The Girl in a Swing
The story of a woman with a magical gift and a terrifying secret
1988 | 119m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Gordon Hessler |
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| Writer: | Richard Adams, Gordon Hessler |
| Staring: |
| A London art broker goes to Copenhagen where he requires the services of a secretary fluent in Danish, English, and German. He falls deeply in love with the woman, despite the fact that he knows virtually nothing about her. She insists on not being married in a church, and after they are married, some bad things from her past begin surfacing in subtly supernatural ways, and he must find the best way to deal with them without destroying their relationship. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 29, 1988 |
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| Director: | Gordon Hessler |
| Writer: | Richard Adams, Gordon Hessler |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Panorama |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $747,013
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Meg Tilly | Karin |
| Rupert Frazer | Alan |
| Nicholas Le Prevost | The Vicar |
| Elspet Gray | Mrs. Dresland |
| Lynsey Baxter | Barbara |
| Jean Boht | Mrs. Taswell |
| Lorna Heilbron | Flick |
| Hanne Borchsenius | Jytte Borgen |
| Ljuba Castot | Child in Water |
| Helen Cherry | Lady Alice |
| Mogens Dalsgaard | Concert Pianist |
| William 'Duke' Meeks | Mr. Steinberg |
| Su Elliot | Nurse |
| June Ellis | Lady at Auction |
| Patrick Godfrey | Coroner |
| Ebbe Langberg | Per Simonsen |
| Preston Lockwood | Man at Sothebys |
| Leonard Maguire | Dr. Frazer |
| Michael Melia | Policeman |
| Trine Michelsen | Receptionist |
| Hilary Minster | Joe |
| Klaus Pagh | Man at La Cocotte |
| Jan Petersen | Chef at La Cocotte |
| Martin Selway | Policeman 2 |
| Claire Shepherd | Angela |
| Axel Strøbye | Jarl Borgen |
| Sophie Thursfield | Deirdre |
| Ralph Wade | Auctioneer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Arvid Berg | Props |
| Robert Gordon | Editor |
| Betina Betzer | Costume Design |
| Pernille Siesbye | Costume Design, Production Assistant |
| Kezia De Winne | Key Makeup Artist |
| Roy Field | Visual Effects |
| Richard Adams | Novel |
| Marilyn Johnson | Casting |
| Simone Reynolds | Casting |
| Rob Schilling | Art Direction |
| Preben Mortensen | Sound |
| Lennart Birch | Sound Assistant |
| Otto Stenov | Lighting Director |
| Marjorie Lavelly | Script Supervisor |
| Jesper Find | Assistant Camera |
| Niels Vestberg | Still Photographer |
| Linda Schubell-Sundlin | Assistant Editor |
| Sanne Prehn | Dailies Operator |
| Tony Dyer | Assistant Director |
| Sally Pardo | Production Manager |
| Nicholas John | Production Supervisor |
| Mark Stevensen | Props |
| Sarah Woodford | Props |
| Pat Garett | Grip |
| Pauline Daly | Wardrobe Master |
| Abby John | Makeup Artist |
| Susan Parkinson | Makeup Artist |
| Paul Cronin | Electrician |
| Ron Searle | Electrician |
| Marilyn Phillips | Additional Casting |
| Ditte Christiansen | Production Assistant |
| Ena Eisel | Props |
| Axel Krogsbøll | Props |
| Gunner Nielsen | Grip |
| Jan Andersen | Electrician |
| Peter Munch | Electrician |
| Jim Bigham | Production Manager |
| Cathy Carlisle | Production Coordinator |
| Ed Pacetti | Underwater Camera |
| Courtney Goodwin | Assistant Camera |
| Marty Segal | Gaffer |
| Kevin Chickanis | Grip |
| Dave Cherry | Best Boy Grip |
| John Chickanis | Best Boy Grip |
| Mark Witzen | Boom Operator |
| Annette Serena | Script |
| John Hilbard | Production Manager |
| Torben Glarbo | Camera Operator |
| Peter Klitgaard | Camera Operator |
| Erik Wittrup Willumsen | Assistant Camera |
| Benny Nielsen | Electrician |
| Søren Poulson | Electrician |
| Aashin A Shah | Production Accountant |
| Nic Raine | Orchestrator |
| John Nielsen | Sound Editor |
| Bjarne Risbjerg | Sound Editor |
| Lars Skovgaard | Sound Editor |
| Maj Soya | Sound Editor |
| Hans-Eric Ahrn | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gordon Hessler | Screenplay, Director |
| Carl Davis | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| Claus Loof | Director of Photography |
| Mette Schramm | Dailies Operator |
| Michael Obel | Production Manager |
| Birthe Lyngsøe | Makeup Artist |
| William Knuttel | Props |
| Palle Arestrup | Props |
| Birger Bohm | Camera Operator |
| Uffe Kaare Thomsen | Assistant Camera |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Just Betzer | Producer |
| Pernille Siesbye | Associate Producer |
| Benni Korzen | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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