
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?(1962)
A former vaudeville child star viciously torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.


“An ancient device. A modern discovery. A terrifying tale of the eternal.”
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.

Federico Luppi
Jesus Gris

Ron Perlman
Angel de la Guardia

Claudio Brook
De la Guardia

Margarita Isabel
Mercedes

Tamara Shanath
Aurora

Mario Iván Martínez
Alchemist

Daniel Giménez Cacho
Tito

Farnesio de Bernal
Manuelito

Juan Carlos Colombo
Funeral Director

Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Narrator (voice)
Cronos is a drama, horror, thriller film released in 1993 exploring themes of immortality, scarab, invention, tycoon, aging, industrialist. Directed by Guillermo del Toro, it stars Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook. 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.
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