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Cronos (1993) [R]

Release Date:
November 5, 1993

Original Title:
Cronos

Alternate Titles:
La Invención De Cronos
크로노스

Genres:
Drama | Horror | Thriller

Production Companies:
CNCAIMC

Production Countries:
Mexico

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  DE: 16  GB: 18  US: R 

Runtime: 94

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

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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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Art Direction:
Brigitte Broch

Associate Producer:
Rafael Cruz
Julio Solórzano Foppa
Jorge Sánchez

Co-Producer:
Francisco Murguía
Bernard L. Nussbaumer
Alejandro Springall

Costume Design:
Genoveva Petitpierre

Director:
Guillermo del Toro

Director of Photography:
Guillermo Navarro

Editor:
Raúl Dávalos

Makeup Artist:
M. Carrajal

Original Music Composer:
Javier Álvarez

Producer:
Arthur Gorson
Bertha Navarro

Production Design:
Tolita Figueroa

Screenplay:
Guillermo del Toro

Sound Effects Editor:
Eric A. Norris

Sound Engineer:
Fernando Cámara

Special Effects:
Laurencio Cordero

Special Effects Makeup Artist:
Rigo Mora

Thanks:
James Cameron
Alfonso Cuarón
Emilio Echevarría

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