Sleepers
UPC: 044004-780223 (DVD)
Region Coding: Region 2
Production Year: 1996
Rating: FSK-16 (Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren)
Running Time: 141 min.
DVD Release: 6/22/1998
Case Type: Jewel
Video Formats: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1, Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Disc Formats: Dual Sided, Single Layered
SRP: €25.00
Der Hell's Kitchen Bezirk in New York, vier Freunde und ein Jungenstreich mit üblen Folgen. Am schwärzesten Tag ihres Lebens werden die vier aus ihrer heilen Welt in die Abgründe einer staatlichen Erziehungsanstalt gestoßen.

Ein Jahr in der verrufenen Jugendstrafanstalt Wilkinson setzt ihrer Jugend für immer ein Ende. Sie werden zu 'SLEEPERS', auf ewig zu einem Leben voller Wut und Schmerz verurteilt. Als sich die Freunde Jahre später schließlich als Männer wiederfinden, haben sie nur noch eines im Sinn: Rache für die verlorene Jugend. Vereint durch den Haß auf das, was ihnen angetan wurde, nehmen sie das Gesetz in eigene Hand...

Genres
Drama
Suspense/Thriller


Studios
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Propaganda Films
Baltimore Pictures
Media Companies: PolyGram Video International
Features
Scene Access
Subtitles
English
German
Audio Tracks
English Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1
Cast
Kevin Bacon as Nokes
Billy Crudup as Tommy
Robert De Niro as Father Bobby
Ron Eldard as John
Minnie Driver as Carol
Vittorio Gassman as King Benny
Dustin Hoffman as Danny Snyder
Terry Kinney as Ferguson
Bruno Kirby as Shakes' Father
Frank Medrano as Fat Mancho
Jason Patric as Shakes
Joe Perrino as Young Shakes
Brad Pitt as Michael
Brad Renfro as Young Michael
Geoffrey Wigdor as Young John
Jonathan Tucker as Young Tommy
Peter Appel as Boyfriend
Joe Attanasio as Male Juror
Gerry Becker as Forensics Expert
Casandra Brooks as Young John's Mother
William Butler as Juanito
Eugene Byrd as Rizzo
Rose Caiola as Juror
Pasquale Cajano as Superintendent
Robert W. Castle as Priest
John DiBenedetto as Tony
Jeffrey Donovan as Addison
Drew Eliot as Businessman #1
Reuben Larry Elliot as Businessman #2
George Georgiadis as Hot Dog Vendor
Marco Greco as Waiter
Saverio Guerra as Man #1
Don Hewitt as James Caldwell
Ben Hammer as Judge Weisman
Paul Herman as Court Bailiff
Frank Inzerillo as Hanging Man
Lennie Loftin as Styler
Chuck Lewis Low as Dance Judge
Father Peter Mahoney as Priest #2
Ruth Maleczech as Woman at Subway Station
Juan Maria, Jr. as Davy
Daniel Mastrogiorgio as Nick Davenport
Mary McCann as Sister Carolyn
Pat McNamara as Guard
Peter McRobbie as Lawyer
Conrad Meertins, Jr. as Inmate #2
Gina Menza as Jury Forewoman
Dash Mihok as K. C.
Michael P. Moran as Judge #1
Rocco Musacchia as Salvatore
Mick O'Rourke as Man in Tub
Carmine Parisi as King Benny's Boy
James Pickens, Jr. as Marlboro
Wendell Pierce as Little Caesar
Salvatore Paul Piro as Mimi
Monica Polito as Young Carol
Angela Rago as Shakes' Mother
Sean Patrick Reilly as Young King Benny
Peter Rini as Frank Magcicco
Larry Romano as Man #2
Gayle Scott as Confessional Woman
Tom Signorelli as Confessional Man
John Slattery as Carlson
Henry Stram as Prison Doctor
Ralph Tabakin as Warden
Mary Testa as Nun
Jenique Torres as Davy's Sister
Patrick Tull as Jerry the Bartender
Aida Turturro as Mrs. Salinas
Joseph Urla as Carson
Crew
Direction:
Barry Levinson: Director
Writing:
Lorenzo Carcaterra: Original Material By
Barry Levinson: Screenwriter
Production:
Peter Giuliano: Executive Producer
Barry Levinson: Producer
Steve Golin: Producer
Cinematography:
Michael Ballhaus: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Stu Linder: Film Editor
Music:
John Williams: Composer
Sound:
Richard Beggs: Sound Designer
Tod A. Maitland: Production Sound Mixer
Joel Holland: Sound
Gary Rydstrom: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tim Holland: Supervising Sound Editor
Art:
Gloria Gresham: Costume Designer
Kristi Zea: Production Designer
Timothy Galvin: Art Director
Chuck Velasco: Costume Designer
Carl Fullerton: Make-up Artist
Christine A. Leiter: Make-up Artist
Ilona Herman: Creature Design
Jean A. Black: Make-up Artist