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The Swimmer (1968) | User Rating
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DVD Release Date
• R1: Apr 29, 2003
• R2: 26 May 2003
MPAA Rating
PG
Running Time
1 hour, 35 minutes
Country USA
Studio Columbia Pictures, Dover Productions, Horizon Productions
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Other Titles
• The Swimmer
• Der Schwimmer (1968)
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Genre: Drama, Psychodrama, Sports
Tagline: Burt Lancaster hits the screen with a bolt of personal drama as "The Swimmer"
Plot: Burt Lancaster stars in this adaptation of John Cheever's dreamlike short story about one man's highly unusual attempt to find meaning in his life. On the morning after a booze-filled night, Ned Merrill wakes up in a haze, confronted by the sterility of his isolated, wealthy suburban existence. So he decides to traverse this upper-class world swimming pool by swimming pool: he goes to each neighbor's house, swims through the chlorinated waters of the requisite backyard pool, and chats with the owner. Among the people he sees are his longtime mistress, a sexy babysitter and a couple of politically-liberal (or so they believe) nudists. This interesting, overlooked film, is a visually captivating look at the essential emptiness of the "American Dream."
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| Directed by |
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 | Frank Perry
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| Written by |
John Cheever
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 | Kim Hunter
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 | Joan Rivers
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| Music By |
Marvin Hamlisch
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