Swing Kids
Brief Synopsis
Set in prewar Nazi Germany, the story of a group of German youths obsessed with American jazz, who must come to grips with the rise of fascism.
Cast & Crew
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Thomas Carter
Director
Ines Goritz
Martin Clunes
Roman Janousek
Gregorey Garrison
Marie Vorlova
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Dance
Drama
Music
Period
War
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Tomas Cervenka
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Synopsis
Set in prewar Nazi Germany, the story of a group of German youths obsessed with American jazz, who must come to grips with the rise of fascism.
Director
Thomas Carter
Director
Cast
Ines Goritz
Martin Clunes
Roman Janousek
Gregorey Garrison
Marie Vorlova
Kate Buffery
Alfred Cortot
Performer
Warnar Van Eeden
Lenka Pesatova
Mary Fogarty
Ivan Landa
Christian Bale
Petr Lepsa
Sean Pertwee
Ciaran Madden
Ulf Garrizmann
Dana Kopacova
John Duval
Metin Yenal
Jacques Thibaud
Performer
Nada Konvalinkova
Katerina Dankova
Sarka Horcikova
Ideal Getinkaya
Johan Leysen
Freya Tampert
Pete Baikie
Tini Stoll
Frank Whaley
Cathy Murdoch
Eliza Clark
Vladimir Matejcek
Arthur White
Noah Wyle
Dita Kalibova
Richard Hanson
Kenneth Branagh
Pablo Casals
Performer
Julia Stemberger
Jennifer Chamberlain
Bettina Heyroth
Jochen Horst
Andrew Kitchen
Marek Libert
Klara Vejvodova
Carl Brincat
Sabine Skala
Barbara Hershey
Melinda O'conner
Robert Sean Leonard
Vaclav Muska
Sven Daum
Jayce Bartok
Simon Shelton
David Robb
Karel Belohradsky
Douglas Roberts
Britta Krause
Julie Oram
David Tom
John Streitburger
Jessica Hynes
Anna Montanaro
Jiri Malek
Petr Jßkl
Billy Burke
Jeremy Bulloch
Lucie Vackarova
Tushka Bergen
Pavel Svoboda
Joseph Bennett
Tessa Pattani
Tomas Mesner
Hana Cizkova
Magdalena Chrzova
Crew
Julie Adams
Dialogue Coach
Deborah Aquila
Casting Director
Lee Ashley
Song
Philip Baker
Advisor
Jan Balzer
Production Supervisor
Billy Banks
Song Performer
Don Banks
Boom Operator
Roman Bartonicek
Construction Manager
Iva Bartova
Wardrobe Assistant
Count Basie
Song
Jenny Beavan
Costume Designer
Ron Beck
Wardrobe
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Music
Harry Benn
Coproducer
Cynthia Berry
Production Assistant
Andy Birmingham
Production Accountant
Chris Boardman
Choreographer
Chris Boardman
Song
Alan Booth
Construction Coordinator
Jean Bourne
Script Supervisor
Randy Bricker
Apprentice
Bob Bridges
Assistant Camera Operator
Tristan Brighty
Assistant Editor
Sammy Cahn
Song
Allan Cameron
Production Designer
David E Campbell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Candib
Editor
Eddie Carroll
Song
Tomas Cervenka
Cable Operator
Ivan Chalupa
Grip
Saul Chaplin
Song
George Cole
Lighting
Frank Connor
Photography
Sean Connor
Other
J. Fred Coots
Song
Midge Costin
Sound Editor
Jim Coward
Generator Operator
Kate Crossley
Apprentice
Sophie Dasic
Accounting Assistant
Noel Davis
Casting Director
Garry Dawson
Property Master
Val Demeter
Other
Hana Drhovska
Stock Footage
Yvonne Eastmond
Accounting Assistant
Duke Ellington
Song
Paul Engelen
Makeup Artist
Brian Estabrook
Transportation Captain
Leonard Feather
Consultant
Jonathan Marc Feldman
Screenplay
Jonathan Marc Feldman
Music Producer
Zdenek Fiala
Location Manager
Sarah Flack
Apprentice
Neisha Folkes
Choreographer
Teddy Foster
Song Performer
Ryan Francois
Choreographer
Marva Fucci
Assistant Sound Editor
Sean Fuller
Other
Slim Gaillard
Song
Marcia Gay
Assistant Director
David Gertz
Foley Mixer
Howell Gibbens
Sound Editor
Haven Gillespie
Song
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
Song Performer
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
Song
Mack Gordon
Song
Mark R. Gordon
Producer
Dale Grahn
Color Timer
Bud Green
Song
Krystof Hanzlik
Assistant Director
Holly Harold
Assistant
Barbara Harris
Voice Casting
Fred Harris
Other
Matthew Harrison
Foley Editor
Elizabeth Hawkins
Assistant
Jim Henrikson
Music Editor
Ron Hicklin
Music Contractor
Jack Hofstra
Editor
James Horner
Music Conductor
James Horner
Music
David Householter
Assistant Director
Martin Hume
Camera Operator
George Hunt
Best Boy
Garth Inns
Special Effects Coordinator
Jacob Jacobs
Song
Harry James
Song
Sid James
Other
Sid James
Music Coordinator
Colin Jamison
Hairdresser
Jan Jamison
Hairdresser
Daniela Jencikova
Production Accountant
Lindsay Jewett
Production Assistant
Elizabeth Joseph
Assistant
Eva Kadankova
Casting
Suhail F Kafity
Sound Editor
Doc Kane
Adr Mixer
Nathan Kaproff
Music Contractor
Nigel Kirton
Steadicam Operator
R. J. Kizer
Adr Editor
Lukas Klika
Grip
Ales Kocian
Makeup Artist
Tereza Kolihova
Hairdresser
George Komrower
Apprentice
Ivana Korcikova
Hairdresser
Robert Kraft
Rerecording
Michal Krska
Art Director
Jaroslav Kucera
Unit Manager Assistant
Hana Kucerova
Wardrobe Assistant
Irena Ladyrova
Accounting Assistant
P Larare
Song
Alexandra Leviloff
Assistant Editor
Lee Lighting Ltd
Lighting
Oldrich Mach Jr.
