A noir mystery set in the exotic world of Cuba in the late 1800s. Luis Antonio Vargas, a wealthy coffee merchant, arranges a marriage through the mail but discovers that the woman who arrives to share his house is an imposter with an eye on his fortune. When he arrives at the docks to meet Julia Russell, he is amazed to find that she is not the simple woman he was expecting. Though happier than he ever imagined, the surprises continue until the story takes a fateful turn. This is the story about the dangerous and sometimes lethal power of love.
Production Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) (presents); Hyde Park Entertainment (in association with); Via Rosa Productions (as Via Rosa); DiNovi Pictures (as Di Novi Pictures); Intermedia Films [gb](as Intermedia) (in association with); UGC International [fr](in association with); Epsilon Motion Pictures [ch];
Cast Names Antonio Banderas; Angelina Jolie; Thomas Jane; Jack Thompson; Gregory Itzin; Allison Mackie; Joan Pringle; Cordelia Richards; James Haven; Pedro Armendáriz Jr.; Mario Iván Martínez; Harry Porter; Fernando Torre Laphame; Shaula Vega; Lisa Owen; Daniel Martínez; Farnesio de Bernal; Nitzi Arellano; Roger Cudney; Adrian Makala; Francis Laboriel; Patricio Castillo; Derek Rojo; Abraham Stavans; Roberto Medina; Julian Sedgwick; Alejandro Corp; Alejandro Reza; Guy De Saint Cyr; Julio Bracho;
Box Office USD 16,252,765
Release Date 2001-07-31 (premiere) 2001-08-03
Genres Drama; Mystery; Romance; Thriller;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for strong sexual content and some violence.
Running Time 1 hr. 56 min. 1 hr. 58 min. (unrated version)