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1974 | DIRECTED BY LINA WERTMULLER

Swept Away

AKA
Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August
Movie Stats
Year
1974
Runtime
 114 minutes (1 hr 54 mins)
Certificates

R

12

IIB

VM14

R18
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Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
4th Jul 2025
Last viewed:
4th Jul 2025
Total views:
10
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
17th September 1975
50 years 1 months 5 days ago
Argentina release date
 Argentina
27th November 1975
49 years 10 months 25 days ago
France release date
 France
5th May 1976
49 years 5 months 17 days ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
9th June 1976
49 years 4 months 13 days ago
Denmark release date
 Denmark
6th November 1976
48 years 11 months 16 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
27th May 1978
47 years 4 months 26 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $25.7 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
13,577 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Release: 17th Sep '75
  • Debut weekend: 14th Apr '17
  • Debut position: 90
  • Highest position: 47
  • Debut gross: $1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 18
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
lina wertmuller
Starring
Gennarino Carunchio
Raffaella Pavone Lanzetti
Signor Pavone Lanzetti
Anna
Pippo
(as Luis Suarez)
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1975-09-17
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UK Box Office Chart History
No UK box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
47
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
18
Total US Gross:
$25,661
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
90N
$1,011
$1,011
91
$1,236
$2,247
98
$732
$3,813
101
$351
$4,164
102
$780
$4,944
84N
$1,752
$6,848
47N
$6,554
$6,554
58
$2,013
$14,267
56
$1,273
$17,115
58
$879
$17,994
62
$714
$19,010
62▲▼
$1,336
$20,347
58
$1,143
$21,490
62
$612
$22,101
60
$979
$23,080
50N
$714
$24,742
67N
$652
$25,486
67▲▼
$175
$25,661

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£0
24801
Swept Away
24802

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Swept Away  Sound & Vision Tue, 20th May 2025

Swept Away - Film Threat  Film Threat Tue, 4th February 2025

Lina Wertmüller's SWEPT AWAY… BY AN UNUSUAL DESTINY IN THE BLUE SEA OF AUGUST  Film Forum Thu, 19th December 2024