Chronicle of a Death Foretold

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
Carolina Rosi Flora Miguel
Silverio Blasi Coronel Aponte
Sergi Mateu Giovani Cristof

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