Swing Kids (film)

Swing Kids (film)

Infobox_Film
name=Swing Kids


imdb_id=0108265
writer=Jonathan Marc Feldman
starring= Robert Sean Leonard
Christian Bale
Frank Whaley
Barbara Hershey
Kenneth Branagh
director=Thomas Carter
music=James Horner| distributor=Hollywood Pictures
released=March 5, 1993
runtime=114 min.
language=English
movie_series=
awards=
producer=Mark Gordon
John Bard Manulis
budget=|

"Swing Kids" is a film produced in 1993 and directed by Thomas Carter. The runtime is approximately 112 minutes and the main actors include:
*Robert Sean Leonard as Peter Müller
*Christian Bale as Thomas Berger
*Frank Whaley as Arvid
*Barbara Hershey as Frau Müller
*Kenneth Branagh as Herr Knopp (uncredited)
*Julia Stemberger as Frau Linge.

The film is considered as being part of the Lindy Hop revival of the 1980s and 1990s, and responsible for bringing more people to this dance form.Fact|date=November 2007 The soundtrack includes a combination of swing music and the film's score.

Plot summary

In pre-World War II Germany, Swing music becomes the underground movement of young people. Two high school students, Peter Müller and Thomas Berger (played by Robert Sean Leonard and Christian Bale), attempt to be Swing Kids by night and Hitler Youth by day. The impact of this decision is felt acutely by their friends and families. Soon dancing and fun lead to more difficult choices as the Nazis begin tightening their grip on Germany. A seemingly charming but intimidating Gestapo officer Herr Knopp (Kenneth Branagh in an uncredited role) insinuates himself into their lives. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival. This is the story of one group of Swing Kids and how Nazi rule and persuasion tore them apart and set them against each other.

"In a world on the brink of war, you either march to one tune or dance to another.""It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing"

Cast

Kenneth Branagh is uncredited in the role of Herr Knopp — he refused billing after being told he'd be billed above the younger stars, saying that the boys were the real stars of the film and it belonged to them only. Branagh had worked with both Robert Sean Leonard and Christian Bale previously in "Much Ado About Nothing" (with Leonard) and "Henry V" (with Bale).

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External links

*imdb title|id=0108265|title=Swing Kids


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