Swept from the Sea (1998)

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In the heart of an outcast, he found his destiny. In the passion of an outsider, she found her home.

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.

• Released: 1998-01-23
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 53m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 78 votes

Directed by Beeban Kidron.

Top cast

• Rachel Weisz as Amy Foster
• Vincent Perez as Yanko
• Ian McKellen as Dr. James Kennedy
• Kathy Bates as Miss Swaffer
• Joss Ackland as Mr. Swaffer
• Tony Haygarth as Mr. Smith
• Fiona Victory as Mrs. Smith
• Tom Bell as Isaac Foster
• Zoë Wanamaker as Mary Foster
• William Scott-Masson as Mr. Wilcox

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Swept from the Sea

• United States: stream on Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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