Death Watch (1980)
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.
Director:
Bertrand Tavernier
Writers:
Bertrand Tavernier, David Rayfiel.
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Romy Schneider as Katherine Mortenhoe |
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Harvey Keitel as Roddy |
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Harry Dean Stanton as Vincent Ferriman |
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Thérèse Liotard as Tracey |
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Max von Sydow as Gerald Mortenhoe |
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Caroline Langrishe as Girl in the Bar |
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William Russell as Dr. Mason |
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Vadim Glowna as Harry Graves |
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Eva Maria Meineke as Dr. Klausen |
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Bernhard Wicki as Katherine's Dad |
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Freddie Boardley as Technician |
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Robbie Coltrane as Limousine Driver |
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Julian Hough as Young Doctor |
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Peter Kelly as Technician |
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Boyd Nelson as Policeman |
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Billy Riddoch as Truck Driver |
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Derek Royle as Dave Matthieson |
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Ida Schuster as Old Woman |
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John Shedden as Priest |
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Vari Sylvester as Saleswoman |
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Jimmy Yuill as |
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Paul Young as Police Officer |
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Bill Nighy as Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited) |
| Directing | Bertrand Tavernier | Director |
| Writing | Bertrand Tavernier | Screenplay |
| Writing | David Rayfiel | Screenplay |
| Sound | Antoine Duhamel | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Pierre-William Glenn | Director of Photography |
| Production | Elie Kfouri | Producer |
| Production | Janine Rubeiz | Producer |
| Writing | David Compton | Novel |
| Editing | Armand Psenny | Editor |
| Editing | Michael Ellis | Editor |
| Production | Nicole Souchal | Production Secretary |
| Production | Marianne Devis | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Alice Ziller | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Harry Rabinowitz | Conductor |
| Editing | Luce Grunenwaldt | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Inge Heer | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Jean-Claude Vicquery | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | René Rochera | Gaffer |
| Camera | Michael Coulter | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Albert Bonomi | Key Grip |
| Camera | Jacques Arhex | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Lelong | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Catherine Kelber | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michel Desrois | Sound |
| Art | John Hoesli | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Terry Dalzell | Property Master |
| Directing | Trudy von Trotha | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Charlotte Trench | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jean Achache | Assistant Director |
| Production | Louis Wipf | Production Manager |
| Art | Bernd Lepel | Art Direction |
| Production | Mary Selway | Casting Director |
| Production | Bertrand Tavernier | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jean-Serge Breton | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Pascal Lebègue | Focus Puller |
| Sound | Sophie Cornu | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Dominique Levert | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Le Marinel | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Max Guérin | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monique Dury | Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nadia Arthur | Dresser |
| Production | Iain Smith | Location Manager |
| Art | Anthony Pratt | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judy Moorcroft | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Production | Georg M. Reuther | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Sigmund Graa | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Gabriel Boustani | Producer |
| Crew | Jacques Tourneur | In Memory Of |
| Sound | Roger Mason | Main Title Theme Composer |