Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Romy Schneider, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton
Original language
German, French, English
Production companies
Little Bear
Home video distributors
VTC|VTC blå (Sweden), VTC|VTC guld (Sweden), MPM Production (France)
Based on
The Unsleeping Eye
Filming locations
Glasgow
Trailer
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Festival History
- César Awards 1981 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 1980 generic
- Chicago International Film Festival 1980 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1980 generic
Titles
| Alternate title | Der gekaufte Tod | |
| Alternate title | Death in Full View | |
| Alternate title | Deathwatch | |
| Alternate title | Direktsänd Död | |
| Alternate title | La muerte en directo | |
| Alternate title | De dood op het scherm | |
| Alternate title | A Morte ao Vivo | |
| Alternate title | Смърт на живо | |
| Alternate title | Smrt v přímém přenosu | |
| Alternate title | Katherine Mortenhoen Ostettu Kuolema | |
| Alternate title | Ostettu kuolema | |
| Alternate title | Promeletimeni dolofonia | |
| Alternate title | Halál egyenes adásban | |
| Alternate title | Muv’it B’Shidur Hie | |
| Alternate title | La morte in diretta | |
| Alternate title | Śmierć na żywo | |
| Alternate title | A Morte em Directo | |
| Alternate title | Прямой репортаж о смерти | |
| Alternate title | Преступный репортаж | Russian |
| Alternate title | Ölümü beklerken | |
| Alternate title | Смерть наживо |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | VTC|VTC blå (cat. no. VTC Blå 8200) | 1980, Sweden |
| VHS | VTC|VTC guld (cat. no. VTC Guld 8200) | 1980, Sweden |
| VHS | MPM Production (cat. no. 054) | 1981, France |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | La Mort En Direct (Death Watch) - Antoine Duhamel (1980) | 1 release, 1980: DJM Records |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | Sweden | 1980 VTC Blå 8200 |
| Home video VHS | Sweden | 1980 VTC Guld 8200 |
| Home video VHS | France | 1981 054 |
Full credits
| Director | Bertrand Tavernier |
| Cast | Romy Schneider, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton |
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
