Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)
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.
Director:
Francesco Rosi
Writers:
Tonino Guerra, Francesco Rosi.
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Rupert Everett as Bayardo San Roman |
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Ornella Muti as Angela Vicario |
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Gian Maria Volonté as Dr. Cristo Bedoya |
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Lucia Bosè as Placida Linero |
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Anthony Delon as Santiago Nasar |
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Alain Cuny as El Viudo Xius |
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Sergi Mateu as Giovane Cristo Bedoya |
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Vicky Hernández as Clotilde Armenta |
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Caroline Lang as Margot |
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Carolina Rosi as Flora Miguel |
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Silverio Blasi as Coronel Aponte |
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Sergi Mateu as Giovani Cristof |
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Carlos Miranda as Pedro Vicario |
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Rogerio Miranda as Pablo Vicario |
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Leonor Gonzales as Victoria Guzman |
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Edgardo Román as Faustino Santos |
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Irene Papas as Madre de Angela |
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Lucy Martínez as |
| Camera | Pasqualino De Santis | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Francesco Rosi | Director |
| Writing | Tonino Guerra | Screenplay |
| Writing | Francesco Rosi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gabriel García Márquez | Novel |
| Art | Andrea Crisanti | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Enrico Sabbatini | Costume Design |
| Directing | Gianni Arduini | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Federico Laurenti | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elda Magnanti | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Flore Marina Sandoval | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Massimiliano Sano | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Silvana Senzacqua | Hairstylist |
| Writing | Francesco Rosi | Adaptation |
| Directing | Salvatore Basile | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Eric Dionysius | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Franco Bruni | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Cossu | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paolo Borselli | Hairstylist |
| Production | Francis von Büren | Producer |
| Camera | Mario Tursi | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giuliano Laurenti | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Andrea Crisanti | Set Decoration |
| Production | Felipe López Caballero | Associate Producer |
| Production | Christine Renaud | Production Manager |
| Camera | Marco Cristiani | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Rachel Griffiths | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Jean-José Richer | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Claudia Gómez | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Marco Pontecorvo | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Xavier Gélin | Associate Producer |
| Production | Yves Gasser | Producer |
| Production | Gérald Morin | Production Manager |
| Camera | Roberto De Nigris | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maurizio Silvi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renata Magnanti | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Bernard Chaumeil | Boom Operator |
| Editing | Cecilia Catalucci | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Carlo Lastricati | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Pierre Gamet | Sound |
| Production | Luciano Pecoraro | Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Uliva Pizzetti | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Art | Mauro Passi | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Production | Jacqueline Lemaitre | Production Secretary |
| Production | Felipe Aljure | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Marilena Cavola | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Gaetano Pesaro | Production Secretary |
| Production | Dominique Rausis | Production Assistant |
| Production | Josselyne Bucciali | Production Secretary |
| Lighting | Luciano Leoni | Gaffer |
| Editing | Olga Sarra | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Albamaria Ruggieri | Production Secretary |
| Production | Janine Constantin | Production Assistant |
| Art | Marco Canevari | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosario Lozano | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Gianni Conti | Production Secretary |
| Production | Angela Montoya | Production Assistant |
| Writing | Tonino Guerra | Adaptation |
| Production | Paolo Piria | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giovanni Viti | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Franco Tamponi | Conductor |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni | Editor |
| Sound | Piero Piccioni | Original Music Composer |