Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story
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.
Adventure
TV Movie
5.0
7 reviewsRuntime: 90 min.
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 2001-02-04
Director(s): Manon Briand
Languages: English
IMDB: tt0215835
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