The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 2024
Vindication Swim
Directed by
Elliott Hasler
The inspirational story of Mercedes Gleitze, the first British woman to swim the English Channel and her battle against both the cold waters of the Channel and the oppressive society of the 1920s England.
The story
The inspirational story of Mercedes Gleitze, the first British woman to swim the English Channel and her battle against both the cold waters of the Channel and the oppressive society of the 1920s England.
Cast
Kirsten CallaghanMercedes Gleitze
John LockeHarold Best
Victoria SummerEdith Gade
James WilbyMr. Havers
Douglas HodgeThe Newsreader
Justin HaywardLeonard Clay
Michael CroninSteamship Captain
Sam BullenP.J. Templeton
John TolputtSir Arthur Coleridge
Mike SkinnerDr. H.W. Phillips
Matthew Wyn DaviesCorentin Charboneau
Owen OldroydOffice Manager
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