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Swing Kids is a 1993 American drama and musical film directed by Thomas Carter and produced by Mark Gordon. The movie features Jessica Hynes, Ciaran Madden, David Robb, and David Tom. It was produced by Hollywood Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners 1, The Mark Gordon Company, and John Bard Manulis Productions. The film was filmed in the Czech Republic and set in Germany. Its main subject is World War II, with themes including antisemitism and anti-Nazi resistance.
The film has a runtime of 112 minutes and was originally in English. James Horner composed the music, and Jerzy Zieliński served as director of photography. Jenny Beavan designed the costumes. It was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix, and Disney+ via video on demand. The film generated $5,600,000 in revenue. It holds a review score of 56% and a rating of 6.8.
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6.7The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more difficult choices as the Nazis begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival.
Cast
- Robert Sean Leonard as Peter Müller
- Christian Bale as Thomas Berger
- Frank Whaley as Arvid
- Barbara Hershey as Frau Müller
- Tushka Bergen as Evey
- David Tom as Willi Müller
Themes
- suicide
- world war ii
- antisemitism
- anti-nazi resistance
- swing dancing
- children in wartime
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Thomas Carter
- Composer
- James Horner
- Producer
- Mark Gordon
- Production company
- Hollywood Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Jerzy Zieliński
- Narrative location
- Germany
- Filming location
- Czech Republic
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 222048
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1993-05-27
- title
- Swing Kids
- distributed by
- Disney+
- costume designer
- Jenny Beavan
- executive producer
- Frank Marshall
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 56%
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