M. Butterfly is a 1993 English-language Drama Romance movie written by David Henry Hwang and directed by David Cronenberg and produced by Gabriella Martinelli under the banner of Geffen Pictures. In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling - but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks. M. butterfly features Jeremy Irons, John Lone, Barbara Sukowa, Ian Richardson, Annabel Leventon, Shizuko Hoshi and Carly Wong. The screenplay is written by David Henry Hwang which is inspired from M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang. The music was composed by Howard Shore. Cinematography was done by Peter Suschitzky and editing by Ronald Sanders. The motion picture has a running time of 101 minutes. It was released on 1st October 1993. The movie made a box office gross of $1 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Warner Bros.