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TMDB19871h 49mCrime / Drama / Thriller

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

TMDB movie listing

This suspenseful Italian crime drama is set in a Colombian river town and chronicles the series of events that led up to murder. Based on a novel by distinguished author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the tale begins in the present as a middle-aged doctor returns to the village after a twenty-year absence to investigate the murder that occurred just before he left.

73

TMDB audience score

Based on 88 votes

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Chronicle of a Death Foretold at a glance

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Runtime

Standard length · 1h 49m

At 1h 49m it sits between 90 minutes and two hours.

Genres

Crime · Drama · Thriller

TMDB files it under crime, drama, and thriller.

UK availability

No UK listings

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TMDB audience score

7.3 / 10 on TMDB

TMDB users rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 88 votes, a strong audience score. That is a moderate sample of voters.

Why watch Chronicle of a Death Foretold tonight

It is a regular evening's length at 1h 49m.
TMDB users rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 88 votes.
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