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Death & the compass / Estudios Echurubuscos/Azteca ; a KHB/PCS production in association with Cable Hogue ; a Together Brothers picture ; an Alex Cox film ; screenplay, Alex Cox ; producer, Lorenzo O'Brien ; director, Alex Cox.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Cox, Alex, 1954- director, screenwriter.
O'Brien, Lorenzo, producer.
Boyle, Peter, 1935-2006, actor.
Eccleston, Christopher, actor.
Sandoval, Miguel, 1951- actor.
Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986.
Pray for Rain (Musical group), performer, composer.
Estudios Churubusco Azteca, producer.
Together Brothers (Firm), producer.
Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc., distributor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986--Film adaptations.
Borges, Jorge Luis.
Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986.
Occult crime investigation--Drama.
Occult crime investigation.
Genre:
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (86 min.) : color, sound ; 4 3/4 in.
polychrome
Other Title:
Death and the compass
Place of Publication:
Troy, MI : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [1996]
System Details:
DVD ; Dolby digital.
digital
optical
Dolby
video file
DVD video
Summary:
A brilliant detective investigates a series of strange murders in a totalitarian city of the future. But when bizarre crimes point to a labyrinth of occult conspiracy, the inspector discovers that his unorthodox methods may be leading to his own equally dark destruction.
Participant:
Peter Boyle, Christopher Eccleston, Miguel Sandoval.
Credits:
Director of photography, Muguel Garzon; editor, Carlos Puente; music, Pray for Rain.
Notes:
Based on the story Muerte y la brújula / Jorge Luis Borges.
DVD release of the 1992 motion picture.
Special features: widescreen presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs; audio commentary with Director Alex Cox and composer Dan Wool; original short: Spiderweb.
OCLC:
47273641
Publisher Number:
DV11394 Anchor Bay

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