| Swing Kids | |
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| Directed by | Thomas Carter |
| Written by | Jonathan Marc Feldman |
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| Cinematography | Jerzy Zielinski |
| Edited by | Michael R. Miller |
| Music by | James Horner |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution[1] |
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Running time | 112 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million |
| Box office | $5.6 million |
Swing Kids is a 1993 American historical drama film directed by Thomas Carter in his feature film debut, and starring Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Barbara Hershey and Kenneth Branagh. The title refers to a youth subculture in Nazi Germany, in which teenagers embraced American and British swing music in defiance of the Nazi regime. The film follows two high school students in their attempt to be swing kids by night and Hitler Youth by day, a decision that acutely impacts their friends and families.
The film was released by Buena Vista Pictures on March 5, 1993. It received mixed reviews from critics.