PG19841h 40mDramaRomanceWar
Swing Shift
When America marched off to war the women marched into the factory. From then on...nothing was the same.
66Pop Score8 of 9 sources
Critics +9 vs audiencesIn 1941 America, Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, she takes a job at the local aircraft plant where she meets Hazel, the singer from across the way. The two soon become firm friends and with the other girls become increasingly expert workers. As the war drags on, Kay finally dates her trumpet-playing foreman and life gets more complicated.
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Writer
- Nancy Dowd
- Music
- Patrick Williams
- Cinematography
- Tak Fujimoto
- Editor
- Craig McKay
Ratings
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Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 13 Apr 1984
- Original language
- English
