Cronos
DVD cover for Cronos
Directed by	Guillermo del Toro
Produced by	Arthur Gorson Bertha Navarro
Written by	Guillermo del Toro
Starring	Federico Luppi Ron Perlman Claudio Brook Margarita Isabel
Music by	Javier Álvarez
Cinematography	Guillermo Navarro
Editing by	Raúl Dávalos
Distributed by	Fondo de Fomento Cinematográfico, Vetana Films
Release date(s)	1993
Running time	94 min.
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish English
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Cronos is a film written and directed by Mexican director Guillermo del Toro in 1993 and starring veteran Argentine actor, Federico Luppi and American actor Ron Perlman, the first of several films that del Toro and Perlman have collaborated on. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (790x1108, 58 KB) This image is of a DVD cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the DVD or the studio which produced the DVD in question. ... Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro (born 9 October 1964 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican film director. ... Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro (born 9 October 1964 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican film director. ... // March 31 - Actor Brandon Lee is accidentally killed during the filming of The Crow. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro (born 9 October 1964 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican film director. ... Federico Luppi (born 1936-02-23) is an Argentine film, TV, radio and theatre actor from Ramallo, province of Buenos Aires. ... Ron Perlman (born Ronald Francis Perlman in April 13, 1950, in Washington Heights, New York) is an American television and film actor. ...

Plot

An old antique dealer, Jesus Gris, finds a 450 year old mechanical device, when he accidentally breaks the statue it was encased in. He later discovers that the device - a beautifully crafted, gilded metallic container - if placed on any part of the body - uses an internal clockwork mechanism to exude spider-like "legs" to grip tightly, then inserts a needle into the skin and delivers a payload of (presumably) some kind of solution.

The viewer later "sees" that inside the device lurks an entombed, yet living insect that is meshed with the internal clockwork, and is the horrific originator of the solution. Jesus is unaware of these details, however.

Eventually, he discovers that his health and vigour is returning with a vengeance, as is his youth. His skin loses its wrinkles, and even his hair thickens, as does his sexual appetite. Unfortunately, it also imparts a thirst for blood, which at first disgusts him, but he eventually succumbs to the temptation. Later, he dies, but returns to life - in one of the more gruesome episodes of the movie, he revives in an undertaker's establishment, his mouth sewn shut, and dressed in funereal clothes.

A rich, dying businessman, Dieter de la Guardia, has been aware of the existence of the device for many years, and has amassed a lot of information about it, at considerable expense. He finally finds out that it has been hidden in a statue, and has his thuggish nephew, Angel, scouring the world for it. This is much to Angel's disgust, as he hates his uncle with a passion, and can't wait till he dies so he can inherit his fortune.

The elderly antique dealer is not willing to give it up, as he has obviously developed a need for it, and senses that a man like de la Guardia would use it to the world's great disadvantage, and he endangers his young granddaughter in his fight to keep it.

Cast

Federico Luppi (born 1936-02-23) is an Argentine film, TV, radio and theatre actor from Ramallo, province of Buenos Aires. ... Ron Perlman (born Ronald Francis Perlman in April 13, 1950, in Washington Heights, New York) is an American television and film actor. ...

External link

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