Kiss of the Spider Woman

"Once upon a time... in a tropical island far away, there lived a strange woman…"

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Ratings & Reviews

7.0/10

329 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 3 nominations

Won

Best Actor

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.3M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$17.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$15.8M

ROI: +1260%

Budget Recovery1360% of budget

$0|Budget: $1.3M|Revenue: $17.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

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33.4K

Daily Avg

556

7-Day Trend

-8%

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Kiss of the Spider Woman

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

São Paulo

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Argentina

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Rodolfo Sánchez

Film Editing

Mauro AliceLee Percy

Music / Score

John Neschling

Distributors

Embrafilme

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Kiss of the Spider Woman

Available in 14 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV Channel	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
United Kingdom15	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada	Criterion Channel	—	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store
AustraliaM	—	—	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaM

Brazil14

Ireland18

Netherlands12

Production

Director

Héctor Babenco

Writers

Leonard Schrader, Manuel Puig

Production Companies

HB FilmesIsland Pictures

Cast

William Hurt

Luis Molina

Raúl Juliá

Valentin Arregui

Sônia Braga

Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman

José Lewgoy

Warden

Milton Gonçalves

Pedro

Miriam Pires

Mother

Nuno Leal Maia

Gabriel

Fernando Torres

Americo

Patricio Bisso

Greta

Herson Capri

Werner

Denise Dumont

Michele

Nildo Parente

Leader of Resistance

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