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Night Watch

Original title: Nochnoy dozor
  • 2004
  • 14A
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
55K
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Night Watch (2004)
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ActionFantasyHorror

A fantasy-horror set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle.A fantasy-horror set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle.A fantasy-horror set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle.

  • Director
    • Timur Bekmambetov
  • Writers
    • Timur Bekmambetov
    • Laeta Kalogridis
    • Sergey Lukyanenko
  • Stars
    • Konstantin Khabenskiy
    • Vladimir Menshov
    • Mariya Poroshina
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    55K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Timur Bekmambetov
    • Writers
      • Timur Bekmambetov
      • Laeta Kalogridis
      • Sergey Lukyanenko
    • Stars
      • Konstantin Khabenskiy
      • Vladimir Menshov
      • Mariya Poroshina
    • 327User reviews
    • 178Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 10 nominations

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    Konstantin Khabenskiy
    Konstantin Khabenskiy
    • Anton
    Vladimir Menshov
    Vladimir Menshov
    • Geser
    Mariya Poroshina
    Mariya Poroshina
    • Svetlana
    Valeriy Zolotukhin
    Valeriy Zolotukhin
    • Otets Kosti
    Galina Tyunina
    Galina Tyunina
    • Olga
    Gosha Kutsenko
    Gosha Kutsenko
    • Ignat
    Aleksey Chadov
    Aleksey Chadov
    • Kostya
    Zhanna Friske
    Zhanna Friske
    • Alisa
    Ilya Lagutenko
    • Andrey
    Viktor Verzhbitskiy
    Viktor Verzhbitskiy
    • Zavulon
    Rimma Markova
    Rimma Markova
    • Koldunya Darya
    Mariya Mironova
    • Mat Egora
    Aleksey Maklakov
    Aleksey Maklakov
    • Semyon
    Aleksandr Samoylenko
    Aleksandr Samoylenko
    • Medved
    Dmitriy Martynov
    Dmitriy Martynov
    • Egor
    • (as Dima Martynov)
    Anna Slyu
    Anna Slyu
    • Tigryonok
    Anna Dubrovskaya
    • Vampirsha
    Sergey Prikhodko
    • Pyotr
    • Director
      • Timur Bekmambetov
    • Writers
      • Timur Bekmambetov
      • Laeta Kalogridis
      • Sergey Lukyanenko
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    • Trivia
      The film was intended to be the first in a trilogy. A second movie was released as Day Watch (2006). A third movie, titled Twilight Watch, was announced as the first English film in the series, but director Timur Bekmambetov left Russia to make Wanted (2008) first. He later said that Wanted had become how he had envisioned Twilight Watch, so he had no immediate plans to start working on the film. The project has since been shelved.
    • Goofs
      The episode of "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" (1997) that Yegor is watching skips to a different scene that happens much later in a matter of seconds.
    • Quotes

      [Geser lies on the floor with a book, telling the tale of the Virgin of Byzantium, the origin of the Others, the Great War, and the prophecy of the Great Other]

      Geser: ...And so it will be, until a man emerges who is meant to become the Great One. And, if he chooses the side of Light, then Light will win. But, those, to whom the truth has been revealed, say that he will choose Darkness. For it is easier to kill the Light within oneself, than to scatter the Darkness around... The prophecies are coming true.

    • Crazy credits
      In the international version of the film, the first words of the prologue appear as a Russian text title which then transforms into its English translation. The Russian version does not have any text title.
    • Alternate versions
      On the US DVD the French Audio contains different music than the English and Spanish Audio tracks on the disc.
    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Nochnoy bazar (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Na teplokhode muzyka igrayet
      ("Music is Playing on the Motor Ship")

      Music by Vyacheslav Dobrynin

      Lyrics by Mikhail Ryabinin (as M.I. Meyerovich)

      Performed by Olga Zarubina (uncredited)

      Played on a motor ship early in the film

    User reviews327

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    Excellent movie about the struggle between light and darkness
    A thousand years ago two forces met on the battle field, the warriors of light and the army of darkness. As the battle raged, the two forces proved to be exactly balanced, and so a decision was made maintain that balance and the two sides came to an agreement that neither side would breach. And to enforce the agreement two watches were formed: the Day Watch and the Night Watch. The Night Watch is composed of the forces of good who work keep the forces of evil from breaching the agreement and vice versa. The watches continue today... Warriors of virtue (some are shape changers, others have less definable talents) who fight against rogue vampires, witches, etc. Both sides are usually invisible to normal people unless they choose to be seen, except for a few "others" who can see and interact with the immortals. And therein lies the instability, because the "others" also have the potential to become immortals and they can go toward either side. Plus, there is a prophecy of a "Great One" who will shift the balance, plunging the world into an era of light or darkness.

    Great action, good use of CGI and practical effects. Excellent soundtrack. It reminded me quite a bit of Jeunet's directional style (CITY OF LOST CHILDREN), but more than anything the movie reminded me of the recent Bollywood sci-fi actioner RUDRAKSCH.

    This one is definitely recommended if you are tired of the same old Hollywood formula crap. Especially if you are a fan of Horror/Action with a dash of Sci-Fi.
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    • i0nesco
    • Aug 26, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 8, 2004 (Russia)
    • Country of origin
      • Russia
    • Official sites
      • Author Lukyanenko's Official "Nochnoy dozor" Forum (Russia)
      • Fox (France)
    • Languages
      • Russian
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Les gardiens de la nuit
    • Filming locations
      • St. Petersburg, Russia(subway train scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Bazelevs Production
      • Perviy Kanal
      • TABBAK
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,502,188
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $86,985
      • Feb 19, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $50,336,279
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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