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==Novel==
Like ''Death Train'', the film was based on a novel by Alistair MacNeill which in turn was based on a story by [[Alistair MacLean]].<ref>The Name Is Graham, Mike Graham New York Times 1 Oct 1995: TE5. </ref>


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."<ref>Higgins a master at action, suspense: [FINAL Edition]
Reviewed by Doug Williamson. The Windsor Star; Windsor, Ont. [Windsor, Ont]19 May 1990: E5. </ref> In 1991 a Warwickshire Council trading standards department sued the publisher of the novel claiming misleading advertising.<ref>Article 1 -- No Title: Taxi driver jailed over murders
The Guardian 6 July 1991: 2. </ref> In September 1991 the publishers were fined £6,250 for misleading advertising. By that stage they had sold 355,000 copies of MacNeill's novels.<ref>MacLean publishers fined
Chaudhary, Vivek. The Guardian 28 Sep 1991: 3. </ref>

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.<ref>Diary
Moncur, Andrew. The Guardian 13 Nov 1991: 23</ref>
==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''.<ref>READY TO BOND: [3 STAR Edition]
Orlando Sentinel 21 Aug 1994: A2. </ref>

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". <ref>Yu just the setting for a truly spectacular tiff
South China Morning Post; Hong Kong [Hong Kong]19 July 1994: 4. </ref>
==DVD release==
==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'').<ref>The DVD's [[ASIN]] is B000HXDWFK.</ref>
''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'').<ref>The DVD's [[ASIN]] is B000HXDWFK.</ref>

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Night Watch
Nightwatch DVD cover
GenreAction
Thriller
Written byAlistair MacLean (story), Alistair MacNeill (novel)
Directed byDavid Jackson
StarringPierce Brosnan, Alexandra Paul
Theme music composerJohn Scott
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersBoris Dmitrovic (line producer)
Mike Mihalic (co-producer)
Peter Snell
CinematographyMichael Negrin
EditorEric Boyd-Perkins
Running time101 minutes
Production companyJ&M Entertainment
Budget$6,000,000
Original release
NetworkUSA
ReleaseOctober 13, 1995 (1995-10-13)

Night Watch (also known as Detonator II: Night Watch) is a 1995 American television spy film directed by David Jackson starring Pierce Brosnan and Alexandra Paul. The film, also known as Alistair MacLean's Nightwatch, was shot in Hong Kong. The film aired on the USA Network.

It is a sequel to the earlier Brosnan vehicle Death Train.

Plot

UN agents Mike Graham (Brosnan) and Sabrina Carver (Alexandra Paul) are sent by their director Nick Caldwell to investigate the theft of Rembrandt's painting, The Night Watch. The trail takes them from Amsterdam initially to Hong Kong and involves them in not only art theft and forgery, but in the more serious high-tech schemes of Martin Schraeder and his bald North Korean cohort Mao Yixin.

Hong Kong location

Cast

Novel

Like Death Train, the film was based on a novel by Alistair MacNeill which in turn was based on a story by Alistair MacLean.[1]

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."[2] In 1991 a Warwickshire Council trading standards department sued the publisher of the novel claiming misleading advertising.[3] In September 1991 the publishers were fined £6,250 for misleading advertising. By that stage they had sold 355,000 copies of MacNeill's novels.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

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". [7]

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).[8]

References

  1. ^ The Name Is Graham, Mike Graham New York Times 1 Oct 1995: TE5.
  2. ^ Higgins a master at action, suspense: [FINAL Edition] Reviewed by Doug Williamson. The Windsor Star; Windsor, Ont. [Windsor, Ont]19 May 1990: E5.
  3. ^ Article 1 -- No Title: Taxi driver jailed over murders The Guardian 6 July 1991: 2.
  4. ^ MacLean publishers fined Chaudhary, Vivek. The Guardian 28 Sep 1991: 3.
  5. ^ Diary Moncur, Andrew. The Guardian 13 Nov 1991: 23
  6. ^ READY TO BOND: [3 STAR Edition] Orlando Sentinel 21 Aug 1994: A2.
  7. ^ Yu just the setting for a truly spectacular tiff South China Morning Post; Hong Kong [Hong Kong]19 July 1994: 4.
  8. ^ The DVD's ASIN is B000HXDWFK.

External links

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