I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Name: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2004-04-30
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Clive Owen, Charlotte Rampling, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Malcolm McDowell, Jamie Foreman

IMDb ID: tt0319531 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 5.8 (9,184 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama · Mystery

A former gangster reenters the criminal underworld after his brother suspiciously commits suicide.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Canada: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (English)
United Kingdom: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Ireland: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (English)
India: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (English)
Italy: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (DVD Title)
Mexico: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
New Zealand: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (English)
Philippines: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (English)
United States: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
South Africa: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (English)
Canada: Seule la mort peut m'arrêter (French)
France: Seule la mort peut m'arrêter
Germany: Dead Simple
Argentina: Dormiré cuando esté muerto
Spain: Fuera de control
Poland: Odpoczniesz po śmierci
Portugal: Só a Morte me Pode Parar
Serbia: Spavaću kad budem mrtav
Hungary: Űzött vad
Brazil: Vingança Final
Greece: Θα κοιμηθώ όταν πεθάνω
Bulgaria: Без миг покой (Bulgarian)
Russia: Засну, когда умру
Ukraine: Засну, коли помру
Japan: ブラザー・ハート (Japanese)
Fuera de controlContent RatingRRelease Date2004-04-30Runtime103 minutesMetascore56IMDb Popularity0User Reviews114Critic Reviews36Countries / RegionsUnited Kingdom
United StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsmale rape
anal rape
sexual assault
sexual battery
male nudityFilming LocationsDark Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UKProduction CompaniesMosaic Film Group
Revere Pictures
Will & CompanyIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319531/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0319531.jpgUpdated At2026-05-03T12:42:13

Directors

Mike Hodges

Writers

Trevor Preston

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Clive Owen | Character: Will
Actor: Charlotte Rampling | Character: Helen
Actor: Jonathan Rhys Meyers | Character: Davey
Actor: Malcolm McDowell | Character: Boad
Actor: Jamie Foreman | Character: Mickser
Actor: Ken Stott | Character: Turner
Actor: Sylvia Syms | Character: Mrs. Bartz
Actor: Alexander Morton | Character: Victor
Actor: John Surman | Character: Pathologist
Actor: Paul Mohan | Character: Coroner
Actor: Damian Dibben | Character: David Myers
Actor: Amber Batty | Character: Sheridan
Actor: Daisy Beaumont | Character: Stella, Drugs Seeker
Actor: Lidija Zovkic | Character: Philippa, Model
Actor: Geoff Bell | Character: Arnie Ryan
Actor: Desmond Bayliss | Character: Cannibal
Actor: Kirris Riviere | Character: Big John
Actor: Brian Croucher | Character: Al Shaw
Actor: Ross Boatman | Character: Malone, Chauffeur
Actor: Marc O'Shea | Character: Paulin, Hired Gun
Actor: Dave Alexander | Character: Little Billy Swan
Actor: Lesley Clare O'Neill | Character: Mrs. Turner
Actor: Emma Dewhurst | Character: Mrs. Calgani
Actor: Francis Magee | Character: Algar, Foreman
Actor: Mark Hardy | Character: Calgani
Actor: Bruce Byron | Character: Eddy
Actor: Jacqueline Defferary | Character: Annie, Waitress
Actor: Tim Plester | Character: Hair, Taxi Driver
Actor: Noel Clarke | Character: Cyril
Actor: Abi Gouhad | Character: Shopkeeper
Actor: Peter Sproule | Character: Cyclist
Actor: Eric Scruby | Character: Barber
Actor: Sophie Jones-Cooper | Character: Hotel Maid
Actor: Prince Thompson Iyamu | Character: Street pimp.
Actor: Bruce Lawrence | Character: Boad's Henchman

[Directors Group]
Name: Mike Hodges | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Trevor Preston | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Michael Corrente | Role: Producer
Name: Richard E. Johnson | Role: Producer
Name: Mike Kaplan | Role: Producer
Name: Robert O. Kaplan | Role: Producer
Name: Roger Marino | Role: Producer
Name: Eliza Mellor | Role: Producer
Name: Marisa Polvino | Role: Producer
Name: Tricia van Klaveren | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Simon Fisher-Turner | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Michael Garfath | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Paul Carlin | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Leo Davis | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Jon Bunker | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: John Ralph | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Gillie Delap | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Evangeline Harrison | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Dorka Nieradzik | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Isabelle Webley | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Emma Fowler | Role: Production Manager
Name: Louise Rowe | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Tamana Bleasdale | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: William Dodds | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Richard Whelan | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: David Bowman | Role: Art Department
Name: Dave Fisher | Role: Art Department
Name: Tony Halton | Role: Art Department
Name: Terry Heggarty | Role: Art Department
Name: John Maher | Role: Art Department
Name: Grahame Ménage | Role: Art Department
Name: James Rowse | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Chinna Boapeah | Role: Sound Department
Name: Max Bygrave | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Carr | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pauline Griffiths | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jenny Lee Wright | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Mather | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tim Owens | Role: Sound Department
Name: George Richards | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Seddon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andy Thompson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Garry Fiferman | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Michael Lenny | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Jim Dowdall | Role: Stunts
Name: Paul Herbert | Role: Stunts
Name: Derek Lea | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Reg Boddy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shaun Cobley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lucie Colombié | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Avelino Fernandez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bill Geddes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Keith Hamshere | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gordon Hayman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rawdon Hayne | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brian Miller | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Laura Montalto | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Packman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ray Potter | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Terry Potter | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ken Slater | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martin Smith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Greg Thomas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Vanessa Baker | Role: Casting Department
Name: Brendan Donnison | Role: Casting Department
Name: Melissa Holm | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Lucy Denny | Role: Costume Department
Name: Mohamed Harchi | Role: Costume Department
Name: Sarah Touaibi | Role: Costume Department
Name: Robert Worley | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Julius Gladwell | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Angelica Landry | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Helen Walker | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Pat Karam | Role: Location Management
Name: Tracey Tucker | Role: Location Management

