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Nightwatch

Nightwatch

They are looking for a night watchman, Martin is not afraid of the dark, he just has one problem... he gets the job!

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

6.878/10

Release Date

25 February 1994

Country

Denmark

Cast

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Martin

Sofie Gråbøl

Sofie Gråbøl

Kalinka

Kim Bodnia

Kim Bodnia

Jens

Lotte Andersen

Lotte Andersen

Lotte

Ulf Pilgaard

Ulf Pilgaard

Inspector Wormer

Rikke Louise Andersson

Rikke Louise Andersson

Joyce

Stig Hoffmeyer

Stig Hoffmeyer

Rolf

Gyrd Løfquist

Gyrd Løfquist

Watchman

Niels Anders Thorn

Niels Anders Thorn

Doctor

Ulrich Thomsen

Ulrich Thomsen

Red 1

Christian Friis

Christian Friis

Red 2

Peter Rygaard

Peter Rygaard

Waiter

Jesper Hyldegaard

Jesper Hyldegaard

Bar Guest

Leif Adolfsson

Leif Adolfsson

Theater Director

Henrik Fiig

Henrik Fiig

The Actor

Karin Rørbech

Karin Rørbech

College Girl

Michael Goeskjær

Michael Goeskjær

Law Lecturer

Mika Heilmann

Mika Heilmann

Dead Woman

Michel Castenholt

Michel Castenholt

Gay

Jytte Rosholm

Jytte Rosholm

Female Doctor

Cecilie Brask

Cecilie Brask

Woman at University (uncredited)

Johanna Brüel

Johanna Brüel

Churchgoer (uncredited)

Steen Stig Lommer

Steen Stig Lommer

Boss (uncredited)

Kjeld Nørgaard

Kjeld Nørgaard

Boss (uncredited)

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