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User Rating:
6.7/10   5,274 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Guillermo del Toro (screenplay)
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Release Date:
May 1994 (USA) more
Plot:
In 1535, an alchemist builds an extraordinary mechanism encapsulated into a small golden device. The invention... more | full synopsis
Awards:
21 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(56 articles)
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Best Horror Movie of the 1990s. more (41 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Federico Luppi ... Jesus Gris

Ron Perlman ... Angel de la Guardia
Claudio Brook ... De la Guardia
Margarita Isabel ... Mercedes
Tamara Shanath ... Aurora
Daniel Giménez Cacho ... Tito
Mario Iván Martínez ... Alchemist
Farnesio de Bernal ... Manuelito
Juan Carlos Colombo ... Funeral Director
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos ... Narrator (voice)
Luis Rodríguez ... Buyer
Javier Álvarez ... Bleeding Man
Gerardo Moscoso ... Drunk
Eugenio Lobo ... Stoned Man
Adriana Olivera ... Tango Student
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Chronos
La invención de Cronos
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MPAA:
Rated R for horror violence and for language.
Runtime:
94 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Director Trademark: [Guillermo del Toro] [insects]The cockroaches in the statue and the Cronos Device. more
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Crew or equipment visible: When Jesús searches for Aurora after she has taken the Cronos, as he walks through two doors, he stops. Behind him, reflected in the glass of the door, is crew and equipment. more
Quotes:
Narrator: [over the opening sequence] In 1536, fleeing from the Inquisition, the alchemist Uberto Fulcanelli disembarked in Veracruz, Mexico. Appointed official watchmaker to the Viceroy, Fulcanelli was determined to perfect an invention which would provide him with the key to eternal life. He was to name it... more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Masters of Horror (2002) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Die Schöne Müllerin more

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13 out of 19 people found the following review useful.
Best Horror Movie of the 1990s., 2 July 2001
Author: INFOFREAKO from Perth, Australia

'Cronos' is a rarity: an original, intelligent, suprising, and genuinely creepy horror movie! A wonderful unpredictable script, inventive direction from Guillermo del Toro (an impressive debut!) and uniformly strong acting from all concerned, make this essential viewing for not only horror buffs, but lovers of fantastic cinema of all types.

'Cronos' is a treasure! I cannot recommend this movie highly enough!

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