Chronicle of a Death Foretold

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 8, 1987

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

Italy, France, Colombia

Production

France 3 Cinéma,Les Films Ariane,RAI,Soprofilms,Italmedia Film

Cast

Carlos Miranda,Irene Papas,Lucia Bosè,Sergi Mateu,Caroline Lang,Vicky Hernández,Rogerio Miranda,Edgardo Román,Anthony Delon,Silverio Blasiand 7 more

Director

Francesco Rosi

Writer

Francesco Rosi,Tonino Guerra,Gabriel García Márquez

Producer

Jean-José Richer,Francis von Büren,Yves Gasser

Cinematography

Pasqualino De Santis

Music

Piero Piccioni

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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