Swept from the Sea

Swept from the Sea
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBeeban Kidron
Screenplay byTim Willocks
Based on"Amy Foster"
by Joseph Conrad
Produced by
  • Beeban Kidron
  • Charles Steel
  • Polly Tapson
Starring
CinematographyDick Pope
Edited by
Music byJohn Barry[N 1]
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
  • September 9, 1997 (1997-09-09) (TFF)
  • January 23, 1998 (1998-01-23) (United States)
Running time
115 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$283,081

Swept from the Sea (known as Amy Foster in the UK) is a 1997 drama film directed by Beeban Kidron and starring Vincent Perez, Rachel Weisz, and Ian McKellen.[2][3] Based on the 1901 short story "Amy Foster" by Joseph Conrad,[N 2] the film is about a doomed love affair between a simple country girl and a Ukrainian peasant who is swept onto the Cornish shore in 1888 after his emigrant ship sinks on its way to America.[4]

  1. ^ Leonard, Geoff; Pete Walker; Gareth Bramley (2008). John Barry: The Man with the Midas Touch. Bristol: Redcliffe Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-904537-77-9.
  2. ^ "Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute". collections-search.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  3. ^ "Swept from the Sea". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  4. ^ Ebert, Roger (January 23, 1998). "Swept from the Sea". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 15, 2011.


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