Nightwatch
“They are looking for a night watchman. Martin is not afraid of the dark but he just has one problem... he got the job!”
Martin, a law student, takes up a job as a nightwatchman at a mortuary to fund his studies. But the mortuary harbours a dark secret, and he has to find the truth before he is implicated in a serial murder case.
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2 films
Cast
24 people
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Martin
Known for
Game of Thrones
Gods of Egypt
Sofie Gråbøl
Kalinka
Known for
The Undoing
The Chestnut Man
Kim Bodnia
Jens
Known for
The Witcher
Killing Eve
Lotte Andersen
Lotte
Known for
The Killing
The Bridge
Ulf Pilgaard
Kommisæren
Known for
Help! I'm a Fish
Borgen
Rikke Louise Andersson
Joyce
Known for
Bleeder
Riders of Justice
Stig Hoffmeyer
Rolf
Known for
The Killing
In a Better World
Gyrd Løfquist
Den gamle nattevagt
Known for
Adam's Apples
Niels Anders Thorn
Lægen
Known for
After the Wedding
Flickering Lights
Leif Adolfsson
Teaterdirektøren
Also in
Den stora salongen
Henrik Fiig
Skuespilleren
Known for
The Kingdom
Jesper Hyldegaard
Bargæst
Known for
The Bridge
The Commune
Ole Bornedal Director · Joachim Holbek Composer Dan Laustsen Cinematographer
First release February 25, 1994 · Produced in Denmark · Languages Danish, Swedish
Production
Thura Film
Production
Denmark
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Nattevagten
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish · Swedish
Release dates
Denmark · February 25, 1994
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
February 2, 1995 · Theatrical
Japan
February 2, 1995 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 23, 1995 · Theatrical
August 15, 2010 · TV · Nederland 2
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