Directed by:
Bertrand TavernierCinematography:
Pierre-William GlennComposer:
Antoine DuhamelCast:
Romy Schneider, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton, Max von Sydow, Caroline Langrishe, Vadim Glowna, Bernhard Wicki, Robbie Coltrane, David Haubenstock (more)Plots(1)
This highly acclaimed 1980 French film was directed by the great French director, Bertrand Tavernier (Coup de Torchon, ' Round Midnight) and filmed on location in Scotland. The story is part human drama, part futuristic drama, and focuses primarily on two people, terminally ill Katherine (Romy Schneider) and Roddy (Harvey Keitel), who after having a camera implanted into his brain is hired by the producer of the TV series, Death Watch to film a documentary of Katherine without her knowledge. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Romy Schneider
German Empire
Best movies:
La Belle et l'empereur (1959)
The Old Gun (1975)
Un amour de pluie (1974)
Harvey Keitel
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Björk: Volumen (1999) (video compilation)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Harry Dean Stanton
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Max von Sydow
Sweden
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Awakenings (1990)
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Caroline Langrishe
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Les Miserables (1978) (TV movie)
A Christmas Carol (1984) (TV movie)
Vadim Glowna
German Empire
Best movies:
A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)
No Place to Go (2000)
Cross of Iron (1977)
Bernhard Wicki
Austria
Best movies:
Paris, Texas (1984)
The Night (1961)
Lemmings, Part 1 - Arcades (1979) (TV movie)
Robbie Coltrane
UK
Best movies:
David Haubenstock
West Germany
Best movies:
Un amour de pluie (1974)
Death Watch (1980)
Derek Royle
UK
Best movies:
Death Watch (1980)
Thérèse Liotard
France
Best movies:
My Mother's Castle (1990)
My Father's Glory (1990)
One Sings, the Other Doesn’t (1977)
Eva Maria Meineke
German Empire
Best movies:
Ansichten eines Clowns (1976)
Mademoiselle Scampolo (1958)
Fantôme d'amour (1981)
Jake D'Arcy
UK
Best movies:
Death Watch (1980)
What We Did on Our Holiday (2014)
Taggart (1983) (series)
William Russell
UK
Best movies:
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) (TV movie)
The Great Escape (1963)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Jimmy Yuill
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (1996)
Going Postal (2010) (TV movie)
Macbeth (2013) (theatrical recording)
John Shedden
Best movies:
Death Watch (1980)
Billy Riddoch
Best movies:
Trainspotting (1996)
Shallow Grave (1994)
Death Watch (1980)
Paul Young
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Death Watch (1980)
Taggart (1983) (series)
Ida Schuster
UK
Best movies:
Death Watch (1980)
Taggart (1983) (series)
A Shot at Glory (2000)
Alan Tall
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
Death Watch (1980)
Rebus (2000) (series)