The Prince of Tides
A troubled Southern man confronts his traumatic past and the haunting secrets of his dysfunctional family as he tries to save his suicidal sister.
“A story about the memories that haunt us, and the truth that sets us free.”
Synopsis
A Southern man facing personal troubles speaks with his sister, who is considering suicide.
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A crew of 52+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Don ZimmermanShot by Stephen GoldblattScored by James Newton HowardDesigned by Paul Sylbert
Box Office
1991 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.5× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$74.8M
Opening weekend: $10.0M — 13% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $22.8M — 30% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,405 theaters
Also known as
- Der Herr der Gezeitende
- Herr der Gezeitende
- Prince of Tidesen
- El príncipe de las mareases
- Le Prince des maréesfr
- Il principe delle mareeit
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Cast & Crew
52 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Melinda Dillon
as Savannah Wingo
George Carlin
as Eddie Detreville
Jason Gould
as Bernard Woodruff
Brad Sullivan
as Henry Wingo
Maggie Collier
as Lucy Wingo
Barbra Streisand
as Susan Lowenstein
Nick Nolte
as Tom Wingo
Blythe Danner
as Sally Wingo
Kate Nelligan
as Lila Wingo Newbury
Jeroen Krabbe
as Herbert Woodruff
Lindsay Wray
as Jennifer Wingo
Brandlyn Whitaker
as Chandler Wingo
Supporting cast
32Justen Woods
as Tom Wingo (age 6)
Bobby Fain
as Tom Wingo (age 10)
Trey Yearwood
as Tom Wingo (age 13)
Tiffany Jean Davis
as Savannah Wingo (age 6)
Nancy Moore Atchison
as Savannah Wingo (age 10)
Kiki Runyan
as Savannah Wingo (age 13)
Grayson Fricke
as Luke Wingo (age 9)
Ryan Newman
as Luke Wingo (age 13)
Chris Stacy
as Luke Wingo (age 16)
Milton Clark Jr
as Doctor
Bonnie Johnson
as Nurse #1
Dottie Soracco
as Nurse #2
Bob Hannah
as Reese Newbury
Norman Max Maxwell
as Rapist #1
R D Oprea
as Rapist #2
Rebecca Fleming
as Megan Daniels
Sandy Rowe
as Monique
Alan Sader
as Spencer Richardson
Frederick Neumann
as Madison Kingsley
Nick Searcy
as Man at Party
Kirk Whalum
as Saxophonist
Marilyn Carter
as Anna Richardson
Yvonne Erickson
as Christine Kingsley
Lee Lively
as Ed Rosenberg
Ann Pierce
as Riva Rosenberg
Francis Dumaurier
as Waiter
John Arceri
as Vendor
Warren Kremin
as Fisherman
Robert Baglia
as Vince (uncredited)
Marianne Hettinger
as Jogger (uncredited)
John Simmit
as Man (uncredited)
Leon Watkins
as Man at Party (uncredited)
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1Writers
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2Other crew
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