Death and the Compass

Death and the Compass

86 mins | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie | Aug. 5, 1992

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.)

Death and the Compass

86 mins | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie | Aug. 5, 1992

Death and the Compass
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.)
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers TVE, BBC, Cinétévé
Original title Death and the Compass
Directors Alex Cox
Writers Jorge Luis Borges, Alex Cox

Cast

Peter Boyle

as Lonnrot

Miguel Sandoval

as Treviranus

Christopher Eccleston

as Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius

Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez

as Ms. Espinoza / Harlequin

Alonso Echánove

as Novalis

Eduardo López Rojas

as Finnegan

Alex Cox

as Commander Borges

Karl Braun

as Sargent / Green Scharlach

Gabriela Gurrola

as Hooker / Harlequin

Ariane Pellicer

as Natasha

René Pereyra

as Azevedo

Roberto Sosa

as Drug Addict I

Bruno Bichir

as Drug Addict II

María Fernanda García

as Attractive Woman

Abel Woolrich

as Barman

Martin LaSalle

as Dr. Yarmolinsky

Luis de Icaza

as Bigot