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Swept Away

Swept Away

19747.41h 50m

Overview

A spoiled rich woman and a brutish Communist deckhand become stranded alone on a desert island after venturing away from their cruise.

Directed by Lina Wertmüller
Written by Lina Wertmüller
Produced by Romano Cardarelli
Box Office0Revenue: $6.0M

Top Cast

Giancarlo Giannini

Giancarlo Giannini

Gennarino Carunchio

Mariangela Melato

Mariangela Melato

Raffaella Pavone Lanzetti

Riccardo Salvino

Riccardo Salvino

Signor Pavone Lanzetti

Isa Danieli

Isa Danieli

Anna

Aldo Puglisi

Aldo Puglisi

un collega di Gennarino

Anna Melita

Anna Melita

Una conoscente di Raffaela

Eros Pagni

Eros Pagni

un giornalista di sinistra conoscente dei Pavone Lanzetti

Vittorio Fanfoni

Vittorio Fanfoni

Lorenzo Piani

Lorenzo Piani

G

Giuseppe Durini

Themes & Keywords

stockholm syndromedeserted islandmisogynybattle of the sexeswoman directorsubmissionmale egos

About Swept Away

Swept Away is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1974 exploring themes of stockholm syndrome, deserted island, misogyny, battle of the sexes, woman director, submission. Directed by Lina Wertmüller, it stars Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Riccardo Salvino. A spoiled rich woman and a brutish Communist deckhand become stranded alone on a desert island after venturing away from their cruise.

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