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Death and the Compass (1992)

86 min  -  Crime | Drama | Thriller
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In a nightmare city inhabited only by criminals and police... a mystic detective finds a tool to catch a villainous outlaw.

Director:

Alex Cox

Writers:

Alex Cox, Jorge Luis Borges (story)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Boyle ...
Erik Lonnrot
Miguel Sandoval ...
Treviranus
Christopher Eccleston ...
Alonso Zunz
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez ...
Ms.Espinoza / Harlequin
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. ...
Blot
Alonso Echánove Alonso Echánove ...
Novalis
Eduardo López Rojas Eduardo López Rojas ...
Finnegan
Alex Cox Alex Cox ...
Commander Borges
Karl Braun Karl Braun ...
Sergeant
Gabriela Gurrola Gabriela Gurrola ...
Hooker / Harlequin
Ariane Pellicer Ariane Pellicer ...
Natasha
Mario Iván Martínez Mario Iván Martínez ...
Hotel Manager
René Pereyra René Pereyra ...
Azevedo
Roberto Sosa Roberto Sosa ...
Drug Addict I
Bruno Bichir ...
Drug Addict II
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In a nightmare city inhabited only by criminals and police... a mystic detective finds a tool to catch a villainous outlaw.

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Country:

USA | Mexico | Japan

Language:

English

Also Known As:

La muerte y la brújula See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1
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Trivia

Originally a 55 minute film for BBC released in 1992, Alex Cox had hoped to expand it into a full length feature film but BBC was not interested. However in 1993, Japanese investors gave Alex $100,000 to shoot the film but the film went over budget allowing no funds for production. Alex decided to make The Winner (1996) in order to get funds which worked and he was able to complete Death and The Compass in 1996. See more »

Quotes

Lonnrot: It's possible, but it isn't interesting.
Treviranus: What has interesting got to do with anything? We're police officers. We deal in absolute reality.
Lonnrot: Reality may avoid the obligation to be interesting, but a hypothesis may not.
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Connections

Version of Spiderweb (1977) See more »