Day Watch (2006) Dnevnoy dozor (original title)

Director:

Timur Bekmambetov

Writers:

Timur Bekmambetov
Sergey Lukyanenko (novel)
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Release Date:

1 January 2006 (Belarus)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

First film of the year

Plot:

A man who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Framed | Death | Fight | Chalk

Awards:

5 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Konstantin Khabenskiy	...	Anton
Mariya Poroshina	...	Svetlana
Vladimir Menshov	...	Geser
Galina Tyunina	...	Olga
Viktor Verzhbitskiy	...	Zavulon
Zhanna Friske	...	Alisa
Dmitriy Martynov	...	Egor (as Dima Martynov)
Valeriy Zolotukhin	...	Otets Kosti
Aleksey Chadov	...	Kostya
Nurzhuman Ikhtymbaev	...	Zoar
Aleksey Maklakov	...	Semyon
Aleksandr Samoylenko	...	Medved
Yuriy Kutsenko	...	Ignat (as Gosha Kutsenko)
Irina Yakovleva	...	Galina Rogova
Georgiy Dronov	...	Tolik (as Egor Dronov)
Nikolay Olyalin	...	Inkvizitor
Rimma Markova	...	Koldunya Darya
Anna Slyu	...	Tigryonok
Igor Lifanov	...	Popugay
Sergey Trofimov	...	Sekretar Zavulona
Mariya Mironova	...	Mat Egora
Anna Dubrovskaya	...	Vampirsha
Sergey Ovchinnikov	...	V roli Sergeya Ovchinnikova
Anton Stepanenko	...	V roli Antona Stepanenko
Emir Baygazin	...	Tamerlan v yunosti
Ekaterina Malikova
Elena Fatyushina
Aleksandr Shvetsov
Gani Kulzhanov	...	Voin Tamerlana
Sergey Seryy
Shukhrat Irgashev	...	Barmen v kafe 'Zoar' (as Shurkhat Igrashchev)
Igor Burlov	...	Temnyy v restorane 'Khram Drakona'
Olga Stukalova
Lyudmila Dolgorukova	...	Mat Galiny Rogovoy
Valentin Bukin	...	Militsioner na stantsii metro
Kazbek Salpagarov
Andrey Barshchevskiy
Amir Alpiev
Vladimir Sterzhakov	...	Taksist
Sazhida Tashmatova
Valentina Berezutskaya	...	Starushka u metro VDNKh
Denizbek Chalapinov
Viktoriya Zimenkova
Irina Domninskaya	...	Administrator restorana gostinitsy 'Kosmos'
Romuald Makarenko	...	Temnyy na stantsii metro
Aleksey Ogurtsov	...	Nachalnik okhrany gostinitsy 'Kosmos'
Sergey Bystritskiy
Anna Kharlamova
Alexander Kasyanov		(as Aleksandr Kasyanov)
Alisher Murzakulov
Igor Savochkin
Sofiya Prigara
Elena Molchenko	...	Gornichnaya v gostinitse 'Kosmos'
Elena Bychkova	...	Gostya na dne rozhdeniya Egora
Mikhail Tikhomirov	...	Gost na dne rozhdeniya Egora
Marina Stolyarova	...	Gostya na dne rozhdeniya Egora
Andrey Kuchishkin	...	Gost na dne rozhdeniya Egora
Mikhail Gavrilov	...	Gost na dne rozhdeniya Egora
Yuriy Yanushkin	...	Gost na dne rozhdeniya Egora
Oleg Kshumanyov	...	Gost na dne rozhdeniya Egora
Natalya Kuchishkina	...	Gostya na dne rozhdeniya Egora
Marat Yusupov	...	Gost na dne rozhdeniya Egora
Aleksey Mitrofanov	...	Gost na dne rozhdeniya Egora
Roman Miryaev	...	Gost na dne rozhdeniya Egora
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mariya Arbatova	...	Gostya na dne rozhdeniya Egora (uncredited)
Anne Brochet	...	Gostya na dne rozhdeniya Egora (uncredited)
Pierre-Christian Brochet	...	Gost na dne rozhdeniya Egora (uncredited)
Pavel Khrulyov	...	Temnyy (uncredited)
Mariya Kiselyova	...	Gostya na dne rozhdeniya Egora (uncredited)
Sergey Lukyanenko	...	Mag Ruslan, student shkoly magov (uncredited)
Boris Moiseev	...	Gost na dne rozhdeniya Egora (uncredited)
Aleksey Neklyudov	...	Zakadrovyy tekst (voice) (uncredited)
Roman Radov	...	Temnyy (uncredited)
Nikas Safronov	...	Gost na dne rozhdeniya Egora (uncredited)
Vasiliy Shandybin	...	Gost na dne rozhdeniya Egora (uncredited)
Sergey Shnurov	...	Gost na dne rozhdeniya Egora (uncredited)
Stepan Starchikov	...	Zakadrovyy golos (voice) (uncredited)
Villi Tokarev	...	Gost na dne rozhdeniya Egora (uncredited)
Artemiy Troitskiy	...	Gost na dne rozhdeniya Egora (uncredited)
Anita Tsoy	...	Gostya na dne rozhdeniya Egora (uncredited)
Anton Volovik	...	Egor (voice) (uncredited)
Leonid Yarmolnik	...	Gost na dne rozhdeniya Egora (uncredited)

