Swept From the Sea (1998)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 53 mins | Drama, Romance, Period, Adaptation | Released: 1/23/1998 |Box Office Total: $0.2M

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Synopsis:

Yanko Gooral, a shipwrecked Ukranian sailor, washes ashore as the sole survivor of ill-managed ship up-ended during a storm. It's 19th century England and Gooral is on his way to America. Struggling across the moors, he comes across New Barns Farm where Amy Foster works as a servant to the Smith family. Shocked by his accent and manners, the villagers brand him an escaped lunatic and he must seek shelter in the Smith's woodshed. Amy finds him, cleans his wounds, and brings food and water. After he recovers, the village puts him to work cleaning up the dead bodies that have washed ashore until Dr. Kennedy points out the horror they are inflicting on the poor man. Communicating through the universal language of chess, Kennedy discovers Gooral's intelligence and a friendship begins to develop. Amy and Yanko begin a courtship against the wishes of the community and decide to marry. After the birth of their son, happiness seems assured until, in a moment of great need, the town rejects them yet again.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
1/23/1998

Director	Credit
Beeban Kidron	Director
Cast	Credit
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
Zoe Wanamaker	Mary Foster
William Scott-Masson	Mr Willcox
Eve Matheson	Mrs Willcox
Dave Hill	Jack Vincent
J G R Ashton-Griffiths	Canon Van Stone
Matthew Scurfield	Thackery
Margery Withers	Widow Cree
Janine Duvitski	Mrs Finn
Willie Ross	Preble
Janet Henfry	Mrs Rigby
Paul Whitby	Stephan
Bob Smith	Nikolas
Angela Morant	Iryna
Gerardo Silano	Brother Bodan
Neil Rutherford	Bother Peter
Sandra Huggett	Brother Bodan's Wife
Frederique Feder	Peter's Wife
Ellis Fernandez	Amy's Son--Stephan
Esperanza Carmona	Ukrainian Dancer
Natasha Cullingford	Ukrainian Dancer
Christopher Maskens	Ukrainian Dancer
Emma Payne	Ukrainian Dancer
Steven Rouse	Ukrainian Dancer
Michael Toon	Ukrainian Dancer
Production Credits	Credit
Garth Thomas	Executive Producer
Devon Dickson	Associate Producer
Polly Tapson	Producer
Tim Willocks	Executive Producer
Charles Steele	Producer
Beeban Kidron	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Phoenix Entertainment Productions	Production Company
Tapson Steele Films Ltd	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
TriStar Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Sony Pictures Repertory	Worldwide Theatrical Distributor
Canal Plus (Canal+)	Foreign TV Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
London, England, United Kingdom
Writer	Credit
Tim Willocks	Screenplay
Joseph Conrad	From Story - from short story
Accounting	Credit
Jacky Holding	Assistant Accountant
Bob Blues	Production Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Paul Boase	Wrangler
Alison Boon	Wrangler
Mick Hart	Wrangler
Peter Munt	Wrangler
Richard Romain	Wrangler
Art Department	Credit
Jim Cornish	Storyboard Artist
Simon Holland	Production Designer
Mari Roberts	Art Assistant - art department trainee
Shirley Robinson	Set Dresser
Neesh Ruben	Set Decorator
Amanda Bernstein	Assistant Art Director
Clinton Cavers	Art Director
Gordon Toms	Art Director
Brian Winterborn	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Gail Stevens	Casting
Candy Marlowe	Extras Casting
Beverley Keogh	Extras Casting
Andy Prior	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Kevin Chamberlain	Catering - catering manager
Film Camera	Credit
Dick Pope	Director of Photography
Larry Blanford	Camera - aerial cameraman (2nd Unit)
Trevor Coop	Camera Operator
Rolf Konow	Photography - still photographer
Arwel Roberts	Camera Equipment - Westcam technician (2nd Unit)
Geoffrey Thomas	Camera Trainee
Jan Pester	Photography - photography/Steadicam (2nd Unit)
Brian Harris	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Dave Shillingford	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Music	Credit
Clif Kohlweck	Music Editor
John Barry	Music
John Barry	Music Producer - score producer
John Barry	Music - music composer and conductor
Bob Hathaway	Music Editor
John Richards	Music - music engineer
Christian Rutherford	Music - line music fixer
Physical Effects	Credit
Tom Lucy	Stunt Coordinator - stunt coordinator/performer
Lucy Allen	Stunts - stunt performer
Phil Lonergan	Stunts - stunt performer
Terry Forrestal	Stunt Coordinator - stunt coordinator/performer
Tony Lucken	Stunts - stunt performer
Sean McCabe	Stunts - stunt performer
Joanna McClaren	Stunts - stunt performer
Seon Rogers	Stunts - stunt performer
Tony Smart	Stunts - stunt performer
Production Management	Credit
Guy Tannahill	Production Supervisor - unit production supervisor
Beverley Winston	Script Supervisor
Bill Darby	Location Manager
Patsy DeLord	Production Coordinator
Teresa Hidalgo	Assistant Location Manager
Ian Hickinbotham	Post-Production Supervisor
Chris Carreras	Assistant Director
Andy Clayton	Location Manager
Cliff Lanning	Assistant Director
Robert Grayson	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Publicity	Credit
Sara Keene	Unit Publicist
Public Relations	Credit
Corbett & Keene	Publicity publicity
Sound	Credit
Adam Sykes	Sound - sound assistant
George S Richardson	Sound Recordist
Christine Newell	Foley - assistant foley editor
Peter Holt	Foley Editor
Daniel Laurie	Assistant Sound Editor
Martin Evans	Sound Editor
John Hayward	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Chinna Boapeah	Boom Operator
Peter Bond	Sound Editor
Ron Davis	Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Stuart Brisdon	Special Effects Supervisor
John Vanderpool	Special Effects
Alison O'Brien	Visual Effects - digital effects producer
Chris Panton	Visual Effects - digital compositing and matte artist
James Davis	Special Effects - special effects technician
Mark Haddenham	Special Effects - special effects technician
Ian Lowe	Special Effects - special effects technician
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Amanda Knight	Makeup Artist
Helen Ingram	Costume Department - costume maker
Samantha Crouch	Wardrobe Assistant
Marco Scotti	Wardrobe Supervisor
Caroline Harris	Costume Designer
Jan Archibald	Hairdresser
Tim Aslam	Assistant Costume Designer
Trefor Proud	Makeup Artist
Georgina Season	Wardrobe Assistant
Astrid Schikorra	Hairdresser

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