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The Swimmer is a american film of genre Drama directed by Sydney Pollack released in USA on 15 may 1968 with Burt Lancaster
The Swimmer (1968)
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Add to a movie listThe Swimmer is a 1968 Technicolor American surreal drama starring Burt Lancaster with Janet Landgard and Janice Rule in featured roles. The film was written and directed by Academy Award-nominated husband and wife team of Eleanor Perry (screenplay adaptation) and Frank Perry (director). The allegorical story is based on the 1964 short story "The Swimmer" by John Cheever, which appeared in the July 18, 1964 issue of The New Yorker.
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On a sunny day in an affluent suburb in Connecticut, a fit and tanned middle-aged man in a bathing suit, Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster), drops by a pool party being held by friends. They offer him a cocktail while nursing hangovers from the night before. As they share stories, Ned realizes that there is a series of swimming pools that form a "river" to his house, making it possible for him to "swim" his way home. Ned dives into the pool, emerging at the other end and beginning his journey. Ned's behavior perplexes his friends, who know things about his recent past he seems to have forgotten.Actors
Burt Lancaster
(Ned Merrill)
Janice Rule
(Shirley Abbott)
Marge Champion
(Peggy Forsburgh)
Kim Hunter
(Betty Graham)
Bernie Hamilton
(Chauffeur)
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