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Audiences rate it 39 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes28%
Audiences rate it 39 points higher than critics do.
78 audience votes
Key crew
- Beeban KidronDirector
- John BarryOriginal Music Composer
- Tim WillocksScreenplay
Cast
- Rachel WeiszAmy Foster
- Vincent PerezYanko
- Ian McKellenDr. James Kennedy
- Kathy BatesMiss Swaffer
- Joss AcklandMr. Swaffer
- Tony HaygarthMr. Smith
- Fiona VictoryMrs. Smith
- Tom BellIsaac Foster
- Zoë WanamakerMary Foster
- William Scott-MassonMr. Wilcox
- Eve MathesonMrs. Wilcox
- Dave HillJack Vincent