Men of Honor: Special Edition
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UPC: 4-010232-008237 (DVD)
Region Coding: Region 2
Production Year: 2000
Rating: FSK-12 (Freigegeben ab 12 Jahren)
Running Time: 124 min.
DVD Release: 1/10/2002
Case Type: Keep Case
Video Formats: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Disc Formats: Single Sided, Dual Layered
SRP: €19.99
Die unglaubliche Militär-Karriere des ersten farbigen US-Marine-Tauchers diente als Grundlage für diesen bewegenden Film. So spektakulär wie die Story ist auch die Besetzung: Neben den beiden Oscar®-Gewinnern Robert DeNiro und Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire) ist auch der neue weibliche Superstar Charlize Theron (Die Legende von Bagger Vance, Yards) zu sehen.

Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jr.) hat nur ein Ziel - er will als Taucher bei den Marines ausgebildet werden. Getreu seinem Lebensmotto "Gib niemals auf, sei immer der Beste" erreicht er es nach zwei Jahren. Carl lernt ein gnadenloses System kennen, in dem es für Farbige keine Chance gibt. Er ist brutalem Drill, Diskriminierungen und seinem Ausbilder Billy Sunday (Robert De Niro) ausgeliefert, der ihn nicht in seiner Truppe dulden will. Trotzdem besteht er die Prüfung und ist bald einer der besten Taucher. Doch das Schicksal schlägt noch grausamer zu, als er durch einen Unfall den linken Unterschenkel verliert. Ungebrochen glaubt Carl jedoch weiter an seine Zukunft als Marine-Taucher. Kurz vor der entscheidenden Prüfung erscheint unerwartet sein alter Peiniger Billy, um gemeinsam mit Carl den Kampf gegen die Bürokratie aufzunehmen...

Genres
Drama



Studios
Twentieth Century Fox
Fox 2000 Pictures
State Street Pictures
Media Companies: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Features
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Featurettes
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Music Videos
Subtitles
Commentary
English
German
Audio Tracks
English Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1
Commentary Dolby Digital 2-Channel Stereo
Cast
Robert De Niro as Leslie W. "Billy" Sunday
Cuba Gooding Jr. as Carl Brashear
Charlize Theron as Gwen Sunday
Aunjanue Ellis as Jo
Hal Holbrook as Mr. Pappy
Michael Rapaport as Snowhill
Powers Boothe as Captain Pullman
David Keith as Captain Hartigan
Holt McCallany as Rourke
Joshua Leonard as Isert
Dennis Troutman as Boots
Joshua Feinman as DuBoyce
Theo Nicholas Pagones as Mellegrano
Ryan Honey as Yarmouth
David Conrad as Hanks
Chris Warren Jr. as Young Carl
Lester B. Hanson as Admiral Yon
Jack Frazier as Rear Admiral French
David Richard Heath as Medical Officer
Demene E. Hall as Mrs. Biddle
Alimi Ballard as Coke
Shawn Michael Howard as Junie
Troy Lund as Sentry
Henry Harris as Rescued Pilot
Matt Dotson as Marine Guard
Carl Lumbly as Mac Brashear (Carl's Father)
Lonette McKee as Ella Brashear (Carl's Mother)
Glynn Turman as Chief Floyd
David Meyers as Dr. Cudahy
Richard Perry Turner as Dr. Dinkins
George 'Chick' Rankins as Cab Driver
Richard Sanders as Bartender
Nasir Najieb as Black Inductee
Dennis Bateman as Navy Instructor
Eric Newsome as Naked Grunt
Steven Clark Pachosa as Navy Recruiter
Marilyn Faith Hickey as Pinch-Faced Woman
Bruce Burkhartsmeier as Presiding Officer
Michael Tyrone Williamson as Waiter
Michelle Guthrie as Therapist
Michael Patrick Egan as Sailor
Scott Kraft as Ropeleski
Tim Monsion as News Reporter
Dule Hill as Red Tail
Timothy McCuen Piggee as School Master
John Polce as Hospital Security
The Count as Band Leader
Allen Gerbino as Pilot #1
Art Gotisar as Pilot #2
Robert Blanche as Shore Patrolman
Ivory Dilley as Frantic Girl
Chad W. Smathers as Drowning Boy
Wayne Morse as Navy Orderly
Rachel Jahn as Candy Striper
Jon Du Clos as Sunday's Assistant
Leon Russom as Decker
Richard Radecki as Fan Tail Chief
Randy Flagler as Bomb Chief
Jeremy Taylor as Deckhand
Jason Bailey as Sonar Man
Crew
Direction:
George Tillman, Jr.: Director
Writing:
Scott Marshall Smith: Writer
Production:
Bill Cosby: Executive Producer
Stanley Robertson: Executive Producer
Robert Teitel: Producer
Bill Badalato: Producer
Cinematography:
Anthony B. Richmond: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
John Carter: Film Editor
Dirk Westervelt: Film Editor
Music:
Mark Isham: Composer
Sound:
David Obermeyer: Production Sound Mixer
Lawrence H. Mann: Supervising Sound Editor
Suhail F. Kafity: Sound Editor
Andy Nelson: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Anna Behlmer: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art:
Salvador Perez: Costume Designer
Leslie Dilley: Production Designer
Lawrence A. Hubbs: Art Director
Bruno Van Zeebroeck: Visual Effects
Christi Work: Costume Designer
Stacye P. Branche: Make-up Artist
Ilona Herman: Make-up Artist
Deborah Larson: Make-up Artist
Rich Thorne: Visual Effects
CIS Hollywood
Dr. Ken Jones: Visual Effects

Digital Filmworks
Peter W. Moyer: Visual Effects

Thomas R. Burman: Make-up Effects
Bari Dreiband-Burman: Make-up Effects
Keith Christiansen: Make-up Effects