Swept Away
A wealthy woman's yachting holiday with friends in the Mediterranean Sea takes an unexpected turn when she and one of the boat's crew are stranded on a desert island.Her capitalist beliefs and his communist convictions clash, but during their struggle to survive, social roles are reversed and heated passions come alive.
- Director
- Lina Wertmüller
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Humour
- Worldwide
- $12M
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A wealthy woman's yachting holiday with friends in the Mediterranean Sea takes an unexpected turn when she and one of the boat's crew are stranded on a desert island. Her capitalist beliefs and his communist convictions clash, but during their struggle to survive, social roles are reversed and heated passions come alive.
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- Worldwide gross
- $12M
- Release date
- Dec 18, 1974
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Italian
- Country
- Italy
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