Drama ·Thriller ·TV Movie · France · 1992 · 1h 26m

Death and the Compass

Death and the Compass poster
Director
Alex Cox
Cast
Peter Boyle as Lonnrot Miguel Sandoval as Treviranus Christopher Eccleston as Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez as Ms. Espinoza / Harlequin Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Blot Alonso Echánove as Novalis
Crew
Miguel Garzón — Director of Photography Carlos Puente — Editor Dan Wool — Original Music Composer Alex Cox — Screenplay Karl Braun — Producer Lorenzo O'Brien — Producer
Synopsis

In a totalitarian future, in a nightmare metropolis, inhabited only by criminals and police, Erik Lonnrot, a gifted detective, investigates a series of strange murders and disappearances that seem to implicate a insane crime lord. (Re-released in 1996 as a feature film, 86 minutes.)

Trailer Death and the Compass — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
dystopiarevengeritual murderbased on short story
Key Collaborators
Alex Cox Director Miguel Garzón Director of Photography Carlos Puente Editor Dan Wool Original Music Composer Alex Cox Screenplay Karl Braun Producer Lorenzo O'Brien Producer Andrés Vicente Gómez Producer Cecilia Montiel Production Design Angela Dodson Costume Design
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