Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story

Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story

2001
1h 30m
5.5

5.5/10

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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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Cookie Jar Entertainment
Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date February 4, 2001
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0215835

Cast

Caroline Dhavernas
Caroline Dhavernas

Marilyn Bell

Amy Sloan
Amy Sloan

Joan

Graeme Somerville
Graeme Somerville

George Bryant

Vlasta Vrana
Vlasta Vrana

George McBlair

Kent McQuaid
Kent McQuaid

Myron Peters

Lisa Bronwyn Moore
Lisa Bronwyn Moore

Patsy MacKinnon

Ron White
Ron White

Gus Ryder

Claudia Besso
Claudia Besso

Florence Chadwick

Chip Chuipka
Chip Chuipka

Syd Bell

Jennifer Morehouse
Jennifer Morehouse

Grace Bell

Natasha Tofflemire
Natasha Tofflemire

Karen Bell

Susan Glover
Susan Glover

Phyllis Ryder

Key Crew

Manon Briand
Director
Karen Walton
Writer