Cronos Limited Edition Blu-ray

'Cronos' Director: Guillermo del Toro (1992) BFI Limited Edition Blu-ray | 4K restoration

Guillermo del Toro’s (Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water) directorial debut offers a unique take on the classic vampire story.

When an antiques dealer discovers an ancient artifact, in the form of a golden mechanical scarab, he is unaware of the power it holds. Whilst the parasite inside the device grants eternal life to its new host, it also causes an extreme aversion to daylight and an unquenchable thirst for human blood. Desperate to claim the device for himself, a dying millionaire and his brutish nephew are in hot pursuit.

Limited Edition contents include:
- Rigid slipcase with newly commissioned artwork
- 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.
- Fold-out poster featuring the new artwork for the film

Special features include:
- Three audio commentaries with Jason Wood; Guillermo del Toro; producers Arthur H. Gorson and Bertha Navarro and co-producer Alejandro Springall
- Optional original Spanish-language voice-over introduction
- Cronos - An Introduction (2024, 34 mins): director Guillermo del Toro in conversation with the former head of the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes film festival and current managing director of Arte France Cinéma, Olivier Père (2024, 34 mins)
- Geometria (1987, 7 mins): a short film by Guillermo del Toro about a young man who pays dearly to have his dreams come true
- Guillermo del Toro on Geometria (7 mins): a short interview with the director about Geometria
- BFI Screen Talk: Guillermo del Toro (2017, 74 mins): filmed around the release of The Shape of Water, the writer and director discusses his career with journalist, author and screenwriter Mark Salisbury and the BFI London Film Festival
- The Making of Cronos: An Interview with Federico Luppi (2006, 5 mins): a short archival interview with the actor
- Archival interviews from 2010 with Guillermo del Toro, Guillermo Navarro and Ron Pearlman