Death and the Compass

Death and the Compass

1992•1h 26m•5.9/10

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🎬TMDb

5.9/10(14)

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.)

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Production

TVE, Cinétévé, BBC

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Peter Boyle

Peter Boyle

Lonnrot

Miguel Sandoval

Miguel Sandoval

Treviranus

Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston

Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius

Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez

Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez

Ms. Espinoza / Harlequin

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Blot

Alonso Echánove

Alonso Echánove

Novalis

Eduardo López Rojas

Eduardo López Rojas

Finnegan

Alex Cox

Alex Cox

Commander Borges

Karl Braun

Sargent / Green Scharlach

Gabriela Gurrola

Hooker / Harlequin

Ariane Pellicer

Ariane Pellicer

Natasha

Mario Iván Martínez

Mario Iván Martínez

Manager

René Pereyra

Azevedo

Roberto Sosa

Roberto Sosa

Drug Addict I

Bruno Bichir

Bruno Bichir

Drug Addict II

María Fernanda García

María Fernanda García

Attractive Woman

Abel Woolrich

Barman

Martin LaSalle

Martin LaSalle

Dr. Yarmolinsky

Luis de Icaza

Luis de Icaza

Bigot

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