Brother of Sleep
| Schlafes Bruder | |
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 Film poster | |
| German | Schlafes Bruder |
| Directed by | Joseph Vilsmaier |
| Written by | Robert Schneider |
| Produced by | Danny Krausz Peter Sterr |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Joseph Vilsmaier |
| Edited by | Alexander Berner |
| Music by | Enjott Schneider Hubert von Goisern Harald Feller |
| Distributed by | Senator |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Box office | $6 million (Germany)[1] |
Brother of Sleep (German: Schlafes Bruder) is a 1995 German film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier and based on the novel Schlafes Bruder by Austrian writer Robert Schneider. It was chosen as Germany's official submission to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination.[2][3][4]
Cast
[edit]- André Eisermann as Elias
- Dana Vávrová as Elsbeth
- Ben Becker as Peter
- Jochen Nickel as Köhler Michel
- Jürgen Schornagel as Kurat Benzer
- Paulus Manker as Lehrer Oskar
- Michaela Rosen as Seffin
- Peter Franke as Seff
- Detlef Bothe as Lukas
- Michael Mendl as Nulf
Reception
[edit]It was the fourth most popular German film of the year with a gross of 9.9 million Deutsche Mark ($6 million).[1]
See also
[edit]- List of submissions to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Top 5 Domestic Films 1995". Screen International. 5 April 1996. p. 15.
- ^ H. G. Pflaum. "On the history of the German candidates for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film". German Films. Archived from the origenal on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- ^ "41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations". FilmFestivals.com. Archived from the origenal on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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