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Ole Bornedal

Ole Bornedal

Director·b. 1959·Nørresundby, Danmark

6 horror credits

Ole Bornedal (b. 26 May 1959, Nørresundby, Denmark) is a Danish film director, actor and producer.

He wrote and directed Nattevagten (Nightwatch, 1994), a thriller about a law student who works in a morgue as a night-watchman, and becomes implicated in a series of murders of prostitutes. He also directed an English language remake (Nightwatch) in 1997, starring Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte and Patricia Arquette. In 2002, he directed I Am Dina.

He was one of the producers of Mimic, and is currently producing and directing The Recovery.

Director5 films

Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

Director

2023
The Possession

The Possession

Director

2012 2.5
The Substitute

The Substitute

Director

2007
Nightwatch

Nightwatch

Director

1997
Nightwatch

Nightwatch

Director

1994

Writer4 films

Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

Writer

2023
The Substitute

The Substitute

Screenplay

2007
Nightwatch

Nightwatch

Screenplay / Original Film Writer

1997
Nightwatch

Nightwatch

Screenplay

1994

Producer1 film

Mimic

Mimic

Producer

1997

Editor1 film

Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

Editor

2023

Other Crew1 film

The Substitute

The Substitute

Idea

2007