''Night Watch'' (also known as ''Detonator II: Night Watch'') is a 1995 American television spy film directed by David Jackson starring Pierce Brosnan and

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. The film, also known as ''

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's Nightwatch'', was shot in

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. The film aired on the

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. It is a sequel to ''

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Plot summary

Cast

* Pierce Brosnan as Michael 'Mike' Graham *

as Sabrina Carver *

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as Nick Caldwell * Michael J. Shannon as Martin Schraeder * Lim Kay Siu as Mao Yixin (as Lim Kay Siu) *

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as Myra Tang * Hidde Maas as Miles Van Dehn * Tom Jansen as Insp. De Jongh * Tomislav Ralis as Louis Armand * Harold Bone as Lemmer * Rolf Saxon as Fisk * Natalie Roles as Jennifer * Kate Harper as Psychologist * Mark King as Luke Sheehan * Terry Diab as U.N.A.C.O. Voice (voice) * Ron Berglas as Roger Flint * Suncana Zelenika as Stephanie * Ron Li-Paz as New York Broker * Jasna Bilušić as Amsterdam G.N.N. Reporter *

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as Croupier (as Swee-Lin) *

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as UN security officer * Rex Wei as Korean Ship Captain * Adrian Pang as Korean Technician * Ed Miller as Hong Kong C.I.A. Technician

Novel

Like ''Death Train'', the film was based on a novel by Alistair MacNeill which in turn was based on a story by

. MacLean had written a number of unfinished storylines before he died in 1987. These were fleshed out in novel form by Alistair MacNeill. ''Night Watch'' came out in 1990. A review of the novel said: "The book doesn't have MacLean's touch, but MacNeill has managed to capture some of the verve and daring spirit of the original. Like other recent remakes - including Ian Fleming and Rex Stout - this version of Alistair MacLean will probably fan the fires of loyalty among his fans". In 1991 a Warwickshire Council trading standards department sued the publisher of the novel claiming misleading advertising. In September the publishers were fined £6,250 for misleading advertising. By that stage they had sold 355,000 copies of MacNeill's novels. When a third MacNeill novel, ''Time of the Assassins'', came out in late 1991 the cover art was amended so MacNeill's name was as large as MacLean's.

Production

The film was shot in Zagreb, with some second unit filming involving Brosnan in Hong Kong. It was the last film Brosnan made before he played James Bond in ''Goldeneye''. Producer Neil MacDonald said the budget "will cost less to make altogether than Pierce's fee for appearing as James Bond in his next film".

Release

''Night Watch'' aired on the

on October 13, 1995. In the Philippines, the film was theatrically released by Globe Vision as ''The Destroyer'' in mid-1997.

DVD release

''Detonator II: Night Watch'' is available on Region 1 DVD both individually and bundled as a double pack with ''Detonator'' (a.k.a. ''Death Train'').The DVD's

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Night Watch (1995 Film) 1995 television films 1995 films 1995 action thriller films 1990s spy films Action television films British television films Films based on British novels Films based on works by Alistair MacLean Films shot in Croatia Hong Kong television films Spy television films American thriller television films USA Network original films Films directed by David Jackson (director) 1990s English-language films 1990s American films