Swept from the Sea
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| Swept from the Sea | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Beeban Kidron |
| Produced by | Beeban Kidron |
| Written by | Joseph Conrad Tim Willocks |
| Starring | Vincent Perez Rachel Weisz Ian McKellen Joss Ackland Kathy Bates |
| Music by | John Barry |
| Cinematography | Dick Pope |
| Editing by | Alex Mackie |
| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 9, 1997 |
| Running time | 115 min |
| Country |  Canada United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
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Swept from the Sea is a 1997 movie based on a 1903 story, Amy Foster by Joseph Conrad. It stars Rachel Weisz, Vincent Perez, Ian McKellen, Joss Ackland, Kathy Bates, Zoe Wanamaker and Tom Bell and was directed by Beeban Kidron.
The story concerns a Ukrainian, unable to speak English but able to play chess, shipwrecked on the coast of Cornwall on his way to America.
It is the third filmatisation of 'Amy Foster'. Note that Janko Góral is a Pole in the original story.
[edit] External links
- Swept from the Sea at the Internet Movie Database
- Joseph Conrad's Amy Foster, available at Project Gutenberg..
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