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

1994

1h 47m

6.9(290 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

24 members

Acting

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Martin

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Sofie Gråbøl

Kalinka

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Kim Bodnia

Jens

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Lotte Andersen

Lotte

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Ulf Pilgaard

Inspector Wormer

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Rikke Louise Andersson

Joyce

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Stig Hoffmeyer

Rolf

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Gyrd Løfqvist

Watchman

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Niels Anders Thorn

Doctor

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Ulrich Thomsen

Red 1

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Christian Friis

Red 2

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Peter Rygaard

Waiter

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Jesper Hyldegaard

Bar Guest

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Leif Adolfsson

Theater Director

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Henrik Fiig

The Actor

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Karin Rørbech

College Girl

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Michael Goeskjær

Law Lecturer

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Mika Heilmann

Dead Woman

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Michel Castenholt

Gay

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Jytte Rosholm

Female Doctor

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Cecilie Brask

Woman at University (uncredited)

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Johanna Brüel

Churchgoer (uncredited)

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Steen Stig Lommer

Boss (uncredited)

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Kjeld Nørgaard

Boss (uncredited)

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