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) / Director / Screenplay

Francisco 'Napo' Sanchez
Mimo

Luis de Icaza
Tango Student

Arthur Gorson
Producer

Claudia Becker
CastingDirector

Bertha Navarro
Producer

Guillermo Navarro
Director of Photography

Raúl Dávalos
Editor

Rafael Cruz
Associate Producer

Francisco Murguía
Co-Producer

Bernard L. Nussbaumer
Co-Producer

Julio Solórzano Foppa
Associate Producer

Alejandro Springall
Co-Producer

Jorge Sánchez
Associate Producer

Tolita Figueroa
Production Design

Brigitte Broch
Art Direction

Genoveva Petitpierre
Costume Design

M. Carrajal
Makeup Artist

Rigo Mora
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Fernando Cámara
Sound Engineer

Eric A. Norris
Sound Effects Editor

James Cameron
Thanks

Alfonso Cuarón
Thanks

Emilio Echevarría
Thanks
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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