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Episode 6

Death and the Compass

Death and the Compass

1992
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
TV Episode
1h 26m
Treviranus (Miguel Sandoval), disheveled and haunted by the past, narrates the story of the last great case of a famous detective, Lonnrot (Peter Boyle). In a vaguely futuristic unnamed metropolis (most of the film was shot in Mexico City), Lonnrot investigates the case of a murdered rabbi, who was a Kabala scholar... (All Movie Guide)

Directed by:

Alex Cox
Alex-Cox
42 total credits
Alex Cox has 42 credits at Criticker, including: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Repo Man and Sid and Nancy

Writers:

Alex Cox
Alex-Cox
42 total credits
Alex Cox has 42 credits at Criticker, including: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Repo Man and Sid and Nancy
,
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge-Luis-Borges
8 total credits
Jorge Luis Borges has 8 credits at Criticker, including: Strategia del ragno, Invasión, Death and the Compass, A Intrusa and Gost

Starring:

Peter Boyle
Peter-Boyle
66 total credits
Peter Lawrence Boyle, Jr. (October 18, 1935 - December 12, 2006) was an American actor, best known for his role as Frank Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, and as a comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof Young Frankenstein (1974). Boyle, who won an Emmy Award in 1996 for a guest-starring role on the science-fiction drama The X-Files, won praise in both comedic and dramatic parts following his breakthrough performance in the 1970 film Joe...(Wikipedia)
,
Miguel Sandoval
Miguel-Sandoval
41 total credits
Miguel Sandoval has 41 credits at Criticker, including: Blow, Clear and Present Danger, Repo Man, Human Nature and Sharp Objects
,
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Pedro-Armendriz-Jr
45 total credits
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. has 45 credits at Criticker, including: Original Sin, Before Night Falls, Casa de mi Padre, Earthquake and La chèvre
,
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
Zaide-Silvia-Gutirrez
8 total credits
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez has 8 credits at Criticker, including: El Norte, Highway Patrolman, Death and the Compass, The Realm of Fortune and La otra conquista
,
Christopher Eccleston
Christopher-Eccleston
50 total credits
Christopher Eccleston has 50 credits at Criticker, including: 28 Days Later, The Others, Thor: The Dark World, eXistenZ and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
,
Alex Cox
Alex-Cox
42 total credits
Alex Cox has 42 credits at Criticker, including: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Repo Man and Sid and Nancy
,
Mario Iván Martínez
Mario-Ivn-Martnez
7 total credits
Mario Iván Martínez has 7 credits at Criticker, including: Original Sin, Like Water for Chocolate, The Librarian: Quest for the Spear, Death and the Compass and Macho
,
Eduardo López Rojas
Eduardo-Lpez-Rojas
6 total credits
Eduardo López Rojas has 6 credits at Criticker, including: My Family, Death and the Compass, Actas de Marusia, Reed, México Insurgente and La Dueña
,
Alonso Echánove
Alonso-Echnove
4 total credits
Alonso Echánove has 4 credits at Criticker, including: Death and the Compass, Cuatro lunas, Principio y fin and Los motivos de Luz
,
Karl Braun
Karl-Braun
4 total credits
Karl Braun has 4 credits at Criticker, including: My Name Is Nobody, Walker, Death and the Compass and Der Verächter des Todes
,
Gabriela Gurrola
Gabriela-Gurrola
1 total credit
Gabriela Gurrola has just 1 credit at Criticker: Death and the Compass
,
Ariane Pellicer
Ariane-Pellicer
2 total credits
Ariane Pellicer has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Death and the Compass and Dark Forces

Countries:

Japan, Mexico, USA

Language:

English

Death and the Compass

1992
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
TV Episode
1h 26m
Avg Percentile 41% from 27 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

Compact view
Compact view
Avg Percentile 41% from 27 total ratings
Rated 05 Apr 2018
70
69th
In many ways Alex Cox is so stupid, but I love him.
Rated 19 Feb 2024
80
87th
Usually I would be very wary of cinema adaptations from Borges. This isn't actually perfect, but it's pretty good, and a neat effort.
Rated 26 Sep 2021
70
58th
The problems with the film, aside from the pointless sequences with an older Treviranus, is that the murder mystery plot is not that interesting. In comparison, everything else - the swirling cameras, the colours, Christopher Eccleston - is far more interesting; the best part of the film is when it suddenly goes into abstract ideas of reality at the end, more than likely from the original story, which shows what this film should have been.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Alex Cox
Alex-Cox
42 total credits
Alex Cox has 42 credits at Criticker, including: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Repo Man and Sid and Nancy

Writers:

Alex Cox
Alex-Cox
42 total credits
Alex Cox has 42 credits at Criticker, including: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Repo Man and Sid and Nancy
,
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge-Luis-Borges
8 total credits
Jorge Luis Borges has 8 credits at Criticker, including: Strategia del ragno, Invasión, Death and the Compass, A Intrusa and Gost

Starring:

Peter Boyle
Peter-Boyle
66 total credits
Peter Lawrence Boyle, Jr. (October 18, 1935 - December 12, 2006) was an American actor, best known for his role as Frank Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, and as a comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof Young Frankenstein (1974). Boyle, who won an Emmy Award in 1996 for a guest-starring role on the science-fiction drama The X-Files, won praise in both comedic and dramatic parts following his breakthrough performance in the 1970 film Joe...(Wikipedia)
,
Miguel Sandoval
Miguel-Sandoval
41 total credits
Miguel Sandoval has 41 credits at Criticker, including: Blow, Clear and Present Danger, Repo Man, Human Nature and Sharp Objects
,
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Pedro-Armendriz-Jr
45 total credits
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. has 45 credits at Criticker, including: Original Sin, Before Night Falls, Casa de mi Padre, Earthquake and La chèvre
,
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
Zaide-Silvia-Gutirrez
8 total credits
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez has 8 credits at Criticker, including: El Norte, Highway Patrolman, Death and the Compass, The Realm of Fortune and La otra conquista
,
Christopher Eccleston
Christopher-Eccleston
50 total credits
Christopher Eccleston has 50 credits at Criticker, including: 28 Days Later, The Others, Thor: The Dark World, eXistenZ and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
,
Alex Cox
Alex-Cox
42 total credits
Alex Cox has 42 credits at Criticker, including: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Repo Man and Sid and Nancy
,
Mario Iván Martínez
Mario-Ivn-Martnez
7 total credits
Mario Iván Martínez has 7 credits at Criticker, including: Original Sin, Like Water for Chocolate, The Librarian: Quest for the Spear, Death and the Compass and Macho
,
Eduardo López Rojas
Eduardo-Lpez-Rojas
6 total credits
Eduardo López Rojas has 6 credits at Criticker, including: My Family, Death and the Compass, Actas de Marusia, Reed, México Insurgente and La Dueña
,
Alonso Echánove
Alonso-Echnove
4 total credits
Alonso Echánove has 4 credits at Criticker, including: Death and the Compass, Cuatro lunas, Principio y fin and Los motivos de Luz
,
Karl Braun
Karl-Braun
4 total credits
Karl Braun has 4 credits at Criticker, including: My Name Is Nobody, Walker, Death and the Compass and Der Verächter des Todes
,
Gabriela Gurrola
Gabriela-Gurrola
1 total credit
Gabriela Gurrola has just 1 credit at Criticker: Death and the Compass
,
Ariane Pellicer
Ariane-Pellicer
2 total credits
Ariane Pellicer has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Death and the Compass and Dark Forces

Countries:

Japan, Mexico, USA

Language:

English
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