Death and the Compass (1992)
1h 26m
Running Time
August 5, 1992Release Date
Death and the Compass (1992)
1h 26m
Running Time
August 5, 1992Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
In a totalitarian future, in a nightmare metropolis, inhabited only by criminals and police, Erik Lonnrot, a gifted detective, investigates a series of strange murders and disappearances that seem to implicate a insane crime lord. (Re-released in 1996 as a feature film, 86 minutes.)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Peter Boyle
Erik Lonnrot
Miguel Sandoval
Treviranus
Christopher Eccleston
Alonso Zunz
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
Ms.Espinoza
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Blot
Alonso Echánove
Novalis
Eduardo López Rojas
Finnegan
Alex Cox
Commander Borges
Karl Braun
Sergeant
Ariane Pellicer
Natasha
Gabriela Gurrola
Hooker
Mario Iván Martínez
Manager
René Pereyra
Azevedo
Roberto Sosa
Drug Addict I
Jorge Luis Borges
Writer
Bruno Bichir
Drug Addict II
María Fernanda García
Attractive Woman
Abel Woolrich
Barman
Andrés Vicente Gómez
Producer
Martin LaSalle
Dr. Yarmolinsky
Lorenzo O'Brien
Producer
Luis de Icaza
Bigot
Dan Wool
Composer
Pray for Rain
Composer
Miguel Garzón
Cinematographer
Carlos Puente
Editor
Cecilia Montiel
ProductionDesigner
Angela Dodson
Costume Design
Katsumi Ishikuma
Executive Producer
Alejandra Liceaga
Production Manager / Associate Producer
Miguel Camacho
Co-Executive Producer
Diego López Rivera
Co-Executive Producer
Gabriel Solana
Hair Designer / Makeup Designer
Anna Sánchez Gennaro
Art Direction
Juan M. Guevara
Hairstylist
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Death and the Compass is a 1996 American thriller film written and directed by Alex Cox, based on Jorge Luis Borges' 1942 short story of the same name. It stars Peter Boyle, Miguel Sandoval, and Christopher Eccleston. Mexican actress Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez also appears.The film was originally a 55-minute drama made for Spanish TV/BBC in 1992. Producer Karl Braun found further money to expand the film into a feature, but the film was not completed for four years. It was filmed on location in Mexico City.
The soundtrack was composed by Dan Wool and Pray for Rain.