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Cronos

  • 19931993
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  • 1h 34m
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6.7/10
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Cronos (1993)
Writer/producer Guillermo del Toro and director André Øvredal sit down with IMDb to discuss their new film, 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.'
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A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.
IMDb RATING
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30K
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  • Director
    • Guillermo del Toro
  • Writer
    • Guillermo del Toro
  • Stars
    • Federico Luppi
    • Ron Perlman
    • Claudio Brook
Top credits
  • Director
    • Guillermo del Toro
  • Writer
    • Guillermo del Toro
  • Stars
    • Federico Luppi
    • Ron Perlman
    • Claudio Brook
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 112User reviews
    • 98Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 23 wins & 13 nominations

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    Federico Luppi in Cronos (1993)
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    Ron Perlman in Cronos (1993)
    Federico Luppi in Cronos (1993)
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    Federico Luppi
    Federico Luppi
    • Jesus Grisas Jesus Gris
    Ron Perlman
    Ron Perlman
    • Angel de la Guardiaas Angel de la Guardia
    Claudio Brook
    Claudio Brook
    • De la Guardiaas De la Guardia
    Margarita Isabel
    • Mercedesas Mercedes
    Tamara Xanath
    • Auroraas Aurora
    • (as Tamara Shanath)
    Daniel Giménez Cacho
    Daniel Giménez Cacho
    • Titoas Tito
    Mario Iván Martínez
    Mario Iván Martínez
    • Alchemistas Alchemist
    Farnesio de Bernal
    Farnesio de Bernal
    • Manuelitoas Manuelito
    Juan Carlos Colombo
    Juan Carlos Colombo
    • Funeral Directoras Funeral Director
    Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
    Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
    • Narratoras Narrator
    • (voice)
    Luis Rodríguez
    • Buyeras Buyer
    Javier Álvarez
    • Bleeding Manas Bleeding Man
    Gerardo Moscoso
    • Drunkas Drunk
    Eugenio Lobo
    • Stoned Manas Stoned Man
    Adriana Olivera
    • Tango Studentas Tango Student
    Clementina Rojas
    • Tango Studentas Tango Student
    Tzinia Salgado
    • Tango Studentas Tango Student
    Luis de Icaza
    • Tango Studentas Tango Student
    • Director
      • Guillermo del Toro
    • Writer
      • Guillermo del Toro
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In an interview included on the Criterion edition of this movie, Ron Perlman talks about how Angel was meant to speak Spanish fluently. Ron Perlman tried this, but Guillermo del Toro found his reading to be completely unusable. So, the character was changed to an expatriated American who so hates being in Mexico, that what little Spanish he speaks is deliberately spoken poorly.
    • Goofs
      When Jesús searches for Aurora after she has taken the Cronos, as he walks through two doors, he stops. Behind him, reflected in the glass of the door, is crew and equipment.
    • Quotes

      [discussing why Deiter wants the Cronos]

      Jesus Gris: He thinks it will help him live longer.

      Angel de la Guardia: [laughs] That fucker does nothing but shit and piss all day, and he wants to live longer?

    • Alternate versions
      Some explicit nudity was added in the US video release.
    • Connections
      Featured in Masters of Horror (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Die Schöne Müllerin
      Franz Schubert

      Arreglov: Charlotte Georg (as Lee Ashley) BMI

      Editor: Software Music BMI

      Cortesia de Capitol Productions Music - Ole Georg

    User reviews112

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    I May Have Nightmares
    This is one wacko horror movie. Guillermo Del Toro, who has now become one of our greatest directors, made this unnoticed masterpiece without much hoopla. It is the story of Jesus Gris and his family. He is a kindly grandpa who runs a curio shop. Inside one of the angel statues is a metal scarab which has magical powers. The beginning of the film tells of an alchemist who discovered a way to immortality. Unfortunately, there is a price to pay to keep the body going. There are incredible images in this film. Cronos, of course, is the god (sometimes known as Saturn) of time. There are images of time all over this. Even the turning of the gears like in a watch whenever the scarab fixes itself is an image of time. And, of course, time is the enemy of us all and is the enemy of the adversaries in this film. Ron Perlman is the scene stealer her in all of his craziness, playing a sociopath who cottons to everything his master does (his master is terminally ill) hoping to receive his master's wealth eventually. There are touching scenes with the little girl, Aurora and Mercedes, the wife. But all in all this is something that once seen will never be forgotten. I wonder if it started out as a nightmare.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Хронос
    • Filming locations
      • Mexico
    • Production companies
      • CNCAIMC
      • Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica
      • Grupo Del Toro
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $621,392
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,538
      • Apr 3, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $621,392
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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