Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)
"Cronaca di una morte annunciata" (original title)

A small village in Latin America. Santiago have been knife in the morning. It surprise nobody. The Vicario brothers have openly declared the would kill him to avenge the lost honour of ... See full summary »

Director:

Francesco Rosi

Writers:

Gabriel García Márquez (novel), Tonino Guerra,

Stars:

Rupert Everett, Ornella Muti, Gian Maria Volonté

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rupert Everett	...	Bayardo San Roman
Ornella Muti	...	Angela Vicario
Gian Maria Volonté	...	Dr. Cristo Bedoya
Irene Papas	...	Angela's mother
Lucia Bosé	...	Placida Linero
Anthony Delon	...	Santiago Nasar
Alain Cuny	...	Widower
Sergi Mateu	...	Young Cristo Bedoya
Silverio Blasi
Carlos Miranda
Rogerio Miranda
Vicky Hernández	...	Clotilde Armenta
Leonor González
Caroline Lang	...	Margot
Carolina Rosi	...	Flora Miguel

Storyline

A small village in Latin America. Santiago have been knife in the morning. It surprise nobody. The Vicario brothers have openly declared the would kill him to avenge the lost honour of their young sister. It's the way and custom of the country. Nothing and nobody would have prevent it. It was a death foretold. Let see how and why.

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Plot Keywords:

latin america | knife | village | butcher knife | sense of honor | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy France Colombia

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

8 May 1987 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Filming Locations:

Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Italmedia Film, Les Films Ariane, France 3 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Francesco Rosi was so appalled with Rupert Everett's Spanish accent that he had his voice dubbed for the final print.

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Connections

Featured in The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth (2004)

User Reviews

Very good movie

I saw this movie when I was a little boy, just 10 years old. I'm almost 21 now and I will remember this one forever. This is one of those movies you once see, and love so much, but are afraid of not getting another chance to see it again. I have forgotten some parts of the film, and i would do anything to see it again, just to remember it to see if it still would be one of my favourites. So i hope someone reads this and maybe can help me? I liked it so much I sudently got interested of reading Gabriel Garcia Marquez' tales and books, so I told my father to read some of them for me. I now am a big fan of Garcia Marquez. I'm a movie lover and my favourite movies are such as The Usual Supects, The Shawshank Redemption, Memento, Schindler's List, Life is Beautiful + many, many more. Good movie. Please forgive me for my bad english... Peace y'all