The Girl in a Swing (film)
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The Girl in a Swing is a 1988
supernatural thriller film adaptation of the novel of the same name
by Richard Adams
. The plot concerns a British art dealer, who travels to Copenhagen
where he falls in love with a beautiful and mysterious woman. The film was directed by Gordon Hessler
, and stars Meg Tilly, Rupert Frazer, Nicholas Le Prevost
, and Elspet Gray
.
1988 in film
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supernatural thriller film adaptation of the novel of the same name
The Girl in a Swing
The Girl in a Swing is the fourth novel by Richard Adams, author of Watership Down. It was first published in 1980. Subsequent editions changed the female lead's name from Kathe Geutner to Karin Forster, due to threat of a libel suit from someone with that name...
by Richard Adams
Richard Adams
Richard Adams was a non-conforming English Presbyterian divine, known as author of sermons and other theological writings.-Life:...
. The plot concerns a British art dealer, who travels to Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
where he falls in love with a beautiful and mysterious woman. The film was directed by Gordon Hessler
Gordon Hessler
Gordon Hessler is a British film and television director, screenwriter, and producer.He was raised in England and studied at the University of Reading. While a teenager, he moved to the United States and directed a series of short films and documentaries...
, and stars Meg Tilly, Rupert Frazer, Nicholas Le Prevost
Nicholas Le Prevost
Nicholas Le Prevost is an English actor. He was educated at Shaftesbury Grammar School, Shaftesbury, Dorset from 1957 to 1961 and at Kingswood School, Bath from 1961 to 1964...
, and Elspet Gray
Elspet Gray
Elspeth Jean Gray, Baroness Rix is a Scottish actress, known for her work on British television in the 1970s and '80s...
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