Victor (2008)

Directed by

Jerry Ciccoritti

Genre

drama, tv movie

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 31m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A biographical film about Canadian Olympic swimmer Victor Davis. It follows his career and his personal life through his rise and retirement. The story culminates in his tragic death from a hit and run accident.

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What happens

Victor is a Canadian television film, directed by Jerry Ciccoritti and broadcast by CBC Television in 2008. Written by and starring Mark Lutz, the film is a biographical drama about the life and career of Victor Davis, a Canadian Olympic swimmer who was killed in a hit and run accident just months after his retirement from competitive swimming. The film's cast also included Polly Shannon as Davis's girlfriend Donna Clavel, Peter MacNeill as his father Mel Davis, Ron Lea as his friend Clifford Barry, Chris Owens as his friend Dave Stubbs and Sasha Roiz as his teammate Alex Baumann, as well as Lynne Cormack, Debra McCabe, R.D. Reid, Adam MacDonald, Jef Mallory, Amy Lalonde, Linda Prystawska, Devin Delorme, Glen Oomen, John Stoneham Sr., Larry Yachimec and Paula Rivera in supporting roles. The film was broadcast on January 13, 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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