---
title: 'Swept from the Sea (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Beeban Kidron'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/swept-from-the-sea-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120257/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Swept from the Sea (1997)

1997 · 109 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Swept from the Sea is a 1997 drama film directed by Beeban Kidron and starring Vincent Perez, Rachel Weisz, and Ian McKellen. Based on the 1901 short story "Amy Foster" by Joseph Conrad, the film is about a doomed love affair between a simple country girl and a Ukrainian peasant who is swept onto the Cornish shore in 1888 after his emigrant ship sinks on its way to America.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Beeban Kidron](https://cinepixo.com/people/beeban-kidron)
- **Screenplay:** [Tim Willocks](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-willocks)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-barry)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dick Pope](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-pope)
- **Editor:** [Andrew Mondshein](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-mondshein)

## Cast

- [Rachel Weisz](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-weisz)
- [Ian McKellen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mckellen)
- [Kathy Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathy-bates)
- [Zoë Wanamaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/zoe-wanamaker)
- [Joss Ackland](https://cinepixo.com/people/joss-ackland)
- [Roger Ashton-Griffiths](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-ashton-griffiths)
- [Vincent Perez](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-perez)

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