Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story (2001)
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
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Caroline Dhavernas as Marilyn Bell |
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Amy Sloan as Joan |
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Graeme Somerville as George Bryant |
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Vlasta Vrana as George McBlair |
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Kent McQuaid as Myron Peters |
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Lisa Bronwyn Moore as Patsy MacKinnon |
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Ron White as Gus Ryder |
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Claudia Besso as Florence Chadwick |
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Chip Chuipka as Syd Bell |
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Jennifer Morehouse as Grace Bell |
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Natasha Tofflemire as Karen Bell |
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Susan Glover as Phyllis Ryder |
| Directing | Manon Briand | Director |
| Writing | Karen Walton | Writer |
