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Nightwatching

2007-11-02 · 135 min · ★ 6.2

Drama · History

An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting The Night Watch.

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Directors
Peter Greenaway
Production companies
Aria Films, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Kasander Film Company, UK Film Council, Wales Creative IP Fund, Odeon Films, Netherland Filmfund, ContentFilm International, No Equal Entertainment, Rotterdams Fonds voor de Film en Audiovisuele Media, Gremi Film, Yeti Films
Countries
Canada, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Martin FreemanMartin FreemanRembrandt van Rijn
Emily HolmesHendrickje
Eva BirthistleEva BirthistleSaskia
Jodhi MayJodhi MayGeertje
Toby JonesToby JonesGerard Dou
Jonathan HolmesJonathan HolmesFerdinand Bol
Michael TeigenMichael TeigenCarel Fabritius
Kevin McNultyKevin McNultyEngelen
Agata BuzekAgata BuzekTitia Uylenburgh
Natalie PressNatalie PressMarieke
Fiona O'ShaughnessyFiona O'ShaughnessyMarita
Anja AtonowiczCatharina (as Anna Antonowicz)
Harry FerrierCarl Hasselburg
Matthew WalkerMatthew WalkerMatthias Van Der Meulen
Hugh ThomasJacob Jorisz
Krzysztof PieczyńskiKrzysztof PieczyńskiJacob de Roy
Jonathon YoungJonathon YoungVisscher
Andrzej SewerynAndrzej SewerynPiers Hasselburg
Maciej ZakościelnyMaciej ZakościelnyEgremont
Chris BrittonChris BrittonRombout Kemp

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