Nightwatch (1997 film)

Nightwatch

Theatrical poster
Directed by Ole Bornedal
Produced by Michael Obel
Written by Ole Bornedal
Steven Soderbergh
Starring Ewan McGregor
Patricia Arquette
Josh Brolin
Lauren Graham
Nick Nolte
Music by Joachim Holbek
Cinematography Dan Laustsen
Edited by Sally Menke
Distributed by Dimension Films
Release dates
April 17, 1998 (1998-04-17)
Running time
101 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $1,278,516 (US)[1]

Nightwatch is a 1997 American horror-thriller film directed by Ole Bornedal and starring Ewan McGregor, Patricia Arquette, Josh Brolin and Nick Nolte. It was written by Bornedal and Steven Soderbergh. It is a remake of the Danish film Nattevagten (1994), which was also directed by Bornedal.[2]

Synopsis

Law student Martin Bells (McGregor) is hired as a night watchman at a hospital morgue. A string of gruesome murders committed by a necrophiliac serial killer quickly point to him as the lead suspect in the investigation carried out by Inspector Thomas Cray (Nolte). At the same time, Martin slowly discovers clues that point to the real perpetrator.[3]

Cast

Reception

Nightwatch received mixed reviews by critics, as the film holds both a 6.2/10 rating on IMDb based on16,268 reviews and 23% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 26 reviews.

References

  1. "Nightwatch - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  2. Doom, Ryan (January 20, 2012). "THE F*CKING BLACK SHEEP: NIGHTWATCH (1997)". Joblo. joblo.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. Ebert, Roger (April 17, 1998). "NIGHTWATCH". Roger Ebert. rogerebert.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/12/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.