Swept Away (2002)


Swept Away
Release Date08 October 2002
Budget$10,000,000
GenreComedy, Romance
CountryUK
Italy
Filming LocationsAlghero, Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
LanguageEnglish, Greek, Italian
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRomantic Drama, Comedy of Manners
MoodUnloveables, Carnal Knowledge
ThemesStranded, Opposites Attract, Servants and Employers, Class Differences
TonesIntimate, Sexy, Quirky, Harsh, Biting
TagsBourgeois, Class System, Class [social], Domination [influence], Heir, High Society, Island Deserted, Nouveau Riche

Swept Away is a 2002 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Madonna, Adriano Giannini, and Bruce Greenwood. It was released by Screen Gems and produced by Matthew Vaughn. It received generally negative reviews from critics and was a box office failure.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Amber

Michael

Captain

Ricardo Perna
Crew Member

Giuseppe

George Antoni
Chef

Beatrice Luzzi
Rich Lady

Lorenzo Ciompi
Rich Man

Patrizio Rispo
Burly Captain

Francis Pardeilhan
Tony's Assistant

Rosa Pianeta
Receptionist

Andrea Ragatzu
Bell Boy

Anna Cachia
Fishmonger

Director

Writer

screenplay

Lina Wertmüller
1974 screenplay Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto

Producer

Adam Bohling
co-producer

David Reid
co-producer

producer

Original Music

Michel Colombier
-

Cinematographer

Alex Barber

Editor

Eddie Hamilton
-

Casting Director

Kerry Barden

Mark Bennett

Billy Hopkins

Suzanne Smith

Lucinda Syson
-

Production Designer

Russell De Rozario

Art Director

Damon Earnshaw
-

Costume Designer

Arianne Phillips
-

Makeup Department

Jackie Grima
makeup artist: dailies

Fae Hammond
chief makeup artist, chief hair stylist

Rita Marmor
hair stylist: Madonna

Debbie Scicluna
hair & makeup: Malta

Fiona Horne
makeup artist: Madonna

Production Manager

Andrea Costantini
production manager: Sardinia

Clare Maclean
post-production supervisor

Erik Paoletti
unit manager: Sardinia

Malcolm Scerri-Ferrante
production manager: Malta

Sandra Shuttleworth
production manager

Jeremy Crane
production manager: reshoots

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Michael Elliott
first assistant director

Toby Hosking
second assistant director

Anthony Wilcox
third assistant director

Art Department

Patrick Aguis
painter: Malta

Alfie Burgess
stand-by props

Alfred Caruana
prop buyer: Malta

Angelo Delia
head carpenter: Malta

Billy Edwards
stand-by props

Stefan Kopec
stand-by rigger

Jenny Lawrence-Smith
prop buyer

Marcus Love-McGuirk
assistant designer

Dave Paley
construction manager

John Roberts
head scenic painter

Joseph Scibberas
stand-by carpenter: Malta

Natalie Sinclair
art department production manager: Malta

Terry Woods
prop master

Sound Department

Helen Brown
foley artist

Chris Burdon
sound re-recording mixer

Matthew Collinge
sound effects editor, sound designer

Arthur Fenn
boom operator

Jamie Gambell
cable person

Tony Gibson
assistant sound editor

Simon Hayes
sound mixer

Lee Herrick
foley editor

Paul Huntingford
foley artist

Danny Sheehan
dialogue editor

Greg Steele
adr mixer

Sven Taits
sound re-recording mixer

Peter Gleaves
adr mixer

Steve Hancock
studio sound technician

Visual Effects

Chas Cash
3D animator: Cinesite Europe

Simon Cross
fire editor: Cinesite Europe

Paul Ensby
colorist: Cinesite Europe

Andrew Francis
datacine operator: Cinesite Europe

Stuart Fyvie
datacine operator: Cinesite Europe

Katja Hollmann
scanning and recording operator: Cinesite

Dag Iversay
Inferno operator: Cinesite Europe

Jack James
editorial assistant: Cinesite Europe

Lorraine Johnson
film recording: Cinesite Europe

Simon Johnson
film recording: Cinesite Europe

Paul Lambert
Inferno operator: Cinesite Europe

Christopher Learmonth
data operator: Cinesite Europe

Phillip Leonhardt
rotoscope artist: Cinesite Europe

Stuart McAra
visual effects producer: Cinesite Europe

Claire McGrane
producer: Cinesite Europe

Donal Nolan
rotoscope artist: Cinesite Europe

Antoinette Perez
visual effects coordinator: Cinesite Europe

Alex Smith
2D compositor: Cinesite Europe

Andy Taylor
production assistant: Cinesite Europe

Courtney Vanderslice
executive producer: Cinesite Europe

Aviv Yaron
2D technical director: Cinesite

Dan Ashton
scanning and recording

Christopher Grandel
trailer digital effects, Howard Anderson Company

Stunts

Giovanna Lecis
stunts

Riccardo Mioni
stunt coordinator

Stefano Maria Mioni
stunt coordinator

Alessandro Novelli
stunts

Franco Maria Salamon
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Marc Booth
video playback operator

