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Swing Kids is a american film of genre Drama directed by Thomas Carter released in USA on 5 march 1993 with Robert Sean Leonard
Swing Kids (1993)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 5 march 1993
Length 1h54
Directed by Thomas Carter
OriginUSA
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Jazz films, Musical films, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Rating67%
Swing Kids is a 1993 American film directed by Thomas Carter, and stars Christian Bale, Robert Sean Leonard and Frank Whaley. In pre-World War II Germany, two high school students, Peter Müller and Thomas Berger, attempt to be swing kids by night and Hitler Youth by day, a decision that acutely impacts their friends and families. The film received mixed reviews.
Synopsis
In 1939 Hamburg, Peter Müller and Thomas Berger join their friends Arvid and Otto at a swing club called The Bismarck. They have a good time, dancing and enjoying the music.Actors
Robert Sean Leonard
(Peter Müller)
Christian Bale
(Thomas Berger)
Frank Whaley
(Arvid)
Barbara Hershey
(Frau Müller)
Kenneth Branagh
(Herr Knopp, Gestapo)
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