Chronicle of a Death Foretold
1987 · 109 min · ★ 7.3 · Crime, Drama, Thriller
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.
Directed by Francesco Rosi · Written by Tonino Guerra
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Rupert Everett Bayardo San Roman -
Ornella Muti Angela Vicario -
Gian Maria Volonté Dr. Cristo Bedoya -
Lucia Bosè Placida Linero -
Anthony Delon Santiago Nasar -
Alain Cuny El Viudo Xius -
Sergi Mateu Giovane Cristo Bedoya -
Vicky Hernández Clotilde Armenta -
Caroline Lang Margot - C Carolina Rosi Flora Miguel
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Silverio Blasi Coronel Aponte -
Sergi Mateu Giovani Cristof
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