Nightwatch
They are looking for a night watchman. Martin is not afraid of the dark but he just has one problem... he got the job!
Rating: 6.9 out of 10TMDB(341 votes)
Overview
Martin, a law student, takes up a job as a nightwatchman at a mortuary to fund his studies. But the mortuary harbours a dark secret, and he has to find the truth before he is implicated in a serial murder case.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Robert Award for Best Danish Film (1995) and the Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (1995)
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Setting
Set in Copenhagen
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Sequels
Followed by Nightwatch - Demons Are Forever
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Collection
Part of Nightwatch Collection
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Music
Music by Joachim Holbek
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Dan Laustsen
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Ole BornedalScreenplay
- Original title
- Nattevagten
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 25, 1994
- Original language
- Danish
- Countries
- Denmark
- Collection
- Nightwatch Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Nikolaj Coster-WaldauMartin
Sofie GråbølKalinka
Kim BodniaJens
Lotte AndersenLotte
Ulf PilgaardKommisæren
Rikke Louise AnderssonJoyce
Stig HoffmeyerRolf
Gyrd LøfquistDen gamle nattevagt
Niels Anders ThornLægen- Leif AdolfssonTeaterdirektøren
Henrik FiigSkuespilleren
Jesper HyldegaardBargæst
Ulrich ThomsenRod 1- Christian FriisRod 2
Peter RygaardTjener
Karin RørbechUniversitetspige- Michael GoeskjærJuridisk forelæser
- Mika HeilmannDød kvinde
Michel CastenholtBøsse- Jytte RosholmKvindelig læge
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