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Released
1993 · FILM

Swing Kids

A group of rebellious German teenagers risk everything to keep dancing to forbidden swing music, daring the Nazi regime while their double lives as Hitler Youth threaten their friendships and survival.

“In a world on the brink of war. You either march to one tune or dance to another.”

Directed by
Thomas Carter
Written by
Jonathan Marc Feldman
Runtime
112 min
DramaMusic
Streaming on
  • Rakuten Viki

Synopsis

The film follows a close-knit group of young people in Nazi Germany who secretly listen to banned swing music from the United States. As they enjoy dancing and having fun, the situation becomes more complex as the Nazis tighten their control over the country. Each member of the group is eventually confronted with difficult choices regarding morality, loyalty, and survival.

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Principal cast & crew: 20

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Michael R MillerShot by Jerzy ZielinskiScored by James HornerDesigned by Allan Cameron

Box Office

1993 · Box office

Grossed $5.6M worldwide

Worldwide gross

$5.6M

Worldwide gross$5.6M

Opening weekend: $2.0M — 35% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $2.5M — 45% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 542 theaters

Also known as

  • Rebeldes del swinges

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