Death and the Compass (film)

Death and the Compass
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alex Cox
Produced by	Karl Braun; Lorenzo O'Brien;
Written by	Alex Cox
Based on	Death and the Compass; by Jorge Luis Borges
Starring	Peter Boyle; Miguel Sandoval; Christopher Eccleston;
Music by	Pray for Rain
Cinematography	Miguel Garzón
Edited by	Carlos Puente
Release date	August 5, 1992;
Running time	96 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3,500,000 (estimated)

Death and the Compass is a 1992 American thriller film written and directed by Alex Cox, based on Jorge Luis Borges' short story of the same name. It stars Peter Boyle, Miguel Sandoval and Christopher Eccleston. Mexican actress Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez also appears.

The film was originally a 55-minute drama made for Spanish TV/BBC in 1992. Producer Karl Braun found further money to expand the film into a feature, but the film was not completed for four years. It was filmed on location in Mexico City.

The soundtrack was composed by Dan Wool and Pray for Rain.

DVD release

The making of the soundtrack is discussed in a conversation between Cox and Wool on the DVD release.

This also includes a 1976 original film short titled Spiderweb, which is another interpretation of the same Borges short story. National Film School graduate Paul Miller made the 33 minute drama using actor Nigel Hawthorne in one of his first screen roles.

Reception

Death and the Compass currently hold a 17% (of 100) rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, and 6 out of 10 stars on IMDB.

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External links

Death and the Compass page on Alex Cox website AlexCox.com
Death and the Compass on IMDb
Death and the Compass on "The Garden of Forking Paths" Borges site.

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