Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)

  • NR
  • 05/08/1987 (FR)
  • Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • 1h 49m

Overview

This suspenseful Italian crime drama is set in a Colombian river town and chronicles the series of events that led up to murder. Based on a novel by distinguished author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the tale begins in the present as a middle-aged doctor returns to the village after a twenty-year absence to investigate the murder that occurred just before he left.

Francesco Rosi

Director, Screenplay

Tonino Guerra

Screenplay

Gabriel García Márquez

Novel

Cast

Rupert Everett's headshot

Rupert Everett

Bayardo San Roman
Ornella Muti's headshot

Ornella Muti

Angela Vicario
Gian Maria Volonté's headshot

Gian Maria Volonté

Dr. Cristo Bedoya
Lucia Bosè's headshot

Lucia Bosè

Placida Linero
Anthony Delon's headshot

Anthony Delon

Santiago Nasar
Alain Cuny's headshot

Alain Cuny

El Viudo Xius
Sergi Mateu's headshot

Sergi Mateu

Giovane Cristo Bedoya
Vicky Hernández's headshot

Vicky Hernández

Clotilde Armenta

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