Swimming Upstream

Swimming Upstream
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRussell Mulcahy
Screenplay byTony Fingleton
Based onSwimming Upstream
by Tony Fingleton
Diane Fingleton
Produced byHoward Baldwin
Karen Baldwin
Paul Pompian
StarringGeoffrey Rush
Judy Davis
Jesse Spencer
CinematographyMartin McGrath
Edited byMarcus D'Arcy
Music byReinhold Heil
Johnny Klimek
Production
company
Crusader Entertainment[1]
Distributed byHoyts Distribution[1]
Release date
  • 27 February 2003 (2003-02-27)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box office$769,832[2]

Swimming Upstream is a 2003 Australian biographical drama film written by Tony Fingleton and directed by Russell Mulcahy. It stars Jesse Spencer, Geoffrey Rush, and Judy Davis. It shows the life of Fingleton (Spencer) from childhood to adulthood, and dealing with a topsy-turvy family. It is based on Fingleton's autobiography of the same name.

  1. ^ a b "Swimming Upstream (35mm)". Australian Classification Board. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Swimming Upstream". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.