Death Watch
La Mort en direct
Release: 1980-01-23
·Runtime: 131m
·★ 6.3
Drama
Science Fiction
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.
Production Countries
France
Germany
Production Companies
TV13
Gaumont International
Little Bear
Sara Films
SFP
Selta Films
Antenne 2
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Romy Schneider
as Katherine Mortenhoe
Harry Dean Stanton
as Vincent Ferriman
Freddie Boardley
as Technician
John Shedden
as Priest
Harvey Keitel
as Roddy
Thérèse Liotard
as Tracey
Max von Sydow
as Gerald Mortenhoe
William Russell
as Dr. Mason
Bernhard Wicki
as Katherine's Dad
Robbie Coltrane
as Limousine Driver
Caroline Langrishe
as Girl in the Bar
Derek Royle
as Dave Matthieson
Bill Nighy
as Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)
Vadim Glowna
as Harry Graves
Eva Maria Meineke
as Dr. Klausen
Billy Riddoch
as Truck Driver
Jimmy Yuill
Paul Young
as Police Officer
Crew
Bertrand Tavernier
Screenplay, Director, Co-Producer
Antoine Duhamel
Original Music Composer
Harry Rabinowitz
Conductor
Pierre-William Glenn
Director of Photography
Louis Wipf
Production Manager
Iain Smith
Location Manager
David Rayfiel
Screenplay
Catherine Kelber
Sound Editor
Jacques Tourneur
In Memory Of