Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)
Original title: Cronaca di una morte annunciata
Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a 1987 Italian-language crime movie directed by Francesco Rosi, with a running time of 1h 49m. It stars Rupert Everett, Ornella Muti and Gian Maria Volonté.
This suspenseful Italian crime drama is set in a Colombian river town and chronicles the series of events that led up to murder. Based on a novel by distinguished author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the tale begins in the present as a middle-aged doctor returns to the village after a twenty-year absence to investigate the murder that occurred just before he left.
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What is Chronicle of a Death Foretold about?
This suspenseful Italian crime drama is set in a Colombian river town and chronicles the series of events that led up to murder. Based on a novel by distinguished author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the tale begins in the present as a middle-aged doctor returns to the village after a twenty-year absence to investigate the murder that occurred just before he left.
When was Chronicle of a Death Foretold released?
Chronicle of a Death Foretold was released on 8 May 1987.
How long is Chronicle of a Death Foretold?
Chronicle of a Death Foretold runs 1h 49m.
Who made Chronicle of a Death Foretold?
Chronicle of a Death Foretold was directed by Francesco Rosi.
Cast
- Rupert Everett as Bayardo San Roman
- Ornella Muti as Angela Vicario
- Gian Maria Volonté as Dr. Cristo Bedoya
- Lucia Bosè as Placida Linero
- Anthony Delon as Santiago Nasar
- Alain Cuny as El Viudo Xius
- Sergi Mateu as Giovane Cristo Bedoya
- Vicky Hernández as Clotilde Armenta
- Caroline Lang as Margot
- Carolina Rosi as Flora Miguel
- Silverio Blasi as Coronel Aponte
- Sergi Mateu as Giovani Cristof