Death Watch

Death Watch (1980)

La Mort en direct

She's the target of every eye… including eyes only science could create.

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.

Date of release
1980-01-23
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (122)
Runtime
2h 11m
Genres
Drama, Science Fiction
Director
Bertrand Tavernier

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $7.6M
  • Based on: The Unsleeping Eye
  • Filmed in: Glasgow

Death Watch is a 1980 science fiction film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It is based on the 1973 novel The Unsleeping Eye by D. G. Compton. The film was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival. The film had 1,013,842 admissions in France and was the 35th most attended film of the year.

Filming

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. In a scene where Katherine observes a playground, she interacts with one of the children, played by Schneider's son, David Haubenstock. The film is dedicated to deceased film director Jacques Tourneur.

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