Nattevagten
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Nightwatch is a 1994 Danish horror thriller film directed and written by Danish director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 Ole Bornedal
Ole Bornedal
Ole Bornedal is a Danish film director, actor and producer.He wrote and directed Nattevagten , a thriller about a law student who works in a morgue as a night-watchman, and becomes implicated in a series of murders of prostitutes...

. It is a thriller about a law student who works in a morgue
Morgue
A morgue or mortuary is used for the storage of human corpses awaiting identification, or removal for autopsy or disposal by burial, cremation or otherwise...

 as a night-watchman, and becomes implicated in a series of murders of prostitutes.

Ole Bornedal also directed the Hollywood remake Nightwatch
Nightwatch (1997 film)
Nightwatch is a 1997 American horror-thriller film directed by Ole Bornedal, and starring Ewan McGregor, Patricia Arquette, Josh Brolin and Nick Nolte. It is a remake of the Danish film Nattevagten , which was also directed by Bornedal.-Plot:...

from 1997 starring Ewan McGregor
Ewan McGregor
Ewan Gordon McGregor is a Scottish actor. He has had success in mainstream, indie, and art house films. McGregor is perhaps best known for his roles as heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama Trainspotting , young Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy , and poet Christian in the...

. The original R1 DVD contained a commentary from Bornedal. It is now extremely difficult to find.

Cast

Actor / Actress Character
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Martin Bork
Sofie Gråbøl Kalinka Martens
Kim Bodnia
Kim Bodnia
-Movie career:He has appeared in several of the successful Danish films from the 1990s and 2000s, e.g. Nattevagten , Pusher, and Bleeder, the latter two directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, and the two Lasse Spang Olsen films In China They Eat Dogs, Old Men in New Cars and Terribly Happy.Bodnia has...

Jens Arnkiel
Lotte Andersen Lotte
Ulf Pilgaard
Ulf Pilgaard
Ulf Pilgaard is a Danish actor. The son of a priest he studied theology but shifted to become an actor. Married with Gitte Pilgaard.He has been an important part of Cirkusrevyen in 28 years. He has appeared on several films e.g...

Peter Wörmer
Rikke Louise Andersson Joyce
Stig Hoffmeyer Rolf
Gyrd Løfquist The Old Nightwatch
Niels Anders Thorn The Doctor

External links

  • Nightwatch at Rotten Tomatoes
    Rotten Tomatoes
    Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...

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