---
title: 'Nightwatching (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Greenaway'
released: '2007-09-06'
runtime_minutes: 134
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Netherlands'
  - 'Poland'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/nightwatching-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446750/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nightwatching (2007)

2007 · 134 min · Drama · Germany, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Poland, Canada


## Synopsis

Nightwatching is a 2007 film about the artist Rembrandt and the creation of his 1642 painting The Night Watch. The film is directed by Peter Greenaway and stars Martin Freeman as Rembrandt, with Eva Birthistle as his wife Saskia van Uylenburg, Jodhi May as his lover Geertje Dircx, and Emily Holmes as his other lover Hendrickje Stoffels. Reinier van Brummelen is the director of photography. James Willcock, known for his esoteric sets, is the art director.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Greenaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-greenaway)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Greenaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-greenaway)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Włodek Pawlik](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-odek-pawlik)
- **Producer:** [Carlo Dusi](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-dusi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Reinier van Brummelen](https://cinepixo.com/people/reinier-van-brummelen)

## Cast

- [Hugh Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-thomas)
- [Toby Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-jones) as Gerrit Dou
- [Maciej Zakościelny](https://cinepixo.com/people/maciej-zakoscielny)
- [Emily Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-holmes) as Hendrickje Stoffels
- [Jonathan Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-holmes-2)
- [Weronika Migoń](https://cinepixo.com/people/weronika-migon)
- [Fiona O'Shaughnessy](https://cinepixo.com/people/fiona-o-shaughnessy)
- [Anja Antonowicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/anja-antonowicz)
- [Matthew Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-walker)
- [Jonathon Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathon-young)
- [Andrzej Seweryn](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-seweryn)
- [Krzysztof Pieczyński](https://cinepixo.com/people/krzysztof-pieczynski)
- [Eva Birthistle](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-birthistle) as Saskia van Uylenburgh
- [Magdalena Gnatowska](https://cinepixo.com/people/magdalena-gnatowska)
- [Jodhi May](https://cinepixo.com/people/jodhi-may) as Geertje Dircx

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