| Genre: | Drama Biography |
| Director: | Jerry Ciccoritti |
| Starring: | Mark Lutz Ron Lea Peter MacNeill Polly Shannon |
| Theme Music Composer: | Robert Carli |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Producer: | Bernard Zukerman |
| Editor: | James Bredin |
| Cinematography: | Gerald Packer |
| Company: | Indian Grove Productions Muse Entertainment Enterprises |
| Network: | CBC Television |
Victor is a Canadian television film, directed by Jerry Ciccoritti and broadcast by CBC Television in 2008.[1] Written by and starring Mark Lutz, the film is a biographical drama about the life and career of Victor Davis, a Canadian Olympic swimmer who was killed in a hit and run accident just months after his retirement from competitive swimming.[2]
The film's cast also included Polly Shannon as Davis's girlfriend Donna Clavel, Peter MacNeill as his father Mel Davis, Ron Lea as his friend Clifford Barry, Chris Owens as his friend Dave Stubbs and Sasha Roiz as his teammate Alex Baumann, as well as Lynne Cormack, Debra McCabe, R.D. Reid, Adam MacDonald, Jef Mallory, Amy Lalonde, Linda Prystawska, Devin Delorme, Glen Oomen, John Stoneham Sr., Larry Yachimec and Paula Rivera in supporting roles.
The film was broadcast on January 13, 2008.[3]
| Gemini Awards | November 28, 2008 | Best TV Movie | Bernard Zukerman | [4] | |
| Best Actor in a TV Film or Miniseries | Ron Lea | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor in a TV Film or Miniseries | Peter MacNeill | [5] | |||
| Best Original Music in a Dramatic Program, Mini-Series or TV Movie | Robert Carli | ||||
| Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series | James Bredin | ||||
| Directors Guild of Canada | 2007 | Direction in a Television Movie/Mini-Series | Jerry Ciccoritti | [6] | |
| Sound Editing in a Television Movie/Mini-Series | Sue Conley, Jane Tattersall, Robert Warchol, Jean Bot |