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The Sheltering Sky

1990 · Film · United Kingdom, Italy · Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

Poster of The Sheltering Sky
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The white Kasbah Museum and palms in the kasbah of Tangier
Filmed here: Tangier · Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

The Sheltering Sky is a 1990 drama film co-written and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci starring Debra Winger and John Malkovich. The film is based on the 1949 novel of the same name by Paul Bowles (who appears in a cameo role) about a couple who journey to North Africa in the hopes of rekindling their marriage but soon fall prey to the dangers that surround them.

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Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. Arabic Wikipedia, filming-location category
  2. Wikipedia: Category:Films shot in Morocco
  3. French Wikipedia, filming-location category

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Also shot there, and the sets to visit

The Man from Jamaica1950 · TangierThe Black Crown1951 · TangierFlight to Tangier1953 · TangierPoison Ivy1953 · Tangier, CasablancaQuay of Blondes1954 · TangierTangier Assignment1955 · TangierPort Afrique1956 · TangierEscape from Sahara1958 · TangierThe film mapEvery title shot in Morocco, with filtersVisiting the film setsA route to Ouarzazate, Aït Benhaddou, Essaouira and Tangier

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