Death Watch (1980)
2h 11m
Running Time
January 23, 1980Release Date
Death Watch (1980)
2h 11m
Running Time
January 23, 1980Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
In a future world where the disease has been finally defeated and everything can be sold, even the crude spectacle of death, the rare case of a dying woman becomes the morbid theme of a revolutionary reality show, broadcast through the curious eyes of a peculiar camera.
Where to Watch.




Currently Death Watch is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Fandor, Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, The Roku Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Romy Schneider
Katherine Mortenhoe

Harvey Keitel
Roddy

Harry Dean Stanton
Vincent Ferriman

Thérèse Liotard
Tracey

Max von Sydow
Gerald Mortenhoe

Caroline Langrishe
Girl in the Bar

William Russell
Dr. Mason

Vadim Glowna
Harry Graves

Eva Maria Meineke
Dr. Klausen

Bernhard Wicki
Katherine's Dad

Freddie Boardley
Technician

Robbie Coltrane
Limousine Driver

Julian Hough
Young Doctor

Peter Kelly
Technician

Boyd Nelson
Policeman

Billy Riddoch
Truck Driver

Géza von Radványi
Writer

Derek Royle
Dave Matthieson

Ida Schuster
Old Woman

John Shedden
Priest

Vari Sylvester
Saleswoman

Paul Young
Police Officer

Bill Nighy
Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)

David Rayfiel
Screenplay

Antoine Duhamel
Original Music Composer

Pierre-William Glenn
Director of Photography

Bertrand Tavernier
Director / Screenplay / Co-Producer

David Compton
Novel

Elie Kfouri
Producer

Janine Rubeiz
Producer

Michael Ellis
Editor

Armand Psenny
Editor

Marianne Devis
Production Secretary

John Hoesli
Assistant Art Director

Luce Grunenwaldt
Assistant Editor

Trudy von Trotha
Assistant Director

Michel Desrois
Sound

Jean-Serge Breton
Executive Producer

Harry Rabinowitz
Conductor

Mary Selway
Casting Director

Alice Ziller
Script Supervisor

Jacques Arhex
Still Photographer

Bernd Lepel
Art Direction

Jean-Pierre Lelong
Foley Artist

Terry Dalzell
Property Master

Louis Wipf
Production Manager

Jean-Claude Vicquery
Camera Operator

Catherine Kelber
Sound Editor

Inge Heer
Assistant Costume Designer

Albert Bonomi
Key Grip

René Rochera
Gaffer

Charlotte Trench
Second Assistant Director

Nicole Souchal
Production Secretary

Michael Coulter
Second Assistant Camera

Jean Achache
Assistant Director

Judy Moorcroft
Wardrobe Supervisor

Dominique Levert
Boom Operator

Pascal Lebègue
Focus Puller

Jean-Max Guérin
Hair Designer

Sigmund Graa
Production Coordinator

Gabriel Boustani
Producer

Anthony Pratt
Production Design

Monique Dury
Dresser

Sophie Cornu
Dialogue Editor
Media.






Details.
Release DateJanuary 23, 1980
Original NameLa Mort en direct
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 11m
Filming LocationsGlasgow, United Kingdom
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
dystopia
glasgow
wife husband relationship
yellow press
terminal illness
tv reporter
ex-husband ex-wife relationship
sensationalism
cybernetically enhanced
Wiki.
Death Watch (French: La Mort en direct) is a 1980 science fiction film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It is based on the 1973 novel The Unsleeping Eye by David G. Compton. The film was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival. The film had 1,013,842 admissions in France and was the 35th most attended film of the year.
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