Death Watch (La Mort en direct) 44 years old

She's the target of every eye… including eyes only science could create.

Death Watch

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.

Credits

Death Watch Cast

Name Character
Bill Nighy He was 30, now 74 years old as Man in "Harriet" Scene (uncredited)
Robbie Coltrane He was 30, now 74 years old as Limo Driver
Max von Sydow He was 51, 90 years old when he died as Gerald Mortenhoe
Harry Dean Stanton He was 53, 91 years old when he died as Vincent Ferriman
Harvey Keitel He was 40, now 84 years old as Roddy
Thérèse Liotard She was 31, now 74 years old as Tracey
Romy Schneider She was 41, 43 years old when she died as Catherine Mortenhoe
Caroline Langrishe She was 22, now 66 years old as Girl in the Bar
Bernhard Wicki He was 60, 80 years old when he died as Katherine's Dad
Eva Maria Meineke She was 56, 94 years old when she died as Dr.Klausen
William Russell as Dr.Mason
Jimmy Yuill He was 24, now 68 years old
Derek Royle He was 51, 61 years old when he died as Matthieson
Vadim Glowna He was 38, 70 years old when he died as Harry Graves

Death Watch Crew

Name Department
Judy Moorcroft as Costume Design. She was 46 (58) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
David Rayfiel as Screenplay. He was 56 (87) years old when He died Writing
Armand Psenny as Editor. He was 51 (now 95) years old Editing
Michael Ellis as Editor. He was 12 (now 56) years old Editing
Elie Kfouri as Producer. Production
Janine Rubeiz as Producer. Production
David Compton as Novel. Writing
Mary Selway as Casting. She was 44 (68) years old when She died Production
Antoine Duhamel as Original Music Composer. He was 54 (89) years old when He died Sound
Anthony Pratt as Production Design. He was 20 (now 64) years old Art
Pierre-William Glenn as Director of Photography. He was 36 (now 80) years old Camera
Bertrand Tavernier as Director. He was 39 (now 82) years old Directing
Bertrand Tavernier as Screenplay. He was 39 (now 82) years old Writing
Roger Mas as Main Title Theme Composer. He was 4 (now 48) years old Sound
Death Watch poster
Death Watch (44 years)

She's the target of every eye… including eyes only science could create.

  • Release day: Wednesday, January 23, 1980
  • Runtime: 131 minutes