The Swimmer

7.4 / 10

(215 votes)

Well-off ad man Ned Merrill is visiting a friend when he notices the abundance of backyard pools that populate their upscale suburb. Ned suddenly decides that he'd like to travel the eight miles back to his own home by simply swimming across every pool in town. Soon, Ned's journey becomes harrowing; at each house, he is somehow confronted with a reminder of his romantic, domestic and economic failures.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

95 minutes

Year:

1968

Director:

Frank Perry

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Company:

Horizon Pictures,

Columbia Pictures

Cast:
Burt Lancaster

Ned Merrill

Janet Landgard

Julie Ann Hooper

Janice Rule

Shirley Abbott

Tony Bickley

Donald Westerhazy

Marge Champion

Peggy Forsburgh

Crew:
Frank Perry

Director

John Cheever

Story

Frank Perry

Producer

Sidney Katz

Editor

Pat Somerset

Editor