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The Swimmer is a 1968 American drama film directed by Frank Perry and Sydney Pollack. The screenplay was written by Eleanor Perry and John Cheever, with Frank Perry also serving as producer. The cast includes Burt Lancaster, Janice Rule, Kim Hunter, and David Garfield. The story follows a man who spends a summer day swimming home through the pools of his suburban neighborhood in Connecticut.
Filming took place in Connecticut and Long Island. The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix, with a runtime of 95 minutes. Marvin Hamlisch composed the score. The movie has been rated M/PG and has received a review score of 7.7 out of 10 and 100 percent on another assessment. It was released in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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7.3A man spends a summer day swimming home via all the pools in his quiet suburban neighborhood.
Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Ned Merrill
- Janet Landgard as Julie Ann Hooper
- Janice Rule as Shirley Abbott
- Tony Bickley as Donald Westerhazy
- Marge Champion as Peggy Forsburgh
- Nancy Cushman as Mrs. Halloran
Themes
- upper class
- midlife crisis
- connecticut
- swimming pool
- neighbor
- swimmer
- disillusionment
- based on short story
- pool party
- existential crisis
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
15,998 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1968
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- M/PG
- Awards
- 1 win total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Sydney Pollack
- Screenwriter
- John Cheever
- Cast member
- Rose Gregorio
- Composer
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Producer
- Frank Perry
- Narrative location
- Connecticut
- Filming location
- Long Island
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 511182
- Performer
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Burt Lancaster and Janice Rule 1968.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1968-01-01
- title
- The Swimmer
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 100%
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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