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59% Critic Match
Death and the Compass
5.9 / 10• 1992• 1h 26m•NR• English
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Storyline
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.)
Cast & Crew
Peter Boyle
Lonnrot
Lead
Miguel Sandoval
Treviranus
Christopher Eccleston
Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
Ms. Espinoza / Harlequin
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Blot
Alonso Echánove
Novalis
Eduardo López Rojas
Finnegan
Alex Cox
Commander Borges
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alex Cox's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Death and the Compass is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
