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Young Woman and the Sea is a 2024 American biographical sports film directed by Joachim Rønning and written by Jeff Nathanson, based on the 2009 book by Glenn Stout.Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, the film stars Daisy Ridley as Gertrude Ederle, an American competitive swimmer who became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
In 1926, Trudy Ederle was the first woman to swim across the English Channel, a feat that's recounted as a sporting accomplishment and an early media phenomenon. In 1926, Trudy Ederle was the ...
In 1926, Trudy Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel
Gertrude Caroline Ederle (/ ˈ ɛ d ər l i /; [1] October 23, 1905 [2] – November 30, 2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel . [ 3 ]
In August 1926, a 19-year-old New Yorker named Trudy Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Only five men had finished the 21-mile trek from Cape Gris-Nez in France to ...
The House That Jack Built is a 2018 psychological horror art film written and directed by Lars von Trier.It stars Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sofie Gråbøl, Riley Keough, and Jeremy Davies.
The movie, which stars Daisy Ridley as Ederle, is not just a look at a once-in-a-generation athlete, however, it’s also an eye-popping call to arms for anyone with a seemingly impossible dream ...
According to Jack, Harvey has no discerning taste in film and will watch just about anything, including The Amazing Crab Monster. He can quote the exact running time of every film he's ever seen from memory. He owns hundreds of soundtrack LPs but doesn't have a turntable.