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Swimming Upstream

2003, Movie, PG-13, 114 mins

SWIMMING UPSTREAM
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Based on the autobiographical novel by Australian swimmer Tony Fingleton and directed by Russell Mulcahy, this '50s-era inspirational story of surviving family dysfunction is oddly soft given that alcoholism, poverty and the poisonous legacy of child abuse figure so prominently. The second of five children born to seething Brisbane dockworker Harold Fingleton (Geoffrey Rush) and his long-suffering wife, Dora (Judy Davis), studious and musical Tony (Mitchell Dellevergin) is re... read more leave a comment
Year: 2003
Rated PG-13

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Cast
Geoffrey Rush: Harold Fingleton
Judy Davis: Dora Fingleton
Jesse Spencer: Tony
Tim Draxl: John Fingleton
David Hoflin: Harold Fingleton, Jr.
Craig Horner: Ronald Fingleton

 

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The inspirational life story of Australian swimmer, Tony Fingleton.
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Length: 01:38:00
Posted: 12/16/2008
The inspirational life story of Australian swimmer, Tony Fingleton.
Paid | Amazon Video on Demand
Length: 01:38:00
Posted: 12/16/2008
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