DEATH WATCH
synopsis
Roddy has a camera implanted in his brain. He is then hired by a television Producer to film a documentary of terminally ill Katherine, without her knowledge. His footage will then be run on the popular television series, "Death Watch".
international title: | Death Watch |
original title: | La mort en direct |
country: | France, Germany |
year: | 1980 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Bertrand Tavernier |
film run: | 130' |
release date: | FR 23/01/1980, DE 02/1980, PT 20/03/1980, NL 24/04/1980, BE 25/09/1980, IT 11/1980, ES 12/02/1981, PL 04/12/1981, TR 02/1982, SU 07/1982, FI 27/01/1984, HU 16/05/1985, UK 01/06/2012 |
screenplay: | David Rayfiel, Bertrand Tavernier |
cast: | Romy Schneider, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton |
cinematography by: | Pierre-William Glenn |
film editing: | Michael Ellis, Armand Psenny |
art director: | Anthony Pratt |
costumes designer: | Judy Moorcroft |
producer: | Elie Kfouri |
co-producer: | Bertrand Tavernier |
executive producer: | Jean-Serge Breton |
associate producer: | Sigmund Graa, Georg M. Reuther |