Cronos
Guillermo del Toro made an auspicious and audacious feature debut with Cronos, a highly unorthodox tale about the seductiveness of the idea of immortality. Kindly antiques dealer Jesús Gris (Federico Luppi) happens upon an ancient golden device in the shape of a scarab, and soon finds himself the possessor and victim of its sinister, addictive powers, as well as the target of a mysterious American named Angel (a delightfully crude and deranged Ron Perlman). Featuring marvelous special makeup effects and the haunting imagery for which del Toro has become world-renowned, Cronos is a dark, visually rich, and emotionally captivating fantasy.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Guillermo del Toro and cinematographer Guillermo Navarro, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- Optional original Spanish-language voice-over introduction
- Two audio commentaries, one featuring del Toro, the other producers Arthur H. Gorson and Bertha Navarro and coproducer Alejandro Springall
- Geometria, an unreleased 1987 short horror film by del Toro, finished in 2010, with a new video interview with the director
- Welcome to Bleak House, a video tour by del Toro of his home offices, featuring his personal collections
- New video interviews with del Toro, Navarro, and actor Ron Perlman
- Video interview with actor Federico Luppi
- Stills gallery
- Trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation, approved by the director
- PLUS: A new essay by film critic Maitland McDonagh and excerpts from del Toro’s notes for the film
New cover by Mike Mignola
Collector's Sets
Collector's Set
Collector's Set
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Guillermo del Toro and cinematographer Guillermo Navarro, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- Optional original Spanish-language voice-over introduction
- Two audio commentaries, one featuring del Toro, the other producers Arthur H. Gorson and Bertha Navarro and coproducer Alejandro Springall
- Geometria, an unreleased 1987 short horror film by del Toro, finished in 2010, with a new video interview with the director
- Welcome to Bleak House, a video tour by del Toro of his home offices, featuring his personal collections
- New video interviews with del Toro, Navarro, and actor Ron Perlman
- Video interview with actor Federico Luppi
- Stills gallery
- Trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation, approved by the director
- PLUS: A new essay by film critic Maitland McDonagh and excerpts from del Toro’s notes for the film
New cover by Mike Mignola
Cast
- Federico Luppi
- Jesús Gris
- Ron Perlman
- Angel de la Guardia
- Claudio Brook
- De la Guardia
- Margarita Isabel
- Mercedes
- Tamara Shanath
- Aurora
- Daniel Giménez Cacho
- Tito
- Mario Iván Martinez
- Alchemist
- Farnesio de Bernal
- Manuelito
- Juan Carlos Colombo
- Funeral director
- Jorge Martinez de Hoyos
- Narrator (Spanish introduction)
- Luis Rodríguez
- Buyer
- Javier Álvarez
- Bleeding man
- Gerardo Moscoso
- Drunk
- Eugenio Lobo
- Stoned man
Credits
- Director
- Guillermo del Toro
- Written by
- Guillermo del Toro
- Producers
- Bertha Navarro
- Producers
- Arthur H. Gorson
- Coproducers
- Alejandro Springall
- Coproducers
- Bernard L. Nussbaumer
- Director of photography
- Guillermo Navarro
- Production designer
- Tolita Figueroa
- Art director
- Brigitte Broch
- Art designer
- María Figueroa
- Composer and music director
- Javier Álvarez
- Special makeup effects
- Necropia, S.A. de C.V.
- Editor
- Raúl Dávalos
- Associate editor
- Paul O'Bryan
- Associate producers
- Rafael Cruz
- Associate producers
- Jorge Sánchez
- Associate producers
- Julio Solórzano Foppa
- First assistant director
- Sebastián Silva
- Sound
- Fernando Cámara
- Special effects
- Laurencio Cordero
- Costumes
- Genoveva Petitpierre
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