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Swing Kids

Swing Kids

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Director: Thomas Carter (ii)
Actors: Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Barbara Hershey, Tushka Bergen
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 154 reviews
Sales Rank: 5128

Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 114 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6

MPN: DISD26913D
UPC: 786936188387
EAN: 0786936188387
ASIN: B000065V3W

Theatrical Release Date: March 5, 1993
Release Date: September 3, 2002
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The story of a close-knit group of young kids in nazi germany who listen to banned swing music from the us Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 09/03/2002 Starring: Robert Sean Leonard Frank Whaley Run time: 114 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Thomas Carter

Amazon.com
This strange movie with a niche subject--jazz-loving, dance-loving German kids persecuted by Hitler's men--almost works, thanks to a good cast who seem devoted to the unusual story line. Director Thomas Carter doesn't bring the necessary stylistic oomph to the musical sequences, something that might have pushed the whole production to another, more interesting level of Hollywood dream. Kenneth Branagh makes a particularly effective, wolf-in-sheep's-clothing Nazi official. --Tom Keogh


Customer Reviews:   Read 149 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars As good as I remember it, and slightly better now that I'm older and understand some of the references.   June 19, 2008
Miss Rizzy (Parris Island, SC USA)
Swing Kids has always been a favorite movie of mine, since I first saw it in college. Seeing it again after having been in the music business for 8 years, many of the musical references and jokes are clearer to me now and made the movie that much better. Musician or not, I highly recommend renting/buying this flick.


5 out of 5 stars Good Movie   June 7, 2008
R. Scott (Juniata, Ne USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

I bought this movie because I like swing dancing. It was a really good movie I really enjoyed it.


5 out of 5 stars I'm not gonna lie... I LOVE this movie.   April 24, 2008
Lauren (Chattanooga, TN USA)
Yeah, the premise sounds weird. Nazi Germany + teens into swing music/culture = WTF? But, it's a tragic story of friends torn apart by an oppressive government. Robert Sean Leonard and Christian Bale are both wonderful.


5 out of 5 stars One of my favorites!   March 21, 2008
Suzanna Eller (Seattle, wa United States)
Excellent film with some history, some fun dancing and some serious tear jerking...The music and dancing is amazing in this film but the story is really powerful too!


4 out of 5 stars A Swinging Good Time   February 13, 2008
Kara Chapman (Edwardsville, IL)
This movie is amazing. Robert Sean Leonard and Christian Bale give amazing performances. The storyline is really powerful with messages that go beyond the WWII era. I first watched this movie in a German class, but bought it really soon afterwards... it's extremely powerful.

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