Swing Kids (1993)
Overview
The 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 Nazi's begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5,600,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 13.53 |
Directed By
Thomas Carter
Crew
John Bard Manulis
Jerzy Zieliński
Michael R. Miller
Thomas Carter
Mark Gordon
Chris Meledandri
Frank Marshall
Jonathan Marc Feldman
James Horner
Allan Cameron
Tony Reading
Howell Gibbens
Jenny Beavan
Colin Jamison
Denise Whiting
Steve Spence
Tereza Mala
Michal Krška
Suhail Kafity
Harry Benn
Deborah Aquila
Doc Kane
Victoria Martin
Jan Jamison
David E. Campbell
Allen Hurd
David Gertz
Gregg Rudloff
John T. Reitz
Midge Costin
Matthew Harrison
Ros Shingleton
Paul Engelen
Aleš Kocián
Tim Wooster
TOP CAST
Robert Sean Leonard
Peter Müller
Christian Bale
Thomas Berger
Frank Whaley
Arvid
Barbara Hershey
Frau Müller
Tushka Bergen
Evey
David Tom
Willi Müller
Mary Fogarty
Mama Klara Müller
Kenneth Branagh
Herr Knopp, Gestapo (uncredited)
Noah Wyle
Emil Lutz
Martin Clunes
Bannführer
Jessica Hynes
Helga
David Robb
Dr. Dietrich Berger
Sean Pertwee
Gestapo Arresting Berger
Julia Stemberger
Frau Linge
Jayce Bartok
Otto
Johan Leysen
Herr Schumler
Douglas Roberts
Hinz
Carl Brincat
HJ Thug
Karel Bělohradský
Bismarck Owner
Peter Baikie
Bismarck Bandleader
Lucie Vačkářová-Gančeva
Swing Girl with Peter
Jiří Málek
Jewish Boy
Metin Yenal
Customer in Bookshop
Marek Libert
Whistling HJ
Naďa Konvalinková
Pastry Shop Owner
David Robb
Dr. Berger
Ciaran Madden
Frau Berger
Hana Čížková
Frau Keppler
John Streitburger
Dr. Keppler
Petr Lepša
Café Trichter Owner
Warnar Van Eeden
Trichter Bandleader
Andrew Kitchen
Gestapo at Trichter
Jeremy Bulloch
Small Club Owner
Jochen Horst
Speaker at HJ Rally
John Pirkis
Gestapo with Ashes
Vladimír Matějček
Funeral Pastor
Eliza Clark
Girl with Ashes
Kate Buffery
Woman with Ashes
Sabine Skalla
Café Bismarck Singer
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