Cronos

Cronos

94 mins | Drama, Thriller, Horror | Nov. 5, 1993

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.

Cronos

94 mins | Drama, Thriller, Horror | Nov. 5, 1993

Cronos
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers CNCAIMC
Original title Cronos
Directors Guillermo del Toro
Writers Guillermo del Toro

Cast

Federico Luppi

as Jesus Gris

Ron Perlman

as Angel de la Guardia

Claudio Brook

as De la Guardia

Margarita Isabel

as Mercedes

Tamara Shanath

as Aurora

Mario Iván Martínez

as Alchemist

Farnesio de Bernal

as Manuelito

Juan Carlos Colombo

as Funeral Director

Jorge Martínez de Hoyos

as Narrator (voice)

Javier Álvarez

as Bleeding Man

Gerardo Moscoso

as Drunk

Eugenio Lobo

as Stoned Man

Laurencio Cordero

as Watchman

Guillermo del Toro

as Man Walking Dog (uncredited)

Luis de Icaza

as Tango Student