Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.
Unfortunately the movie The Drowning Pool is not yet available on HBO Max.
Writing | Lorenzo Semple Jr. | Screenplay |
Writing | Ross Macdonald | Novel |
Writing | Tracy Keenan Wynn | Screenplay |
Writing | Walter Hill | Screenplay |
Directing | Stuart Rosenberg | Director |
Costume & Make-Up | Donald Brooks | Wardrobe Designer |
Production | Alan Shayne | Casting |
Production | David Foster | Producer |
Editing | John C. Howard | Editor |
Production | Lawrence Turman | Producer |
Sound | Michael Small | Music |
Camera | Gordon Willis | Director of Photography |
Art | Edwin O'Donovan | Art Direction |
Production | Hawk Koch | Associate Producer |
Art | Paul Sylbert | Production Design |
Lighting | George Holmes | Gaffer |
Costume & Make-Up | Kaye Pownall | Hairstylist |
Directing | Hawk Koch | Assistant Director |
Crew | Stan Barrett | Stunt Coordinator |
Art | Pat O'Connor | Property Master |
Sound | Larry Jost | Sound Mixer |
Art | Phil Abramson | Set Decoration |
Camera | Ralph Gerling | Camera Operator |
Production | Arthur S. Newman Jr. | Production Manager |
Crew | Paul Casella Jr. | Transportation Captain |
Directing | Betty Crosby | Script Supervisor |
Camera | Richard Yuricich | First Assistant Camera |
Costume & Make-Up | Richard Bruno | Wardrobe Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | Monty Westmore | Makeup Artist |
Camera | Art Brooker | Key Grip |