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Swept from the Sea

Swept from the Sea

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 23, 1998

Runtime

1h 53m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

65%

Original Title

Swept from the Sea

Production Companies

Tapson Steel Films Productions, TriStar Pictures, Phoenix Pictures, The Greenlight Fund

Director

Beeban Kidron

Description

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.