''Swing'' is a 1999

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film directed by Nick Mead and starring

Hugo Speer Hugo Alexander Speer (born 17 March 1968) is an English actor and director. He is best known for playing Guy in ''The Full Monty'' (1997), Inspector Valentine in ''Father Brown (2013 TV series), Father Brown'' (2013–2014), Captain Treville in ...

and

Lisa Stansfield Lisa Jane Stansfield (born 11 April 1966) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. Her career began in 1980 when she won the singing competition ''Search for a Star''. After appearances in various television shows and releasing her first ...

. This was Stansfield's film debut and she also recorded the soundtrack, '' Swing''.

Jimmy Nail James Michael Aloysius Bradford (born 16 March 1954), known as Jimmy Nail, is an English singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and television writer. He played the role of Leonard "Oz" Osborne in the television show ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' ( ...

was originally cast, but does not feature in the film. The film was produced by Su Lim and Louise Rosner, with

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, Peter Locke, Robert L. Levy, Peter Abrams and Jean-Pierre Guérin as executive producers.

Plot

When an ex-con is released from prison he decides to start his own band and it is an amazing success until the police find out that it was backed with stolen money.

Cast

Music

Reception

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critic Buzz McClain gave the film a 2 out of 5, calling it "a terrific film, full of life and joy and excellent music, but with an uncharacteristically somber finale". Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes has the film at 43% based on 7 reviews with an average rating of 4.64/10.

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External links

* *{{Rotten Tomatoes, swing_1999 1999 films 1999 musical films 1999 comedy films British independent films Films set in Liverpool Jazz films 1990s English-language films 1990s British films English-language musical films