Cronos (1993)
Cronos (1993)
Plot.
Faced with his own mortality, an ingenious alchemist tried to perfect an invention that would provide him with the key to eternal life. It was called the Cronos device. When he died more than 400 years later, he took the secrets of this remarkable device to the grave with him. Now, an elderly antiques dealer has found the hellish machine hidden in a statue and learns about its incredible powers. The more he uses the device, the younger he becomes...but nothing comes without a price. Life after death is just the beginning as this nerve-shattering thriller unfolds and the fountain of youth turns bloody.
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Cast & Crew.
Federico Luppi
Jesus Gris
Ron Perlman
Angel de la Guardia
Claudio Brook
De la Guardia
Margarita Isabel
Mercedes
Tamara Shanath
Aurora
Mario Iván Martínez
Alchemist
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Tito
Farnesio de Bernal
Manuelito
Juan Carlos Colombo
Funeral Director
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Narrator (voice)
Javier Álvarez
Bleeding Man / Original Music Composer
Gerardo Moscoso
Drunk
Eugenio Lobo
Stoned Man
Laurencio Cordero
Watchman / Special Effects
Guillermo del Toro
Man Walking Dog (uncredited) / Screenplay / Director
Francisco 'Napo' Sanchez
Mimo
Luis de Icaza
Tango Student
Arthur Gorson
Producer
Claudia Becker
CastingDirector
Bertha Navarro
Producer
Raúl Dávalos
Editor
Guillermo Navarro
Director of Photography
James Cameron
Thanks
Alfonso Cuarón
Thanks
Julio Solórzano Foppa
Associate Producer
Rigo Mora
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Bernard L. Nussbaumer
Co-Producer
Alejandro Springall
Co-Producer
Brigitte Broch
Art Direction
Rafael Cruz
Associate Producer
Tolita Figueroa
Production Design
Jorge Sánchez
Associate Producer
Emilio Echevarría
Thanks
M. Carrajal
Makeup Artist
Francisco Murguía
Co-Producer
Genoveva Petitpierre
Costume Design
Fernando Cámara
Sound Engineer
Eric A. Norris
Sound Effects Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 5, 1993
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Filming LocationsMexico
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
industrialist
scarab
invention
immortality
aging
tycoon
antique dealer
Wiki.
Cronos is a 1992 Mexican independent horror drama film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Federico Luppi and Ron Perlman. Cronos is del Toro's first feature film, and the first of several films on which he worked with Luppi and Perlman.
Critical reviews were overwhelmingly positive, praising the inventive direction and creative storytelling, and over time Cronos has been regarded as a classic. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
A stand-alone sequel, We Are What We Are, was released in 2010. The only connection being Daniel Giménez Cacho reprising his role as Tito the Coroner.
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