Directed by
Timur Bekmambetov

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Timur Bekmambetov
Sergey Lukyanenko		novel "Dnevnoy dozor"
Alexander Talal		written by (as Aleksandr Talal)
Vladimir Vasiliev		novel "Dnevnoy dozor"

Produced by
Natela Abuladze	....	executive producer
Varvara Avdyushko	....	creative producer
Alexey Borisov	....	line producer
Konstantin Ernst	....	producer
Adam F. Goldberg	....	associate producer
Aleksey Kublitskiy	....	executive producer
Anatoliy Maksimov	....	producer
Iva Stromilova	....	co-producer
Mara Tuleutayeva	....	assistant producer

Original Music by
Yuriy Poteenko

Cinematography by
Sergey Trofimov

Film Editing by
Dmitry Kiselyov

Production Design by
Valeri Viktorov

Costume Design by
Varvara Avdyushko

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dmitry Kiselyov	....	second unit director

Sound Department
Bastien Benkhelil	....	sound editor
Bastien Benkhelil	....	sound recordist
Patrick Cyccone Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alexei Dmitriyev	....	foley mixer
Daniel J. Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Donald Lyles	....	sound recordist
Charles Maynes	....	sound editor
Dave McMoyler	....	sound designer (as David McMoyler)
Dave McMoyler	....	supervising sound editor (as David McMoyler)
Ryan Murphy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Denis Skorina	....	foley artist
Ivan Titov	....	sound editor
Lisa Varetakis	....	dialogue editor
Tim Walston	....	sound designer
Tim Walston	....	supervising sound editor
Yuly Yagudin	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Ilya Churinov	....	pyrotechnician
Pavel Perepyolkin	....	special effects
Angela Petrosyan	....	special effects producer

