Sleepers
Synopsis
Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been “lost.” A beautiful and ambitious Russian agent, sent to London to track them down, becomes embroiled in a tangle of CIA, KGB and MI-5 plots and counterplots as the two lost agents, now utterly assimilated, try to avoid detection.
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Sleepers BBC2 Trailer (1991)
Type: Trailer • Published 2022-03-23
Top Cast
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Nigel Havers
Jeremy Coward/Sergei Rublev
Warren Clarke
Albert Robinson/Vladimir Zelenski
Michael Gough
Andrei Zorin
Joanna Kanska
Nina Grishna
David Calder
Victor Chekhov
Annie Hulley
Sandra Robinson
Richard Huw
Igor Kostov
Christopher Rozycki
Oleg Petrovski
Denica Fairman
Georgina
Alan David
K1
William Chubb
George Wetherby
Angus MacInnes
Bill Sullivan
Barbara Young
Elsie
Ricco Ross
Karl Richfield
Candida Gubbins
Alison
Jane Nash
Serena
Tara Moohan
Sharon
Ian Taylor
Gary
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Geoffrey Sax
- Screenplay & Story
- John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch
- Original Score
- David Dundas, Rick Wentworth
- Original Title
- Sleepers
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Spoken Languages
- English, Russian
- Runtime
- 3h 40m
- Production Studios
- Cinema Verity
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Geoffrey Sax
John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch
David Dundas, Rick Wentworth
Caroline Gold, Michael Wearing, Verity Lambert
Department Leadership Roster
Geoffrey Sax
Director
John Flanagan
Writer
Andrew McCulloch
Writer
Caroline Gold
Producer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Sleepers
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What is Sleepers about?
Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been “lost.” A beautiful and ambitious Russian agent, sent to London to track them down, becomes embroiled in a tangle of CIA, KGB and MI-5 plots and counterplots as the two lost agents, now utterly assimilated, try to avoid detection.
Who directed Sleepers?
Sleepers was directed by Geoffrey Sax.
Who stars in Sleepers?
The principal cast of Sleepers includes Nigel Havers, Warren Clarke, Michael Gough, Joanna Kanska, David Calder.
When was Sleepers released and how long is it?
Sleepers was released in 1991 with a total runtime of 3h 40m.
Who composed the musical score for Sleepers?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Sleepers was composed by David Dundas, Rick Wentworth.