[Production Department]
Name: Jo Lazarus | Role: Production Department
Name: Monique Mussell | Role: Production Department
Name: Eve Petcher | Role: Production Department
Name: James Rice | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Amanda Lean | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Beverly Winston | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Mark Dilliway | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Keith West | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Alan Bailey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew Barrett | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Denise Breton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Francisco Cortés | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michele De Angelis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Illtud Llyr Dunsford | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Wendy Ellerker | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Danny Evans | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dean Fisher | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ann Head | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Merry Irwin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sheryl Leonardo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anna Maconochie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rhys Maitland-Jones | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fry Martin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stephen Masters | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jill McCullough | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Samara Yeshaiek Midler | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elda Olivieri | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Patrick Roddam | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Skipsey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Erik William Smith | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Sergio Aguero | Role: Thanks
Name: Vivian Brogden | Role: Thanks
Name: Stephen Durbridge | Role: Thanks
Name: Martin Haines | Role: Thanks
Name: Matthew Justice | Role: Thanks
Name: Chrissy Phillips | Role: Thanks
Name: Paul Swann | Role: Thanks
Name: Ruth Vitale | Role: Thanks

Trailers

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003) | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1452343577/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1452343577/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564129345455.mp4?Expires=1788305120&Signature=Hsmnomc2iLzdTN-CSkBJpa3K0CMRDQtBVrYe-m3WznVB93p2QGVZuKtLr9TymN~CZTdru47Q4TB4EuJRjcKQO4qd58fybsLaVX1RPucD021O0KwWbvrIK8E6LnpWnKvL~0mvE0Qh4ssi5kMIhEy27dTryWMSx~U72ebsfuX48GfVsrsn4fU8GGR-N93BQiiZAkWgGLAhHmSMVPZnUW0VWqT~dkf64xTmySgkmUzhBT~HKL1YTEYT56s1t4RTqMp5~~tAytXSVBCVapiu3NSdK~IsiaRim8UOZ~loUoOwA3XD0dPX41M1ZUnxScZArLqH4YT-cEGFJDA0kCtZPtXCVA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003) | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1402011929/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1402011929/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563940822886.mp4?Expires=1788305120&Signature=TuXzKvc9yn7Ug0FznBclcsfc1il4n5MNKyKNF7MPSour9y8NM4-zNJ4WZvzzTRQJe45hgFrVacEfDcsdnNf6mlAcVUvbFjdt9h7gSdd-Q~Ok~2hGjUrGmOexhkxsZkpI4bOUtqruip1oNJEIP6ucHlhvAjfxpg8bir7GRs8AsVeh9UfUfxbC9BXOwmbOppp12eHhP0uUtg2aj0mL~rlqDhnCSfPqsJUPQf0RMQLD~x7n8UU7jAO7rxJpDQxOw92AeseKDuRBEolc61YA~3VsK9bagKyoT9qjmOXsa-SSB-ji5~TsUy2pbWWa3as6YkvwTa6qDQo5jqFpZ9DAsBpopw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003) | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2511208729/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2511208729/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563425871845.mp4?Expires=1788305120&Signature=n3K7AeLLTBDqEWjtEd1XbpLqhXorHHKix0kSHg2JJCCUNcgkgswr40~jseKGx7lgMrQ1f5h7~Sh6TKC6pxt5GRhKNBhJP6LhUZkqtatz1FLQTOzDnW2qdjLxMoprwGLT3yWZVRoP1ej52qk-Bl7oGNF53LmBfPv8yA1-8ftoO10AJnQ5o-2C6mF3sTqBIq4yqRuvuOjkg1wti7fqtsfbqSijBGLFXh0VBhO8rD-g6NYS6Bu27ffsnPUOpTBTPqhYMJL13JA9Bu4J8LViTuyHFdfPUO-x0IHoelp8aeZl00~ajvaIrx2iiXfMBLt42Jhjsq8TTgV2Ukv67zvdGM3l6g__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

France: May 16, 2003 (Cannes Film Festival)
Russia: June 22, 2003 (Moscow Film Festival)
Canada: September 9, 2003 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United States: January 2004 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: February 18, 2004 (Portland International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: April 30, 2004
United States: June 16, 2004 (New York City, New York)
United States: June 17, 2004 (Nantucket Film Festival)
United States: June 25, 2004 (Los Angeles, California)
Denmark: August 20, 2004 (Copenhagen International Film Festival)
France: October 8, 2004 (Dinard Festival of British Cinema)
United Arab Emirates: November 3, 2004
Sweden: November 3, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Finland: November 5, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Norway: November 17, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Iceland: December 16, 2004 (video premiere)
Argentina: January 12, 2005 (video premiere)
Ireland: April 15, 2005
Hungary: June 29, 2005 (video premiere)
France: July 6, 2005
Greece: July 15, 2005
Germany: October 14, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Netherlands: December 13, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Japan: December 16, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Spain: June 20, 2006
Italy: June 23, 2009 (DVD premiere)
Italy: June 15, 2023 (internet)

Awards

Nominee | 2003 | Moscow International Film Festival | Golden St. George | Mike Hodges, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Box Office

I&apos;ll Sleep When I&apos;m Dead