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Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

19877.31h 49m

Overview

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, Francesco Rosi, Gabriel García Márquez
Produced by Francis von Büren, Yves Gasser
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Top Cast

Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett

Bayardo San Roman

Ornella Muti

Ornella Muti

Angela Vicario

Gian Maria Volonté

Gian Maria Volonté

Dr. Cristo Bedoya

Lucia Bosè

Lucia Bosè

Placida Linero

Anthony Delon

Anthony Delon

Santiago Nasar

Alain Cuny

Alain Cuny

El Viudo Xius

Sergi Mateu

Sergi Mateu

Giovane Cristo Bedoya

Vicky Hernández

Vicky Hernández

Clotilde Armenta

Caroline Lang

Caroline Lang

Margot

Carolina Rosi

Carolina Rosi

Flora Miguel

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Themes & Keywords

investigationwedding nightpublic murder

About Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1987 exploring themes of investigation, wedding night, public murder. Directed by Francesco Rosi, it stars Rupert Everett, Ornella Muti, Gian Maria Volonté. 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.

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