Nightwatch (1997 film)

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Nightwatch
Nightwatch theatrical poster
Directed by	Ole Bornedal
Produced by	Michael Obel
Written by	Ole Bornedal; Steven Soderbergh
Starring	Ewan McGregor, Patricia Arquette, Josh Brolin, Nick Nolte
Music by	Joachim Holbek
Cinematography	Dan Laustsen
Editing by	Sally Menke
Distributed by	Dimension Films
Release date(s)	17 April 1998
Running time	101 min
Country	United States
Language	English
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Nightwatch is a 1997 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 (1994), which was also directed by Bornedal.

[edit] Plot summary

McGregor plays Martin, a college student who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue. When a necrophiliac serial killer begins plaguing the (unnamed) city, Martin finds himself the target of the madman's wrath.

[edit] Cast

Actor / Actress	Character
Ewan McGregor	Martin Bells
Nick Nolte	Inspector Thomas Albert Cray
Patricia Arquette	Katherine
Josh Brolin	James Gallman
Lauren Graham	Marie
Brad Dourif	Duty Doctor
Alix Koromzay	Joyce
Lonny Chapman	Johnson, Old Watchman
Robert LaSardo	Pub Thug
Nicholas Sadler	Theater Director
John C. Reilly(uncredited)	Deputy Inspector Bill Davis