Deathwatch (2002)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.9/10   

Director:

Michael J. Bassett

Guionista:

Michael J. Bassett (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

7 noviembre 2002 (Hong Kong)

Género:

Drama | Horror | Guerra | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Deliver them from evil

Plot:

In 1917, in the Western front, a group of survivors of the British Company Y reach the most forward German trench in a foggy night...

Plot Keywords:

German | Trench | German Soldier | British Soldier | WWI

Premios:

1 win & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

What's all the fuss about?

Reparto

Jamie Bell	...	Pfc. Charlie Shakespeare
Rúaidhrí Conroy	...	Pvt. Colin Chevasse (as Ruaidhri Conroy)
Mike Downey	...	Martin Plummer
Laurence Fox	...	Capt. Bramwell Jennings
Roman Horak	...	German soldier
Dean Lennox Kelly	...	Pvt. Willie McNess
Torben Liebrecht	...	Friedrich
Kris Marshall	...	Pvt. Barry Starinski
Hans Matheson	...	Pvt. Jack Hawkstone
Hugh O'Conor	...	Anthony Bradford
Matthew Rhys	...	Cpl. Doc Fairweather
Andy Serkis	...	Pvt. Thomas Quinn
Hugo Speer	...	Sgt. David Tate
Pavel Tesar	...	Mudman

Dirigida por
Michael J. Bassett

Créditos del guión (en orden alfabético)
Michael J. Bassett		writer

Producida por
Michael Bischoff	....	associate producer
Mike Downey	....	producer
Jan Fantl	....	co-executive producer
Caroline Hewitt	....	executive producer
Frank Hübner	....	producer
Ralph Kamp	....	associate producer
Sam Lavender	....	executive producer
Dan Maag	....	executive producer
Sam Taylor	....	producer

Música original por
Curt Cress
Chris Weller

Fotografía por
Hubert Taczanowski

Montaje por
Anne Sopel

Casting
Liora Reich

Diseño de producción por
Aleksandar Denic

Dirección artística
Martin Martinec

Diseño de vestuario por
Lucinda Wright

Dirección de producción
Simon Borecky	....	unit manager
Reinhild Gräber	....	production supervisor: ApolloMedia
Rudolf Kurz	....	production supervisor: ApolloMedia
Patty Saffeels	....	unit production manager

Ayudante de dirección
Jude Campbell	....	first assistant director: second unit
Hendrik Holler	....	first assistant director (as Hendrick 'The Machine' Holler)

Departamento de Arte
Pavel Hemmy	....	assistant property master
Dennis Todorovic	....	art department interpreter

Departamento de sonido
Nick Adams	....	sound designer
Max Bauer	....	foley artist
Gordon Brown	....	dialogue adr editor
Normann Büttner	....	foley recordist
Paul Carr	....	sound
Daniel Dietenberger	....	foley editor
Samir Foco	....	sound effects editor
Samir Foco	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ivana Jeftic	....	sound editor
Jirí Kríz	....	production sound mixer
Jirí Kríz	....	sound
Srdjan Kurpjel	....	sound mixer
Andy Thompson	....	sound
Paul Wrightson	....	sound effects editor
Daniel Goganian	....	production sound mixer (uncredited)

Efectos especiales
Pavel Sagner	....	special effects coordinator
Jirí Vater	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects
Ales Dlabac	....	digital effects artist
Maros Kesjar	....	digital effects artist
David Vána	....	visual effects supervisor

Especialistas
Petr Drozda	....	stunt coordinator
Jindrich Klaus	....	utility stunts
Rudolf Vrba	....	stunts

Cámara y Departamento Eléctrico
Chad Davidson	....	camera operator
Milan Jirsa	....	gaffer
Petr Svoboda	....	electrician

Departamento de vestuario
Dita Valentinova	....	costume interpreter

Departamento de Edición
Trevor Brown	....	colorist
Steve Farman	....	negative cutter
Louisa Harding	....	assistant editor
Martin Hubacek	....	assistant editor

Departamento de Música
Robert Lane	....	composer: additional music (as Rob Lane)
Steve Parr	....	music mixer
Steve Parr	....	music recordist
Alexander Saal	....	music recording mixer

Otros miembros del equipo
Kate Barry	....	production coordinator
Daniel Jewel	....	development executive

Gracias
Stephen Daldry	....	thanks
Alex Stevens	....	special thanks

Compañías Productores

• ApolloMedia (co-production)
• Bavaria Film
• F.A.M.E. Film & Music Entertainment AG
• Film and Music Entertainment (co-production)
• Odyssey Entertainment (presents)
• Portobello Pictures
• Q&Q Medien GmbH

Distribuidores

• A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• GAGA Communications
• Lions Gate Films
• Magna Pacific (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• Manga Films (2002) (Spain) (all media)
• Pandasia Entertainment (2004) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Pathé Distribution (2002) (UK) (all media) (as Pathé!)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2003) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)

Otras Compañías

• Fatts  post-production script services
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• Zound  sound post-production

También conocida como:

No Man's Land (USA) (working title)
Untitled Great War Project (UK) (working title)
Untitled WWI Trench Horror (USA) (working title)
Deathwatch (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and brief sexuality.

Duración:

94 min

País:

UK | Alemania

Idioma:

Inglés | Francés | Alemán

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Malaysia:18SG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Argentina:16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Hong Kong:III | Japan:PG-12 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | UK:15 | USA:R | Netherlands:16

Locaciones de Filmación:

Benesov, Czech Republic

Compañía:

ApolloMedia

Trivialidades:

In the German dubbed version, the German soldiers speak French.

Errores:

Anacronismos: In his final confrontation at the body pile in the middle of the trench system, Charlie Shakespeare is armed with a German K98k carbine. But the K98k did not enter production until 1935, eighteen years after the events depicted in the film.

Citas:

Sgt. David Tate: Don't call me 'sir', alright? I'm a sergeant, I work for a living.

What's all the fuss about?

I was reading several of the reviews on this site as I was watching the movie. I agree with some and disagree with some. There have been several comments regarding the relatively low budget. What's wrong with that? I, for one, appreciate seeing a movie that is nothing but real actors filling the screen, rather than special effects and computer-generated action. I think relatively low budget aspect of not having special effects made it more "real". The acting I thought was fine. The only person I recognize, being an American, was Jamie Bell. He did his usual very good job here. I have absolutely no idea who the rest of the cast is, so I was not constrained in believability as several reviewers were who mentioned that when they see one specific actor, for example, they keep thinking of his role on a television show. With Bell being the only guy I've seen before, all the actors were, to me, able to settle into their roles as WWI soldiers.

I agree with a couple reviewers who commented that it was good that it was an all-British cast. As an American, it annoys the hell out of me when Hollywood makes movies that involve characters from other nations, and could very easily fill those roles with actors from those nations, but instead use American actors with horrible imitation accents, or worse yet, not even using an accent. Regarding what the movie was "really" about, I like the fact that it was left a little up in the air. This is one of those movies that allows heated debated after viewing it. It is good to have a movie that lets you think for yourself regarding what you just watched, rather than having it force-fed to you. I think this was a very good movie, one in which a low budget, all British cast, and completely unknown (for an American) actors other than Bell, all combine to equal an enjoyable viewing experience.