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About
Faced with his own mortality, an ingenious alchemist tried to perfect an invention that would provide him with the key to eternal life. It was called the Cronos device. When he died more than 400 years later, he took the secrets of this remarkable device to the grave with him. Now, an elderly antiques dealer has found the hellish machine hidden in a statue and learns about its incredible powers. The more he uses the device, the younger he becomes...but nothing comes without a price. Life after death is just the beginning as this nerve-shattering thriller unfolds and the fountain of youth turns bloody.
Theatrical
Mar 30, 1994
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 14, 2003
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Arthur Gorson, Bertha Navarro, Bernard L. Nussbaumer
Music
Studio
Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica, Universidad de Guadalajara, Iguana Producciones, Ventana Films
Original Language
Spanish
Cast
Full credits →F
Federico Luppi
Jesus Gris
R
Ron Perlman
Angel de la Guardia
C
Claudio Brook
De la Guardia
M
Margarita Isabel
Mercedes
M
Mario Iván Martínez
Alchemist
D
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Tito
F
Farnesio de Bernal
Manuelito
J
Juan Carlos Colombo
Funeral Director
J
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Narrator (voice)
J
Javier Álvarez
Bleeding Man
G
Gerardo Moscoso
Drunk
L
Laurencio Cordero
Watchman
G
Guillermo del Toro
Man Walking Dog (uncredited)
L
Luis de Icaza
Tango Student
