Death and the Compass
5.9
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.)
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Cast
19 people
Peter Boyle
Lonnrot
Known for
Taxi Driver
Young Frankenstein
Miguel Sandoval
Treviranus
Known for
Sharp Objects
Station 19
Christopher Eccleston
Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius
Known for
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Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
Ms. Espinoza / Harlequin
Known for
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Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Blot
Known for
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Amy, la niña de la mochila azul
Alonso Echánove
Novalis
Known for
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4 Moons
Eduardo López Rojas
Finnegan
Known for
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Alex Cox
Commander Borges
Known for
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An Unknown Enemy
Karl Braun
Sargent / Green Scharlach
Known for
My Name Is Nobody
Gabriela Gurrola
Hooker / Harlequin
Also in
Cuentos de Borges
Ariane Pellicer
Natasha
Known for
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Cóyotl, Hero and Beast
Mario Iván Martínez
Manager
Known for
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Cronos
Alex Cox Director · Jorge Luis Borges Story Dan Wool Composer
First release August 5, 1992 · Produced in France, Spain, United Kingdom, Mexico · Production Cinétévé, BBC
Production
TVE
Production
Cinétévé
Production
BBC
Production
Estudios Churubusco Azteca
Production
KHB Productions
Production
PSC
Production
Together Brothers Productions
Production
France · Spain · United Kingdom · Mexico
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 5, 1992
TV · BBC
No release date listed for United States.
Spain
June 30, 1993 · TV · TVE
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