Swimming Upstream

2003 film by Russell Mulcahy
Movie film Q943003
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Swimming Upstream

Summary

Swimming Upstream is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Swimming Upstream's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Swimming Upstream was directed by Russell Mulcahy[4].
  • Tony Fingleton wrote the screenplay for Swimming Upstream[5].
  • Swimming Upstream's composer is recorded as Reinhold Heil[6].
  • Swimming Upstream's genre is biographical film[7].
  • A cast member of Swimming Upstream was Jesse Spencer[8].
  • A cast member of Swimming Upstream was Geoffrey Rush[9].
  • A cast member of Swimming Upstream was Judy Davis[10].
  • A cast member of Swimming Upstream was Craig Horner[11].
  • A cast member of Swimming Upstream was Brittany Byrnes[12].
  • A cast member of Swimming Upstream was Dawn Fraser[13].
  • A cast member of Swimming Upstream was Murray Rose[14].
  • A cast member of Swimming Upstream was Robert Quinn[15].
  • A cast member of Swimming Upstream was David Hoflin[16].
  • Swimming Upstream was produced by Howard Baldwin[17].
  • The original language of Swimming Upstream was English[18].
  • Swimming Upstream was distributed by video on demand[19].
  • Swimming Upstream's review score is recorded as 61%[20].
  • Swimming Upstream's review score is recorded as 5.7/10[21].
  • Swimming Upstream's color is recorded as color[22].
  • Swimming Upstream's country of origin is recorded as Australia[23].
  • Swimming Upstream was published on January 1, 2003[24].
  • Swimming Upstream's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[25].
  • Swimming Upstream's distributed by is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[26].
  • Swimming Upstream's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Swimming Upstream was produced by Howard Baldwin[17]. It was directed by Russell Mulcahy[4]. Tony Fingleton wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Jesse Spencer[8], Geoffrey Rush[9], Judy Davis[10], Craig Horner[11], Brittany Byrnes[12], and Dawn Fraser[13].

Publication

Swimming Upstream was published on January 1, 2003[24]. The original language of it was English[18]. Its genre is biographical film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[19].

Reception

Reviews include 61%[20] and 5.7/10[21].

Why It Matters

Swimming Upstream ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 326664
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  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 34454
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 34454, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2003-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Tony Fingleton
    Duration → {'amount': '+114'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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