The Girl in a Swing (1988)
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- R
- 1h 59min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 15 Sep 1988 (UK)
- Movie
A London art broker goes to Copenhagen where he requires the services of a secretary fluent in Danish, English, and German. He falls deeply in love with the woman, despite the fact that he knows virtually nothing about her. She insists on...
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| Meg Tilly | ... |
Karin Foster
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| Rupert Frazer | ... |
Alan Dresland
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| Nicholas Le Prevost | ... |
The Vicar
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| Elspet Gray | ... |
Mrs. Dresland
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| Lynsey Baxter | ... |
Barbara
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Jean Boht | ... |
Mrs. Taswell
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| Lorna Heilbron | ... |
Flick
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Hanne Borchsenius | ... |
Jytte Borgen
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Ljuba Castot | ... |
Child in Water
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| Helen Cherry | ... |
Lady Alice
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Mogens Dalsgaard | ... |
Concert Pianist
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William 'Duke' Meeks | ... |
Mr. Steinberg
(as Duke)
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Su Elliot | ... |
Nurse
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June Ellis | ... |
Lady at Auction
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| Patrick Godfrey | ... |
Coroner
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Ebbe Langberg | ... |
Per Simonsen
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Preston Lockwood | ... |
Man at Sothebys
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Leonard Maguire | ... |
Dr. Frazer
(as Leonard McGuire)
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Michael Melia | ... |
Policeman 1
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Trine Michelsen | ... |
Receptionist
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Hilary Minster | ... |
Joe
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Klaus Pagh | ... |
Man at La Cocotte
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Jan Petersen | ... |
Chef at La Cocotte
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Martin Selway | ... |
Policeman 2
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Claire Shepherd | ... |
Angela
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| Axel Strøbye | ... |
Jarl Borgen
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Sophie Thursfield | ... |
Deirdre
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Ralph Wade | ... |
Auctioneer
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Directed by
| Gordon Hessler | ||
Written by
| Gordon Hessler | ... | (writer) |
| Richard Adams | ... | (based on the novel by) |
Produced by
| Just Betzer | ... | producer |
| Benni Korzen | ... | co-producer |
| Pernille Siesbye | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Carl Davis | ||
Cinematography by
| Claus Loof | ||
Editing by
| Robert Gordon | ||
Editorial Department
| Anette Bjerregard | ... | apprentice editor |
| Linda Schubell-Sundlin | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Marilyn Johnson | ... | (London casting) |
| Simone Reynolds | ... | (London casting) |
Art Direction by
| Rob Schilling | ||
Costume Design by
| Betina Betzer | ||
| Pernille Siesbye | ||
Makeup Department
| Kezia De Winne | ... | key makeup artist |
| Abby John | ... | makeup artist: UK |
| Birthe Lyngsøe | ... | makeup artist: second unit |
| Susan Parkinson | ... | makeup artist: UK |
Production Management
| Jim Bigham | ... | production manager: USA |
| John Hilbard | ... | production manager: second unit |
| Michael Obel | ... | production manager: Denmark |
| Sally Pardo | ... | production manager: UK |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tony Dyer | ... | assistant director: UK |
Art Department
| Palle Arestrup | ... | props: second unit |
| Arvid Berg | ... | props: Denmark |
| Ena Eisel | ... | props: Denmark |
| William Knuttel | ... | props: second unit |
| Axel Krogsbøll | ... | props: Denmark |
| Mark Stevensen | ... | props: UK |
| Sarah Woodford | ... | props: UK |
Sound Department
| Hans-Eric Ahrn | ... | sound recording mixer |
| Lennart Birch | ... | sound assistant |
