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Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a french film of genre Drama directed by Francesco Rosi with Ornella Muti
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)
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Add to a movie listChronicle of a Death Foretold (Spanish: Crónica de una muerte anunciada) is a drama film directed by Francesco Rosi adapted by Tonino Guerra from the eponymous novel by Gabriel García Márquez. It stars Rupert Everett, Ornella Muti, Anthony Delon and Gian Maria Volonté. The film premiered at Cannes film festival in May 1987.
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Cristóbal Bedoya, a medical doctor, returns to his hometown, a small Colombian city in the banks of the Magdalena river, after being away for twenty seven years. At the local cemetery, he visits the grave of Santiago Nasar, his best friend, who was murdered almost three decades ago. Still haunted by the past, Cristóbal attempts to revisits the event that lead to his friend's murder talking with those close to Santiago. Their memories take them to the time of the crime.Actors
Ornella Muti
(Angela Vicario)
Rupert Everett
(Bayardo San Roman)
Anthony Delon
(Santiago Nasar)
Gian Maria Volonté
(Dr. Cristo Bedoya)
Irène Papas
(Madre de Angela)
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