Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story
First aired on Feb 4, 2001
Runtime: 90 mins
50%
Genres: Adventure, TV Movie
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Caroline Dhavernas | Marilyn Bell
Amy Sloan |
Graeme Somerville |
Vlasta Vrana |
Kent McQuaid |
Lisa Bronwyn Moore |
Featured Crew
Manon Briand | Director
Karen Walton | Writer
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