Visual Effects by
Georgy Arevshatov	....	digital artist: Channel One
Evgeny Barulin	....	visual effects supervisor
Roman Bazyuchenko	....	visual effects supervisor
Gregory Chalenko	....	digital compositor: Bazelevs
Andrey Chechetkin	....	compositor
Nick Damico	....	visual effects
Dnevnoy Dozor	....	cg artist: Ulitka
Yaroslav Dyachenko	....	digital compositor
Michael Eizenberg	....	visual effects artist
Greg Faluszczak	....	digital artist
Jaime Fortuno-Lavin	....	digital compositor
Nikolay Goriaev	....	digital effects artist
Aleksandr Gorokhov	....	visual effects supervisor
Alexey Goussev	....	visual effects supervisor: Svarog Film
Tim Jacobsen	....	visual effects producer
Eduard Kargin	....	digital effects artist
Max Kirienko	....	visual effects supervisor
Vadim Kirillin	....	computer graphics artist
Alexander Korabelnikov	....	digital compositor
Oleksandr Kucherov	....	visual effects supervisor
Daniel Kvasznicza	....	concept artist
Viktor Lakisov	....	animation supervisor
Vladimir Leschinski	....	visual effects supervisor
Aleksey Mazurenko	....	lighting td
Andrey Mesnyankin	....	visual effects supervisor
Larisa Misyukova	....	digital compositor
Oleksii Moskalenko	....	visual effects supervisor
Sergey Muraviev	....	visual effects
Andrei V. Nikitin	....	visual effects art director
Ruslan Ogorodnik	....	visual effects supervisor
Bogdan Oliynik	....	senior digital compositor
Raghuraman	....	colorist: Technovision Moscow
Michael Roderick	....	digital compositor
Mikhail Semyonov	....	digital compositor
Dmitry Shekhavtsov	....	visual effects artist
Kirill Skaletski	....	sequence supervisor
Alexander Sokolov	....	pre-visualization
Jason Stevens	....	data manager
Maksim Sychev	....	computer graphics artist
Ushan	....	digital effects artist
Ilya Vostrov	....	digital artist
Johnny Wilson	....	visual effects
Andrei Zhidkov	....	digital effects artist
Dan Zolotarenko	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Tsay Igor	....	fight choreographer
Tsay Igor	....	stunt coordinator
Tsay Igor	....	stunt double
Zhaidarbek Kunguzhinov	....	action coordinator: Kazakhstan
Zhaidarbek Kunguzhinov	....	stunt action director: Kazakhstan
Zhaidarbek Kunguzhinov	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Scott Brinson	....	gaffer: Jamaica
Sergey Gulin	....	focus puller
Yelena Ivanova	....	camera operator
Ulugbeck Khamraev	....	director of photography: second unit
Sergey Shkreba	....	gaffer: second unit
Alik Tagirov	....	Steadicam operator

Casting Department
Viktorya Legalova	....	casting

Editorial Department
Dan Aguilar	....	digital intermediate editor
Rod Dean	....	additional editor
Laura Jans	....	co-colorist
Ilya Lebedev	....	assistant editor
Artyom Leonov	....	film scanning
Andrey Mesnyankin	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Loan Phan	....	project manager: film recording, EFilm
Arnold Ramm	....	digital intermediate colorist
Matvey Shatz	....	post production consultant

Music Department
John Finklea	....	co-music editor
John Finklea	....	music editor
Lee Scott	....	music editor

Other crew
D.R. Farquharson	....	project manager: EFILM
Kristy Hamer	....	coordinator: Los Angeles

Production Companies

• Bazelevs Production
• Channel One Russia
• TABBAK

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Gemini Film (2006) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros (2007) (Peru) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
• Channel One Russia (200?) (Russia) (TV)
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Film1 (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Dr. PICTURE Studios (digital visual effects)
• "Ulitka" Studio
• Encore Hollywood
• Terminal FX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Algous Studio  visual effects
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints (as Deluxe)
• EFilm  digital film recording
• Encore Hollywood  digital intermediate
• Soundelux  sound production services
• Todd-AO Studios  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

"Dnevnoy dozor" - Russia (original title)
"Night Watch 2" - International (English title), USA (TV title)
"Night Patrol 2" - Europe (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence

Runtime:

132 min | USA:146 min (unrated version) | Spain:139 min (DVD edition) | Argentina:146 min

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:15 | Germany:16 | Peru:18 | Finland:K-15 (DVD) (2007) (director's cut) (25 fps) | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:16 | Spain:13 | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-18 (Blu-ray) (2008) (director's cut) (24 fps)

Filming Locations:

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Company:

Bazelevs Production

Trivia:

Anton is seen jumping through an advertising of the film 9th Company (2005), the previous record holder at Russia's theatrical box-office.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Tamerlane is speaking modern Kazakh language.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator:Why does the wind come? To cover tracks where we have passed... so no one thinks we are still alive. It was long ago and no one can remember now how the Warriors of Light and the Warriors of Darkness clashed on the Bridge of Justice... how blood was spilled...

Movie Connections:

References 9th Company (2005)

Soundtrack:

Za gorizont

Who translated this movie???

After reading the book trilogy I was looking forward to these movies. As in any adaptation, not everything makes it the screen. The movie was OK, I like the supernatural subject matter so I was able to stomach watching the whole movie. What drove me crazy is the translation!!!! I speak Russian and the subtitles were totally off. I understand that some things don't translate literally but in some parts the subtitles had nothing to do with the words that the actors spoke. If anyone is in the industry, can you please enlighten us on the process of how the subtitles come about??? Do the people at FOX think that there will be no Russian speaking people watching the movie?