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Big River Man (2009)

100 min  -  Documentary
7.3
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Ratings: 7.3/10 from 941 users   Metascore: 68/100 
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Martin Strel attempts to cover 3,375 miles of the Amazon River, the longest continuous swim in history.

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John Maringouin
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Cast

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Matthew Mohlke Matthew Mohlke ...
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Borut Strel Borut Strel
Martin Strel Martin Strel ...
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To be titled "Big River Man", the film will follow Strel as he attempts to cover 3,375 miles in what is being billed as the world's longest swim. Strel, who hails from Slovenia, previously completed record swims in the Danube, Mississippi and Yangzte rivers and holds several Guiness World Records. Written by anonymous  

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River | Slovenia | Amazon River | Deforestation | Global Warming  | See more »

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The film documenting Martin Strel's historic swim down the Amazon

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Language:

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USA:  | Germany: (European Film Market)

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Goofs

Factual errors: A title card says, "Day 66 / Easter Sunday / April 7, 2007". April 7, 2007 was a Saturday. See more »

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References A Clockwork Orange (1971) See more »

Soundtracks

"Exactly Like You"
Written by Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
Performed by Stéphane Grappelli (as Stephen Grappelli)
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