Deep End (1970)

15-year-old Mike takes a job at the local swimming baths, where he becomes obsessed with an attractive young woman, Susan, who works there as an attendant. Although Susan has a fiancé, Mike... See full summary »

Director:

Jerzy Skolimowski

Writers:

Jerzy Skolimowski, Jerzy Gruza,

Stars:

Jane Asher, John Moulder-Brown, Karl Michael Vogler

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jane Asher	...	Susan
John Moulder-Brown	...	Michael 'Mike' (as John Moulder Brown)
Karl Michael Vogler	...	Swimming instructor
Christopher Sandford	...	Chris - fiance
Diana Dors	...	Mike's 1. lady client
Louise Martini	...	Beata 'Lovely Continental' - prostitute
Erica Beer	...	Baths cashier
Anita Lochner	...	Kathy
Anne-Marie Kuster	...	Nightclub receptionist (as Annemarie Kuster)
Cheryl Hall	...	Hot Dog Girl
Christine Paul-Podlasky	...	White Clouth Girl (as Christina Paul)
Dieter Eppler	...	Stoker
Karl Ludwig Lindt	...	Baths manager
Eduard Linkers	...	Cinema Owner
Will Danin	...	Younger Policeman

Storyline

15-year-old Mike takes a job at the local swimming baths, where he becomes obsessed with an attractive young woman, Susan, who works there as an attendant. Although Susan has a fiancé, Mike does his best to sabotage the relationship, to the extent of stalking both her and her fiancé. Mike becomes increasingly desperate to have Susan for himself, with tragic results.

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Plot Keywords:

swimming | diamond | teenage boy | teenager nudity | obsession | 

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Taglines:

If you can't have the real thing-- you do all kinds of unreal things.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

West Germany UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1971 (UK)

Also Known As:

Adolescente Perversa

Filming Locations:

Bavaria Filmstudios, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Maran Film, Kettledrum Films, Bavaria Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Michael 'Mike': I love her.
Cinema Owner: You perverted little monster.

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Connections

References Carry on Again Doctor (1969)

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Soundtracks

"Walkürenritt"
(uncredited)
Music by Richard Wagner

User Reviews

obsession in run down public swimming pool

A teenage boy's first job is as an attendant who brings towels and other items to an odd clientele at a public bath house that is equipped with what appears to be an olympic sized swimming pool. He immediately falls for his co-worker, a young woman in her twenties, who leads him on a bit out of fun, and even has some sexual interest in him as we see in one scene when she spies him putting his pants on. While she remains detached he goes from infatuation to obsession, following her and her fiancé around town after hours. However the more important action occurs in the bathhouse which looks run-down and is photographed in its drabby and richly dark colors. The place itself is as as much importance as are the two main characters, the boy who is coming of age and the object of his obsession, his pretty young co-worker. In an ideal setting things would have been different, but here the decrepit bathhouse seems to influence the events in a darker and mildly disturbing way. Within it occurs the film's climax, in the pool, with the two of them, his obsession,and her sexy acquiesence, leading to the ending that makes this a movie that you may not always think about, but probably won't forget.