Cronos (1993)
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.
Director:
Guillermo del Toro
Writer:
Guillermo del Toro
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Federico Luppi as Jesus Gris |
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Ron Perlman as Angel de la Guardia |
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Claudio Brook as De la Guardia |
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Margarita Isabel as Mercedes |
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Tamara Shanath as Aurora |
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Mario Iván Martínez as Alchemist |
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Daniel Giménez Cacho as Tito |
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Farnesio de Bernal as Manuelito |
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Juan Carlos Colombo as Funeral Director |
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Jorge Martínez de Hoyos as Narrator (voice) |
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Javier Álvarez as Bleeding Man |
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Gerardo Moscoso as Drunk |
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Eugenio Lobo as Stoned Man |
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Laurencio Cordero as Watchman |
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Guillermo del Toro as Man Walking Dog (uncredited) |
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Francisco 'Napo' Sanchez as Mimo |
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Luis de Icaza as Tango Student |
| Production | Arthur Gorson | Producer |
| Directing | Guillermo del Toro | Director |
| Sound | Javier Álvarez | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Guillermo del Toro | Screenplay |
| Camera | Guillermo Navarro | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Raúl Dávalos | Editor |
| Production | Bertha Navarro | Producer |
| Production | Bernard L. Nussbaumer | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | M. Carrajal | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rigo Mora | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jorge Sánchez | Associate Producer |
| Production | Francisco Murguía | Co-Producer |
| Production | Alejandro Springall | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Emilio Echevarría | Thanks |
| Crew | James Cameron | Thanks |
| Production | Rafael Cruz | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Genoveva Petitpierre | Costume Design |
| Sound | Eric A. Norris | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Alfonso Cuarón | Thanks |
| Production | Julio Solórzano Foppa | Associate Producer |
| Art | Brigitte Broch | Art Direction |
| Sound | Fernando Cámara | Sound Engineer |
| Art | Tolita Figueroa | Production Design |
| Crew | Laurencio Cordero | Special Effects |
| Crew | Gerardo Moreno | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Batan Silva | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Jennifer Dolce | First Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Joaquin Silva | Second Assistant Director |