Movie
Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story
5.0/10
2001
1h 30m
en
Adventure
TV Movie
Overview
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.
Director
Manon Briand
Writers
Karen Walton
Movie Information
Release Date
February 4, 2001
Runtime
1h 30m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
7
