Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story

Mar 19, 1997

1h 35m

★ 5.6

Overview

Breaking the Surface is about the tough times Greg Louganis had on his way to becoming one of the world's top Olympic divers.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Green/Epstein Productions

World International Network (WIN)

Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story Trailers

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Cast

Greg Louganis

Mario López

Pete Louganis

Michael Murphy

Tom Barrett

Jeffrey Meek

Frances Louganis

Rosemary Dunsmore

Dr. Sammy Lee

Aki Aleong

Ron O'Brien

Bruce Weitz

Young Greg Louganis

Patrick David

Megan

Megan Leitch

Narrator/Himself

Greg Louganis

Keith

Jonathan Scarfe

14 Year Old Boy

Jesse Moss

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