Death Watch

This article is about the 1980 film. For other uses, see Deathwatch.

Death Watch
Directed by	Bertrand Tavernier
Produced by	Gabriel Boustiani Janine Rubeiz
Written by	David Rayfiel
Starring	Romy Schneider Harvey Keitel Harry Dean Stanton Therese Liotard Caroline Langrishe William Russell Vadim Glowna Eva Maria Mbinere Bernhard Wicki Max von Sydow
Music by	Antoine Duhamel
Cinematography	Pierre-Wiliam Glenn
Editing by	Michael Ellis Armand Psenny
Distributed by	SELTA Films Little Bear Sara Films Gaumont Antenne 2 TV 13 Munich
Running time	128 minutes
Country	Scotland France West Germany
Language	English French

Death Watch (French: La Mort en direct) is a 1980 science fiction film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It is based on the novel The Unsleeping Eye by David G. Compton, also known as The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe. The film was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.

Much of the filming took place in and around Glasgow, including: Glasgow Necropolis, Glasgow Cathedral, the former Queen's Dock on the River Clyde and the Glasgow City Chambers.

Cast

• Romy Schneider - Katherine Mortenhoe
• Harvey Keitel - Roddy
• Harry Dean Stanton - Vincent Ferriman
• Thérèse Liotard - Tracey
• Max von Sydow - Gerald Mortenhoe (as Max Von Sydow)
• Caroline Langrishe - Girl in the Bar
• William Wallace - Dr. Mason (as William Russel)
• Vadim Glowna - Harry Graves
• Eva Maria Meineke - Dr. Klausen
• Bernhard Wicki - Katherine's Dad (as Bernard Wicki)
• Freddie Boardley - Technician
• Robbie Coltrane - Limousine driver
• Julian Hough - Young doctor
• Peter Kelly - Technician
• Boyd Nelson - Policeman

External links

• Death Watch at the Internet Movie Database
• Death Watch at AllRovi