Swimming Upstream
(2003)
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Synopsis
This fact-based sports fable about 1960s Australian swimming champ Tony Fingleton drifts toward melodrama, but solid performances keep it afloat. Geoffrey Rush shines as Fingleton's mean-spirited, alcoholic father. Jesse Spencer. Directed by Russell Mulcahy. Screenwriter Anthony Fingleton adapted his autobiographical novel.
Directors
Russell Mulcahy, Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin, Paul Pompian, Karen Elise Baldwin, Andrew Mason, Chris Anderson, Ann Robinson
Production year
2003
Rating
PG-13
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
Runtime
93 minutes
Cast
Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Jesse Spencer, Tim Draxl, David Hoflin