lady - the 1st officer's mother
André Gomes
Carlos A. Cores the travelling salesman
Wladimir Ivanovsky
The Impersonator
Adelaide João
The sailor's mother
Théo Légitimus
The sailor's 'father'
Claudio Martinez
Ali
Tanh N'Guyen
Orphan girl
Franck Oger
The Blindman
Marta Reynolds
The Queen
Ana Vaz da Silva
The sailor's sister
Tsai Tsin Hsin
Orphan girl
Wong Yu Waï
Dr. Wepoyoung the sailor's 'son'
Philippe Collin
(voice)
Raoul Guillet
(voice)
Geneviève Mnich
(voice)
Hugo Santiago
(voice)
Jean Abeillé
Small role
Raúl Ruiz
Small role
Marie-Laure Spery
Dancer

Produced by

Paulo Branco
executive producer (uncredited)
Maya Feuillette
producer (as Maya Feuiette)
Jean Lefaux
producer
José Luís Vasconcelos
producer

Music by

Jorge Arriagada

Cinematography by

Sacha Vierny

Editing by

Valeria Sarmiento
Jacqueline Simoni
(as Jacqueline Simoni-Adamus)
Pascale Sueur
Janine Verneau

Set Decoration by

Bruno Beaugé
Pierre Pitrou

Production Management

Gabriela Cerqueira
executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

François Ede
assistant director

Sound Department

Jean-Claude Brisson
sound
Jean-Pierre Fénié
boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department

Jacques Bouquin
assistant camera
Jacques Gaudin
assistant camera

Music Department

Alexandre Myrat
conductor
All Filters