Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story

Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story (2001)

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.

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  • Release Date: 2001-02-04
  • Runtime: 1h 30min
  • Director: Manon Briand

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    • Cast

    • Caroline Dhavernas

      Marilyn Bell

    • Amy Sloan

    • Graeme Somerville

    • Vlasta Vrana

    • Kent McQuaid

    • Lisa Bronwyn Moore

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