The Swing
Original title: Die Schaukel
- 1983
- 2h 13m
★ 5.5 TMDB Rating · 6 votes
Based on Annette Kolb’s autobiographical novel of the same name, THE SWING is a lavish, breathless reconstruction of life in Munich towards the end of the 19th century. The deceptively simple story centers around the Lautenschlags, a Bavarian-French Catholic family overflowing with artistry but short on practicalities like financial acumen.
- Director
- Percy Adlon
- Release date
- Oct 14, 1983
- Original language
- German
- Origin
- Germany
Cast of The Swing
Anja Jaenicke
Mathias
Lena Stolze
Gervaise
Joachim Bernhard
Otto
Susanne Herlet
Hespera
Christine Kaufmann
Mme. Lautenschlag
Rolf Illig
Herr Lautenschlag
Marianne Sägebrecht
Tandlerin
Irm Hermann
Frau Erlendicht
Günter Strack
Professor von Zwinger
Ulrich Tukur
Lhombre
Peter Kern
Hofkapellmeister
Annette von Aretin
Erzählerin
Where to Stream The Swing by Country
- United States
- Streaming on Prime Video, Plex, Amazon Prime Video FreeRent or buy on Amazon Video
- United Kingdom
- No streaming offers listed right now
- India
- No streaming offers listed right now
- Canada
- Streaming on Tubi, Plex
- Australia
- No streaming offers listed right now
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The Swing release dates by country
The Swing was released in cinemas on Jan 5, 1985 (United Kingdom).
| Country | In cinemas | Digital | Age rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Jan 5, 1985 | — | — |
| Germany | Oct 14, 1983 | — | — |
Digital = first release online to rent, buy or stream. Dates as reported to TMDB.
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