• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1998-01-23
  • Runtime113 minutes
  • TaglineIn the heart of an outcast, he found his destiny. In the passion of an outsider, she found her home.
  • RevenueNot Available
  • GenreDrama, Romance
  • Production
    CompaniesTapson Steel Films Productions, TriStar Pictures, Phoenix Pictures, The Greenlight Fund
  • BudgetNot Available

Movie Overview

The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. When Yanko enters a farm sick and hungry after the shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy, who is very kind and helps him. Soon he becomes like a son for Dr. James Kennedy and romance between Yanko and Amy follows.

Casts

Rachel Weisz

Vincent Perez

Ian McKellen

Kathy Bates

Joss Ackland

Tony Haygarth

Fiona Victory

Tom Bell

Zoë Wanamaker

William Scott-Masson

Eve Matheson

Dave Hill

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Matthew Scurfield

Janine Duvitski

Willie Ross

Janet Henfrey

Sandra Huggett

Frédérique Feder