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Cronos AKA Chronos (Blu-ray) (1992)
An aging antique dealer, Jesus Gris, happens upon an elegant...Director: Guillermo del Toro
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:(1) Audio Commentary with director Guillermo del Toro (2002)
(2) Audio Commentary with producers Arthur H. Gorson and Bertha Navarro and co-producer Alejandro Springall (2002) -
Extras:"Geometria" 1987 short, revised in 2010:
- short (6:27)
- 2010 interview with director Guillermo del Toro (6:53)
"Welcome to Bleak House" 2010 featurette (10:14)
Interviews
- Guillermo del Toro (Director) (2010) (17:36)
- Guillermo Navarro (Cinematographer) (2009) (12:36)
- Ron Perlman (Actor) (2009) (7:25)
- Federico Luppi ["The Making of Cronos"] (Actor) (archival interview, edited in 2003) (5:25) [1080i]
Stills Gallery (60 images)
US Theatrical Trailer (1:29) [1080i] -
Subtitles:English (for Spanish dialogue and Spanish narration), English (for Spanish dialogue only) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Spanish/English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (with Spanish voiceover introduction)
Spanish/English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (with English voiceover introduction) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in 1080p except where noted.
The producers' commentary is in Spanish/English with optional English subtitles for the Spanish portions.
"Geometria" is in Spanish/Italian Dolby Digital 5.1 with optional English subtitles.
The Federico Luppi interview is in Spanish with optional English subtitles.
The trailer is without dialogue.
Other extras are in English without subtitles.
Comes with a 42-page liner notes booklet featuring an essay by film critic Maitland McDonagh and excerpts from del Toro's notes for the film.
Also available in the Trilogía de Guillermo del Toro box set with "The Devil's Backbone" and "Pan's Labyrinth" along with a 100-page hardcover book featuring an introduction by author Neil Gaiman, essays by critics Michael Atkinson, Mark Kermode, and Maitland McDonagh, production notes, and original sketches by Guillermo del Toro and illustrators Carlos Giménez and Raúl Monge. -
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Commentaries:(1) Audio Commentary with director Guillermo del Toro (2002)
(2) Audio Commentary with producers Arthur H. Gorson and Bertha Navarro and co-producer Alejandro Springall (2002) -
Extras:"Geometria" 1987 short, revised in 2010:
- short (6:27)
- 2010 interview with director Guillermo del Toro (6:53)
"Welcome to Bleak House" 2010 featurette (10:14)
Interviews
- Guillermo del Toro (Director) (2010) (17:36)
- Guillermo Navarro (Cinematographer) (2009) (12:36)
- Ron Perlman (Actor) (2009) (7:25)
- Federico Luppi ["The Making of Cronos"] (Actor) (archival interview, edited in 2003) (5:25) [1080i]
Stills Gallery (60 images)
US Theatrical Trailer (1:29) [1080i] -
Subtitles:English (for Spanish dialogue and Spanish narration), English (for Spanish dialogue only) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Spanish/English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (with Spanish voiceover introduction)
Spanish/English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (with English voiceover introduction) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in 1080p except where noted.
The producers' commentary is in Spanish/English with optional English subtitles for the Spanish portions.
"Geometria" is in Spanish/Italian Dolby Digital 5.1 with optional English subtitles.
The Federico Luppi interview is in Spanish with optional English subtitles.
The trailer is without dialogue.
Other extras are in English without subtitles.
Comes with a 42-page liner notes booklet featuring an essay by film critic Maitland McDonagh and excerpts from del Toro's notes for the film.
