Swept from the Sea
“In the heart of an outcast, he found his destiny. In the passion of an outsider, she found her home.”
1998•PG-13•1h 53m•6.4•Released
DramaRomance
The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. When Yanko enters a farm sick and hungry after the shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy, who is very kind and helps him. Soon he becomes like a son for Dr. James Kennedy and romance between Yanko and Amy follows.
Director
Beeban Kidron
Writer
Tim Willocks
Languages
English
Studio
Tapson Steel Films Productions
Cast
Rachel Weisz
Amy Foster
Vincent Perez
Yanko
Ian McKellen
Dr. James Kennedy
Kathy Bates
Miss Swaffer
Joss Ackland
Mr. Swaffer
Tony Haygarth
Mr. Smith
Fiona Victory
Mrs. Smith
Tom Bell
Isaac Foster
Zoë Wanamaker
Mary Foster
William Scott-Masson
Mr. Wilcox
Eve Matheson
Mrs. Wilcox
Dave Hill
Jack Vincent
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Canon Van Stone
Matthew Scurfield
Margery Withers
Production
Company
Tapson Steel Films Productions
Company
TriStar Pictures
Company
Phoenix Pictures
Company
The Greenlight Fund
Producer
Beeban Kidron
Producer
Polly Tapson
Producer
Charles Steel
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