Swimming Upstream Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

This is the true story of Tony Fingleton, a young man from a troubled family who found the inner strength to become a champion. Set in 1950s Brisbane, Australia, the family drama centers on Tony, a young man who beats the odds to become a champion swimmer in spite of his overbearing, alcoholic father and long-suffering, but quietly heroic mother. Overshadowed in his father's eyes by his brothers, it's only when Tony displays an extraordinary swimming talent that he feels he has a shot at wining his father's heart—and maybe even Olympic gold.

Drama Family Sports

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Swimming Upstream.

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  Geoffrey Rush

  Finding Nemo 3D, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

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  Judy Davis

  The Dressmaker, The Break-Up

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  David Hoflin

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  Tim Draxl

  Blacklight

Crew Behind the Film

The Swimming Upstream behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Russell Mulcahy last directed Teen Wolf: The Movie and In Like Flynn. The film's writer Anthony Fingleton last wrote The Hurricane Heist and The Hurricane Heist.

Director

Russell Mulcahy

Screenwriters

Anthony Fingleton
Diane Fingleton

Producers

Howard Baldwin
Karen Baldwin
Paul Pompian

Production Details

What we know about the Swimming Upstream movie production.

Production Updates for Swimming Upstream

Dec 2004

Completed

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