THE SWIMMER (1968)

 

Directed by: Frank Perry

Based on the short story by: John Cheever

Starring: Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Joan Rivers, Tony Bickley, Marge Champion, Kim Hunter, Bill Fiore, Rose Gregorio, Charles Drake, House Jameson, Nancy Cushman, Bernie Hamilton, John Garfield Jr, Jimmy Joyce, Michael Kearney, Richard McMurray, Jan Miner, Diana Muldaur, Keri Oleson, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Dolph Sweet, Louise Troy, Diana Van der Vlis

95 minutes

(NR - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:

Neddy Merrill has been away for most of the Summer. He reappears at a friend's pool. As they talk, someone notices that there are pools spanning the entire valley. He decided to jog from pool to pool to swim across the whole valley. As he stops in each pool his interactions tell his life story.

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