Production Manager
John Bard Manulis
Producer
Raymond Mapps
Other
Antonin Marik
Camera Assistant
Suzanna Marley
Casting Associate
Frank Marshall
Executive Producer
Victoria Martin
Foley Editor
Hans Massaquoi
Technical Advisor
Burke Mattsson
Titles
Christopher Meledandri
Executive Producer
Billy Meyers
Song
F Hudson Miller
Sound Editor
Michael R Miller
Editor
Irving Mills
Song
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutting
Dr. Miroslav Mudra
Advisor
James Mundy
Song
Shawn Murphy
Music
Cynthia Neipris
Assistant
Frantisek Novotny
Production Assistant
Pavel Novy
Construction Manager
Sy Oliver
Song
Maggie Ostroff
Assistant Sound Editor
R J Palmer
Sound Editor
Ivo Pavelek
Location Manager
John Pettis
Song
Sally Prager
Production Assistant
Michal Prikryl
Unit Manager Assistant
Pavlina Prikrylova
Other
Louis Prima
Song
Miroslav Ptacek
Other
Luke Quigley
Dolly Grip
Joe E. Rand
Music Editor
Tony Reading
Art Director
Eric Reasoner
Music Editor
Django Reinhardt
Song
John T Reitz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Harry Revel
Song
Laura Rice
Assistant Director
Christy Richmond
Assistant Editor
Joel Rosenbaum
Original Music
Olga Rosenfelderova
Assistant Director
Gregg Rudloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Peter Rutherford
Production
Tom Sachs
Unit Production Manager
Otis Sallid
Choreographer
Gail Samuelson
Production Coordinator
Chris Schiavo
Assistant Sound Editor
Elmer Schoebel
Song
Sholom Secunda
Song
Miroslava Sedlackova
Wardrobe Assistant
Jane Shannon
Other
Ivan Sharrock
Sound Mixer
Rosiland Shingleton
Set Decorator
Adam Shulman
Production Assistant
Janis Siegel
Song Performer
Lubos Simecek
Lighting
Jana Smetanova
Wardrobe Assistant
Tony Spartling
Camera
Steve Spence
Art Director
Pavel Stark
Electrician
Karen Stern
Editor
Lisa Marie Stetler
Production Assistant
Slam Stewart
Song
Sherry Stockler
Apprentice
Petr Sulc
Electrician
Jiri Svenha
Best Boy
Janet Tebrooke
Costume Supervisor
G Trede
Song
John Turner
Electrician
Jaroslav Ungr
Grip
Karel Vanasek
Property Master
Jiri Vater
Special Effects Assistant
Jiri Vrana
Electrician
Antonin Vybihal
Video
Richard Wagner
Music
George Watters
Sound Editor
John Weller
Other
David Wescott
Other
Michael White
Storyboard Artist
Denise Whiting-gontz
Adr Editor
Tim Wooster
Assistant Camera Operator
James Young
Song
Jerzy Zielinski
Director Of Photography
Alison Zimet
Casting Associate
Jeremy Zimmermann
Casting Director
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Dance
Drama
Music
Period
War
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Tomas Cervenka
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video August 4, 1993
Released in United States Spring March 5, 1993
Feature directorial debut for television director and former actor Thomas Carter.
Began shooting February 3, 1992.
Completed shooting April 13, 1992.
Released in United States Spring March 5, 1993
Released in United States on Video August 4, 1993