Chris Connatty
clapper loader

Sara Deane
camera assistant

Lawrence Duffy
electrician

Robert Gavigan
electrician

Jess Hall
director of photography: second unit, Sardinia

Alex Howe
first assistant camera: additional photography

Phil Mullally
focus puller

Richard Oxley
assistant chief lighting technician

Kevin Robertson
chief lighting technician

Daniel Smith
still photographer

Greg Thomas
electrician

Karl Watkins
director of photography: second unit, Malta

Peter Wignall
camera operator

Terry Williams
key grip

Saviour Zammit
electrician: Malta

Casting Department

Jefferson Clode
casting assistant

Makis Gazis
casting: Greece

Berenice Percival
casting assistant

Alex Pisani
extras casting: Malta

Shaila Rubin
casting: Italy

Jeremy Zimmerman
additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Annabel Fleri-Soler
costume assistant: Malta

Marcus Love-McGuirk
wardrobe supervisor

Marina Marit
costumer: Madonna

Janet Tebrooke
wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

Tomomi Kitamura
assistant editor

Jason Wheeler
negative cutter

Music Department

Steve Durkee
score recordist

Geoff Foster
score engineer

Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor

Jake Jackson
assistant score engineer

Ian Neil
music supervisor

Danny Sheehan
music editor

Tom Kramer
music editor

Other Crew

Andrea Alunni
assistant location manager: Sardinia

Simon Atherton
armorer

Winston Azzopardi
location scout

Lamberto Balintffy
production assistant: Sardinia

Mark Beaumont
production accountant

Angela Becker
assistant: Madonna

Giuseppe Beoddu
production assistant: Sardinia

Adrian Borg Ghigo
production assistant, production runner: Malta

Martella Bugeja
production assistant: Malta

Dan Cadan
epk director

Mark Caruana
tank supervisor: Malta

Lawrence Chisholm
production assistant: Malta

Alfredo Colangeli
production assistant: Sardinia

Jeremy Crane
production assistant

Maria Vittoria Filippone
accountant: Sardinia

Mavis Formosa
production secretary

Joseph Formosa Randon
assistant: Mr. Scerri-Ferrante, Malta

Todd A. Fox
assistant: Mr. Ritchie

Marco Giacalone
location manager: Sardinia

Ian Vassallo Grant
production assistant

Helen Gregory
production coordinator

Mary Haddow
script supervisor

Caroline Lovelace
assistant: Mr. Vaughn

Norma Marie Mascia
production coordinator: Sardinia

Nick Moss
assistant: Mr. Ritchie

Gianni Basile Neiddu
production assistant: Sardinia

Tarquin Pack
assistant: Mr. Bohling & Mr. Reid

Bill Ridealgh
unit nurse

Katryna Samut-Tagliaferro
production coordinator

Patric Scott
unit publicist

Robert Spiteri
production assistant: Malta

Eddie Standish
location manager

Charles Vella
marine coordinator: Malta

Sarah-Jane Wilson
assistant accountant

Galea Yolanda
assistant accountant

Nick Komornicki
armorer

Production Company

Screen Gems

SKA Films

Codi S.p.a.

Distributor

Screen Gems

Columbia TriStar Films

Medusa Distribuzione

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
,

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Columbia TriStar Home Video

Columbia TriStar Home Video

LK-TEL
,

RTL Entertainment

Special Effects

Cinesite

Miscellaneous

AFM Lighting
lighting equipment supplied by

ARRI Media
camera and grip equipment

Air Lyndhurst Studios
original music recorded at

Air Malta
special thanks to

Alfred Dunhill Limited
special thanks to

Carlos V Hotel
special thanks to

Cartier
special thanks to

Celebrity Protection
security

Chanel
special thanks to

Cineroma Productions
production services: Italy

Cinesite
digital film master

Comune di Dorgali (NU)
special thanks to

De Lane Lea Sound Centre
sound re-recorded at

Film Finance
completion guarantor

FilmFlow
transport facilities

Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano (FAI)
special thanks to

Frameline Productions Ltd.
end titles

Global Music Service
music copyist

Government and People of Malta
special thanks to

Gucci
special thanks to

Hopkins, Smith & Barden
casting

Jason Wheeler Film Services
negative cutting

Malta Film Commission
special thanks to

Media Insurance Brokers
insurance services

Mediterranean Film Studios Ltd.
filmed in part at

Missoni
special thanks to

Olswang
production legal services

Personal Security Services
security provided by: Malta

Phaze UK
sound editing by

Production Copier Company
production equipment and services

SNO Yachts
special thanks to

Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack

Versace
special thanks to






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