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Summary
Faced with his own mortality, an ingenious alchemist tried to perfect an invention that would provide him with the key to eternal life.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 79Audiences 68GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer88%
Metascore70
Audience score69%
Letterboxd · 90 K ratings3.4/5
User score6.8
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 34 min
Shorter than most dramas, −15 min on the typical 109
typical 10994Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
1993
November 5, 1993
33 years ago
Genres
DramaHorrorThrillerLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Mexico
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
17 of 17
Federico LuppiJesus Gris
Ron PerlmanAngel de la Guardia
Claudio BrookDe la Guardia
Margarita IsabelMercedes- TSTamara ShanathAurora
Mario Iván MartínezAlchemist
Daniel Giménez CachoTito
Farnesio de BernalManuelito
Juan Carlos ColomboFuneral Director
Jorge Martínez de HoyosNarrator (voice)- JÁJavier ÁlvarezBleeding Man
- GMGerardo MoscosoDrunk
- ELEugenio LoboStoned Man
- LCLaurencio CorderoWatchman
Guillermo del ToroMan Walking Dog (uncredited)- F'Francisco 'Napo' SanchezMimo
Luis de IcazaTango Student
Directing · 3
- Guillermo del Toro Director, Screenplay
- Batan Silva First Assistant Director
- Joaquin Silva Second Assistant Director
Production · 8
- Bertha Navarro Producer
- Arthur Gorson Producer
- Jorge Sánchez Associate Producer
- Alejandro Springall Co-Producer
- Francisco Murguía Co-Producer
- Julio Solórzano Foppa Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Guillermo Navarro Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Raúl Dávalos Editor
- Jennifer Dolce First Assistant Editor
Sound · 3
- Javier Álvarez Original Music Composer
- Fernando Cámara Sound Engineer
- Eric A. Norris Sound Effects Editor
Art · 2
- Tolita Figueroa Production Design
- Brigitte Broch Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Genoveva Petitpierre Costume Design
- Luis Horcacitas Prosthetics
- Rigo Mora Special Effects Makeup Artist
- M. Carrajal Makeup Artist
Other crew · 5
- Gerardo Moreno Stunt Coordinator
- James Cameron Thanks
- Alfonso Cuarón Thanks
- Emilio Echevarría Thanks
- Laurencio Cordero Special Effects
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