The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
This made-for-TV bio-pic is about Marilyn Bell, a Canadian teenager who, in 1954, was the first person to swim across Lake Ontario. She won the Toronto Canadian National Exhibition prize after Florence Chadwick, a then-famous American swimmer who was widely expected to win, dropped out in the middle of the race. Half of this heart-warming movie is devoted to the 21 hour swim in which the 16-year old Bell is exhorted by her pushy coach Gus Ryder not to give up.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Manon BriandDirector
- Karen WaltonWriter
Cast
- Caroline DhavernasMarilyn Bell
- Amy SloanJoan
- Graeme SomervilleGeorge Bryant
- Vlasta VranaGeorge McBlair
- Kent McQuaidMyron Peters
- Lisa Bronwyn MoorePatsy MacKinnon
- Ron WhiteGus Ryder
- Claudia BessoFlorence Chadwick
- Chip ChuipkaSyd Bell
- Jennifer MorehouseGrace Bell
- Natasha TofflemireKaren Bell
- Susan GloverPhyllis Ryder
Stills
Themes
woman director