AdventureTV Movie
Watch Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story (2001) Official Trailer
5.5 / 10 IMDb February 4, 2001 1h 30m
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
Runtime
1h 30m
Release Date
February 4, 2001
Genre
Adventure, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
Canada
Writers
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Cast
Caroline Dhavernas
as Marilyn Bell
Amy Sloan
as Joan
Graeme Somerville
as George Bryant
Vlasta Vrana
as George McBlair
Kent McQuaid
as Myron Peters
Lisa Bronwyn Moore
as Patsy MacKinnon
Ron White
as Gus Ryder
Claudia Besso
as Florence Chadwick
Chip Chuipka
as Syd Bell
Jennifer Morehouse
as Grace Bell
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Natasha Tofflemire
as Karen Bell
Susan Glover
as Phyllis Ryder
Production Companies
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