Death Watch

Death Watch

131 mins | Drama, Science Fiction | Jan. 23, 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.

Death Watch

131 mins | Drama, Science Fiction | Jan. 23, 1980

Death Watch
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers TV13 Filmproduktion, Gaumont International, Little Bear, Sara Films, Société Française de Production (SFP), Selta Films, Antenne 2
Original title La Mort en direct
Directors Alice Ziller, Trudy von Trotha, Charlotte Trench, Jean Achache, Bertrand Tavernier
Writers David Compton, David Rayfiel, Bertrand Tavernier

Cast

Romy Schneider

as Katherine Mortenhoe

Harvey Keitel

as Roddy

Harry Dean Stanton

as Vincent Ferriman

Thérèse Liotard

as Tracey

Max von Sydow

as Gerald Mortenhoe

Caroline Langrishe

as Girl in the Bar

William Russell

as Dr. Mason

Vadim Glowna

as Harry Graves

Eva Maria Meineke

as Dr. Klausen

Bernhard Wicki

as Katherine's Dad

Freddie Boardley

as Technician

Robbie Coltrane

as Limousine Driver

Julian Hough

as Young Doctor

Peter Kelly

as Technician

Boyd Nelson

as Policeman

Billy Riddoch

as Truck Driver

Derek Royle

as Dave Matthieson

Ida Schuster

as Old Woman

John Shedden

as Priest

Vari Sylvester

as Saleswoman

Paul Young

as Police Officer

Bill Nighy

as Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)