| Preben Mortensen | ... | sound |
| John Nielsen | ... | sound editor |
| Bjarne Risbjerg | ... | sound editor |
| Lars Skovgaard | ... | sound editor |
| Maj Soya | ... | sound editor |
| Mark Witzen | ... | boom operator: USA |
Visual Effects by
| Roy Field | ... | special optical sequences |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Birger Bohm | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Dave Cherry | ... | best boy: USA |
| John Chickanis | ... | best boy: USA |
| Kevin Chickanis | ... | grip: USA |
| Jesper Find | ... | first assistant camera |
| Pat Garrett | ... | key grip |
| Torben Glarbo | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Courtney Goodwin | ... | underwater camera assistant: USA |
| Peter Klitgaard | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Gunner Nielsen | ... | camera grip |
| Edward Pacetti | ... | underwater camera operator: USA (as Ed Pacetti) |
| Marty Segal | ... | gaffer: USA |
| Otto Stenov | ... | lighting director |
| Uffe Kaare Thomsen | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
| Niels Vestberg | ... | still photographer |
| Erik Wittrup Willumsen | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Pauline Daly | ... | wardrobe: UK |
Script and Continuity Department
| Marjorie Lavelly | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Cathy Carlisle | ... | production coordinator: USA (as Cathy Carlistle) |
| Ditte Christiansen | ... | production assistant: Denmark |
| Jonathan Korzen | ... | floor runner: UK |
| John Peel | ... | production assistant: USA |
| Ilan Rakah | ... | production assistant: USA |
| Mette Schramm | ... | dailies assembly |
| Annette Serena | ... | script supervisor: USA |
| Ashvin Shah | ... | production accountant |
| Pernille Siesbye | ... | production assistant: second unit |
| Mark Somner | ... | production runner: UK |
| Jorgen Falster | ... | producers asssistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Concorde Filmverleih (1989) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- J&M Entertainment (1988) (Non-US) (theatrical)
- Millimeter Films (1989) (United States) (theatrical)
- Miramax (1989) (United States) (theatrical)
- Ammo Content (2020) (United States) (video)
- Astrablu Media (2007) (World-wide)
- Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1990) (Canada) (VHS)
- Daiei (1990) (Japan) (VHS)
- Futuristic Entertainment (1990) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (video)
- Image Entertainment (laserdisc)
- KNM Home Entertainment (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- MCA (1990) (Canada) (VHS)
- Miramax
- Roadshow Home Video (1989) (Australia) (video) (under "Applause Home Video" label)
- Scorpion Releasing (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- Screen Media Ventures (2004) (World-wide)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A London art broker goes to Copenhagen where he requires the services of a secretary fluent in Danish, English, and German. He falls deeply in love with the woman, despite the fact that he knows virtually nothing about her. She insists on not being married in a church, and after they are married, some bad things from her past begin surfacing in subtly supernatural ways, and he must find the best way to deal with them without destroying their relationship.
Written by Ed Sutton |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | One of at least six 1980s movies which featured eroticism in relation to actress Meg Tilly. These pictures included 'Impulse' (1984), which featured posters sold on a love scene with Tilly; 'Psycho II' (1983), which positioned Tilly nude in a Bates mansion shower and exiting it naked; 'The Big Chill' (1983), where Tilly performed erotic exercises; 'Masquerade' (1988), which featured steamy love scenes with Tilly and '80s hunk Rob Lowe; Milos Forman's 'Valmont' (1989), which was a version of the 1782 French seduction games novel 'Dangerous Liaisons' ('Les Liaisons dangereuses') by Choderlos de Laclos; and 'The Girl in a Swing' (1988), which featured passion in its tagline, and featured Tilly predominantly naked on a movie poster, declaring it ''the year's most erotic mystery''. Moreover, Tilly played a lady of the night in the 'Some Like It Hot-Wired' (1982) episode of 'Hill Street Blues'. In contra-position to these, Tilly in the '80s played a nun involved in virgin conception in Norman Jewison's 'Agnes of God' (1985). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Old Gringo/The Girl in a Swing/An Innocent Man/Drugstore Cowboy (1989). See more » |
