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The Swimmer (1968)
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15 May 1968 (USA)
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The famed John Cheever short story appeared in the New Yorker and people talked. Now there will be talk again. When you sense this man's vibrations and share his colossal hang-up . . . will you see someone you know, or love? When you feel the body-blow power of his broken dreams, will it reach you deep inside, where it hurts? When you talk about "The Swimmer" will you talk about yourself? more
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Neddy Merrill has been away for most of the Summer. He reappears at a friends pool. As they talk, someone...
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McVey & Ronnolfson Join Hamlisch for Rodgers 'My Favorite Things' with Milwaukee Symphony 1/30 -2/1
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 27 January 2009, 3:10 PM, PST)
Review - "Revolutionary Road" - A glossy, engrossing tale of mad men and suffering wives
(From Movie Jungle. 8 January 2009, 12:41 AM, PST)
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 27 January 2009, 3:10 PM, PST)
Review - "Revolutionary Road" - A glossy, engrossing tale of mad men and suffering wives
(From Movie Jungle. 8 January 2009, 12:41 AM, PST)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Burt Lancaster | ... | Ned Merrill |
 | Janet Landgard | ... | Julie Ann Hooper |
| Janice Rule | ... | Shirley Abbott |
| Tony Bickley | ... | Donald Westerhazy |
| Marge Champion | ... | Peggy Forsburgh |
| Nancy Cushman | ... | Mrs. Halloran (Nudist) |
| Bill Fiore | ... | Howie Hunsacker |
| David Garfield | ... | Ticket Seller (as John Garfield Jr.) |
 | Kim Hunter | ... | Betty Graham |
| Rose Gregorio | ... | Sylvia Finney |
| Charles Drake | ... | Howard Graham |
| Bernie Hamilton | ... | Halloran's Chauffeur |
| House Jameson | ... | Mr. Chester Halloran (Nudist) |
| Jimmy Joyce | ... | Jack Finney |
| Michael Kearney | ... | Kevin Gilmartin Jr. |
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95 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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West Germany:12 (f) (re-rating) |
West Germany:16 (f) (original rating) |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
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USA:PG (re-rating) (1968)
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Filmed in the summer of 1966 but not released until 1968.
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Continuity: Julie's hair goes from brushed to windblown and back again several times in the same sequence.
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[first lines]
Donald Westerhazy: Where have you been keeping yourself?
Ned Merrill: Oh, here and there. Here and there.
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Donald Westerhazy: Where have you been keeping yourself?
Ned Merrill: Oh, here and there. Here and there.
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Referenced in Undercover X (2001)
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Send for Me in Summer
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This movie is not for everyone, but everyone I know who's seen it admits that it's one-of-a-kind. Burt Lancaster is flat-out powerful in the lead, as the man who decides one day to swim his way through his neighbors' pools to his home. As he makes his way pool by pool we learn more and more about Burt's real character. A kaleidoscopic study of how we see ourselves, versus how others see us. One of my favorites, please give this movie a shot.