The Drowning Pool

The Drowning Pool (1975)

Harper days are here again...

  • Genre: Thriller, Mystery
  • Release Date: 1975-07-18
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 119 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 49min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: First Artists
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Stuart Rosenberg
star 6.3/10
From 119 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • Paul Newman

    as Lew Harper
  • Joanne Woodward

    as Iris
  • Anthony Franciosa

    as Broussard
  • Murray Hamilton

    as Kilbourne
  • Gail Strickland

    as Mavis
  • Melanie Griffith

    as Schuyler
  • Linda Haynes

    as Gretchen
  • Richard Jaeckel

    as Franks
  • Paul Koslo

    as Candy
  • Joe Canutt

    as Glo
  • Andrew Robinson

    as Pat Reavis
  • Coral Browne

    as Olivia
  • Richard Derr

    as James
  • Helena Kallianiotes

    as Elaine Reavis
  • Leigh French

    as Red Head
  • Peter Dassinger

    as Peter
  • James Fontenot

    as Bartender
  • Tommy McLain

    as Nightclub Band
  • Martin Ahrens

    as Cajun Heavy #1
  • Philippe Blenet

    as Cajun Heavy #2
  • Jerome Greene

    as Butler
  • Cecil Elliott

    as Motel Switchboard Operator
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

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