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Nightwatch (1994)
Nattevagten (original title)

R  107 min  -  Horror | Mystery | Thriller   -  25 February 1994 (Denmark)
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In order to finance his law studies, Martin starts as a night watchman in a mortuary. When the victims of a serial killer of prostitutes are deposited there... See full summary »

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Ole Bornedal

Writer:

Ole Bornedal
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ...
Martin (as Nikolaj Coster Waldau)
Sofie Gråbøl Sofie Gråbøl ...
Kim Bodnia ...
Lotte Andersen ...
Lotte
Ulf Pilgaard Ulf Pilgaard ...
Rikke Louise Andersson Rikke Louise Andersson ...
Joyce
Stig Hoffmeyer Stig Hoffmeyer ...
Rolf
Gyrd Løfquist Gyrd Løfquist ...
The Old Nightwatch
Niels Anders Thorn Niels Anders Thorn ...
The Doctor
Leif Adolfsson Leif Adolfsson ...
Theater Instructor
Henrik Fiig Henrik Fiig ...
Actor
Jesper Hyldegaard Jesper Hyldegaard ...
Bar Guest
Ulrich Thomsen ...
Pub Thug #1 (as Ulrik Thomsen)
Christian Friis Christian Friis ...
Pub Thug #2 (as Chris Friis)
Peter Rygaard Peter Rygaard ...
Servant
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Storyline

In order to finance his law studies, Martin starts as a night watchman in a mortuary. When the victims of a serial killer of prostitutes are deposited there, scary things begin to happen. Therefore and because of a strange bet with his fellow student Jens, the police begins to think he is the murderer. Police detective Wormer wants to help him but Martin is more and more suspected. Written by Joern Richts <richts@informatik.rwth-aachen.de>  

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Bet | Serial Killer | Detective | Prostitute | Student  | See more »

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De søger en nattevagt, Martin er ikke mørkeræd, han har kun et problem... han får jobbet !

Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Éjféli játszma See more »

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Company Credits

Production Co:

Thura Film See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Quotes

Martin: You know what Hans Christian Andersen did? Every time he had masturbated he wrote a little X in his diary
Jens: If I had written down an X every time I had masturbated, there wouldn't be any pencils left in the whole wide world
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