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Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Drama

Duration

1h 49m

Release

8 May 1987

Country

Italy

Language

Italian

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.

Plot

Santiago Nasar, a foretold death in Latin America, was planned by the Vicario brothers to regain the honor of their sister, Angela, as a custom.

Cast

Rupert EverettOrnella MutiGian Maria Volontè

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10

Details

Director

Francesco Rosi

Writers

Gabriel García MárquezTonino GuerraFrancesco Rosi

Awards

4 nominations

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