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.
Heart: The Marilyn Bell StoryAdventure, TV Movie
Cast
- Caroline Dhavernas — Marilyn Bell
- Amy Sloan — Joan
- Graeme Somerville — George Bryant
- Vlasta Vrana — George McBlair
- Kent McQuaid — Myron Peters
- Lisa Bronwyn Moore — Patsy MacKinnon
- Ron White — Gus Ryder
- Claudia Besso — Florence Chadwick
- Chip Chuipka — Syd Bell
- Jennifer Morehouse — Grace Bell
- Natasha Tofflemire — Karen Bell
- Susan Glover — Phyllis Ryder
Where to watch Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story
Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player
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