Swing Kids
In a world on the brink of war. You either march to one tune or dance to another.
1993 | 112m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Thomas Carter |
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| Writer: | Jonathan Marc Feldman |
| Staring: |
| 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 Nazis begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 05, 1993 |
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| Director: | Thomas Carter |
| Writer: | Jonathan Marc Feldman |
| Genres: | Drama, Music |
| Keywords | swing dancing, antisemitism, world war ii, anti-nazi resistance, suicide, children in wartime |
| Production Companies | Hollywood Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners 1 |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $5,600,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Thomas Carter | Director |
| James Horner | Original Music Composer |
| Jerzy Zieliński | Director of Photography |
| Jonathan Marc Feldman | Screenplay |
| Tony Reading | Art Direction |
| Paul Engelen | Makeup Artist |
| Michal Krška | Art Direction |
| David Gertz | Foley Mixer |
| Allen Hurd | Sound Recordist |
| Victoria Martin | Foley Artist |
| Denise Whiting | ADR Editor |
| Michael R. Miller | Editor |
| Allan Cameron | Production Design |
| Ros Shingleton | Set Decoration |
| Jan Jamison | Hairstylist |
| Matthew Harrison | Foley Editor |
| Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Aleš Kocián | Makeup Artist |
| Steve Spence | Art Direction |
| Colin Jamison | Hairstylist |
| Tereza Mala | Makeup Artist |
| David E. Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Howell Gibbens | Sound Editor |
| Suhail Kafity | Sound Editor |
| John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jenny Beavan | Costume Design |
| Deborah Aquila | Casting |
| Midge Costin | Sound Editor |
| Doc Kane | ADR Mixer |
| Tim Wooster | First Assistant Camera |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mark Gordon | Producer |
| Chris Meledandri | Executive Producer |
| John Bard Manulis | Producer |
| Harry Benn | Co-Producer |
| Frank Marshall | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 21 | 33 | 14 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 35 | 75 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 8 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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