Swept Away (2002 film)

This article is about the 2002 film. For the 1974 film which this film is a remake of, see Swept Away (1974 film).

Swept Away
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGuy Ritchie
Written byGuy Ritchie
Based onSwept Away
by Lina Wertmüller
Produced byMatthew Vaughn
Starring
CinematographyAlex Barber
Edited byEddie Hamilton
Music byMichel Colombier
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing[1]
Release date
  • 11 October 2002 (2002-10-11)
Running time
89 minutes[2]
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
Languages
  • English
  • Greek
  • Italian
Budget$10 million[3]
Box office$1,036,520[3]

Swept Away is a 2002 adventure romantic comedy film written and directed by Guy Ritchie; it is a remake of Lina Wertmüller's 1974 Italian film of the same name. The film stars Ritchie's then-wife Madonna and Adriano Giannini (the son of Giancarlo Giannini, the original film's lead) with a supporting cast featuring Bruce Greenwood, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Elizabeth Banks.

The film was produced by Matthew Vaughn and released theatrically by Screen Gems.

  1. ^ "Swept Away (2002)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Swept Away (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 15 October 2002. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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