Also available in the Trilogía de Guillermo del Toro box set with "The Devil's Backbone" and "Pan's Labyrinth" along with a 100-page hardcover book featuring an introduction by author Neil Gaiman, essays by critics Michael Atkinson, Mark Kermode, and Maitland McDonagh, production notes, and original sketches by Guillermo del Toro and illustrators Carlos Giménez and Raúl Monge. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director Guillermo del Toro
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Extras:2010 Interview with director Guillermo del Toro (62:11)
"Geometria" 1987 short, revised in 2010 (6:42)
"The Making of Cronos" video interview with actor Federico Luppi (5:39)
Original interview with Guillermo del Toro (61:46)
Interview with cinematographer Guilermo Navarro (8:50)
Theatrical Trailer (1:28)
Bonus Trailers:
- Monsters
- The Fifth Element
- The Company Men
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Spanish/English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Spanish/English LPCM 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K Copy)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Interviews with Guillermo del Toro
- with Olivier Père (2024) (33:45)
- About Cronos (2010) (17:35)
- About Geometria (2010) (6:53)
Interviews
- Guillermo Navarro, director of photography (2010) (12:36)
- Ron Perlman, actor (2010) (7:24)
- Federico Luppi, actor (2003) (5:25)
"Geometria" 1987 short film by Guillermo del Toro, revised in 2010) (6:43)
Slideshow (5:11)
Original Trailer (1:27)
2025 trailer (1:46) -
Subtitles:English (for Spanish dialogue), French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Spanish/English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (with Spanish voiceover introduction)
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Case type:Mediabook
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UPC Number:3770024050226
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Notes:Packaged in a Mediabook with an 80 page book with writing by Rafik Djoumi, with a slipcase.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
(1) Audio Commentary with director Guillermo del Toro (2002)
(2) Audio Commentary with producers Arthur H. Gorson and Bertha Navarro and co-producer Alejandro Springall (2002)
(3) Audio Commentary with film historian Jason Wood (2025)
Image Gallery (14:37)
DISC TWO
"Cronos - An Introduction by Guillermo del Toro and Olivier Père" 2024 interview (33:43)
"Geometria" 1987 short, revised in 2010 (6:27)
2010 interview with director Guillermo del Toro on Geometria (6:53)
BFI Screen Talk: Guillermo del Toro (2017) (74:28)
"The Making of Cronos with Federico Luppi" 2003 featurette (5:25)
2010 interview with director Guillermo del Toro (Optimum Releasing) (59:42)
2010 interview with director Guillermo del Toro (Criterion) (17:36)
2009 interview with cinematographer Guillermo Navarro (12:36)
2009 interview with actor Ron Perlman (7:25)
US Theatrical Trailer (1:29) -
Subtitles:English (for Spanish dialogue), English (for Spanish dialogue and Spanish narration), English HoH (for English voiceover version), English HoH (for Spanish voiceover version) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Spanish/English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (with English voiceover introduction)
Spanish/English LPCM 2.0 Stereo (with Spanish voiceover introduction)
Spanish/English LPCM 2.0 Stereo (with English voiceover introduction) -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:5035673015063
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Notes:The producers' commentary is in Spanish/English with optional English subtitles for the Spanish portions.
"Geometria" is in Spanish/Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 with optional English subtitles.
The Federico Luppi interview is in Spanish with optional English subtitles.
The trailer is without dialogue.
Other extras are in English without subtitles.
Includes a 60-page book featuring new essays by Michelle Kisner, Rich Johnson, Barry Forshaw, and Michael Leader. Also includes and edited version of ‘Guillermo del Toro: The origins of horror and Cronos’, an interview that originally appeared in The Faber Book of Mexican Cinema, by Jason Wood and an original Sight & Sound review by John Kraniauskas, and a fold-out poster featuring the new artwork for the film. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director Guillermo del Toro (2006) (in English)
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Extras:Original Interview with Guillermo del Toro (2006) (in Spanish with imposed English subtitles) (59:17)
2006 Interview with cinematographer Guillermo Navarro (in Spanish with imposed English subtitles) (8:28)
2010 Interview with director Guillermo del Toro (in English) (59:41)
"The Making of Cronos" video interview with actor Federico Luppi (in Spanish with imposed English subtitles) (5:25)
"Geometria" 1987 short, revised in 2010 (6:13)
Production Galleries [1080p]
- Sketches
- Storyboards
- Photographs
Theatrical Trailer (1:28) -
Subtitles:English (for Spanish portions) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Spanish/English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Spanish/English LPCM 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in 576i except where noted.
Also available in The Guillermo del Toro Collection with Pan's Labyrinth and The Devil's Backbone. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canadian releases have some exclusive extras with the original 2.0 audio.
The UK Optimum release has some differing exclusive extras with 5.1 audio.
The UK BFI release has some differing exclusive extras with optional 5.1 and 2.0 audio.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (92:28).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts (92:28).
- Blu-ray B Australia- Madman Entertainment - No cuts (92:14).
- Blu-ray B 4K + Blu-ray France- Les films du Camélia - No cuts (92:51).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (92:44).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No cuts (92:13).
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Comparison added by Nigel_Badnell on 05/12/10
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 05/08/25UPDATE LOG:
05/12/10: Initial entry
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02/05/20: changed Criterion from DTS-HD to Master Audio.
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05/08/25: Added France.
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