Death and the Compass (1992)

Taglines:

In a nightmare city inhabited only by criminals and police... a mystic detective finds a tool to catch a villainous outlaw.

Parents Guide:

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA | Mexico | Japan

Language:

English

Also Known As:

La muerte y la brújula See more »

Filming Locations:

Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico See more »

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Production Co:

Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A., KHB Productions, PSC See more »

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Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

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 »