Overview
Plot
In the late 19th century, Yanko Goorall, the sole survivor of a shipwreck, is taken in by kind servant Amy Foster, while Dr. James Kennedy comes to see him as a son. Romance blossoms between Yanko and Amy.
- Directors
- Beeban Kidron
- Cast
- Rachel Weisz, Vincent Perez, Ian McKellen, Kathy Bates, Joss Ackland, Tony Haygarth, Fiona Victory, Tom Bell, Zoë Wanamaker, William Scott-Masson, Eve Matheson, Dave Hill, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Matthew Scurfield, Margery Withers, Janine Duvitski, Willie Ross, Janet Henfrey, Paul Whitby, Angela Morant
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Release date
- 1998-01-23
- Studios
- Tapson Steel Films Productions, TriStar Pictures, Phoenix Pictures, The Greenlight Fund
Plot
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Swept from the Sea Plot and Cast
Set at the end of the 19th century, the film follows Russian emigrant Yanko Goorall, the only survivor of a shipwreck. Sick and hungry, he arrives at a farm where everyone fears him except Amy Foster, a kind servant who helps him. Dr. James Kennedy soon treats Yanko like a son, and a romance develops between Yanko and Amy.
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