The Swing

2h 13m
Drama
4.8

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.

Cast

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
Jenny Thelen
Unknown
Elisabeth Bertram
Unknown
Dorothea Moritz
Unknown
Andrea Schober
Unknown
Anja Buczkowski
Unknown
Gustl Weishappel
Unknown
Pascal Müllerschön
Unknown
Dieter Pfaff
Unknown

Crew

Percy Adlon
Director, Writer
Annette Kolb
Novel
Clara Fabry
Editor
Jürgen Martin
Director of Photography
Luggi Waldleitner
Producer
Heidi Lüdi
Production Design
Regine Bätz
Costume Design
Peer Raben
Original Music Composer

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