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Death Watch

1980Movie2 h 11 minR

71

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71

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Summary

In a future world where the disease has been finally defeated and everything can be sold, even the crude spectacle of death, the rare case of a dying woman becomes the morbid theme of a revolutionary reality show, broadcast through the curious eyes of a peculiar camera.

Good for

Friends night
Thought-provoking
Adults

Skip it if

You need an uplifting mood

Where to watch

Set your services

Fingerprint

Gets under your skin.
Weighs on you.
Makes you smirk.
Keeps you on edge.
Scares you.

Not for warmth, comfort or uplift.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+16)
Critics 79Audiences 63GoodWatch 71
Tomatometer79%
IMDb6.5
Audience score60%
Running time
2 h 11 min
Longer than most dramas, +22 min on the typical 109
typical 109131
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
1980
January 23, 1980
46 years ago
Genres
DramaScience Fiction
Language
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishGerman
Made in
France
Germany
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesStrong
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
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Directing · 5
Bertrand Tavernier Director, Screenplay, Co-Producer
Trudy von Trotha Assistant Director
Charlotte Trench Second Assistant Director
Jean Achache Assistant Director
Alice Ziller Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
David Rayfiel Screenplay
David Compton Novel
Production · 11
Jean-Serge Breton Executive Producer
Janine Rubeiz Producer
Gabriel Boustani Producer
Elie Kfouri Producer
Mary Selway Casting Director
Louis Wipf Production Manager
Camera · 6
Pierre-William Glenn Director of Photography
Albert Bonomi Key Grip
Jean-Claude Vicquery Camera Operator
Michael Coulter Second Assistant Camera
Pascal Lebègue Focus Puller
Jacques Arhex Still Photographer
Editing · 3
Michael Ellis Editor
Armand Psenny Editor
Luce Grunenwaldt Assistant Editor
Sound · 8
Antoine Duhamel Original Music Composer
Sophie Cornu Dialogue Editor
Catherine Kelber Sound Editor
Dominique Levert Boom Operator
Harry Rabinowitz Conductor
Roger Mason Main Title Theme Composer
Art · 4
Anthony Pratt Production Design
Bernd Lepel Art Direction
John Hoesli Assistant Art Director
Terry Dalzell Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 6
Jean-Max Guérin Hair Designer
Paul Le Marinel Makeup Designer
Monique Dury Dresser
Nadia Arthur Dresser
Judy Moorcroft Wardrobe Supervisor
Inge Heer Assistant Costume Designer
Lighting · 1
René Rochera Gaffer
Other crew · 1
Jacques Tourneur In Memory Of

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