The Swimming Pool (1969)

Lovers Marianne and Jean-Paul spend their vacation in a villa on the French Riviera near St-Tropez. Marianne invites her former lover, Harry, and his teenage daughter to stay. Tension rises between them, especially when Jean-Paul seduces Penelope.

Director:

Jacques Deray

Writers:

Jean-Claude Carrière (adaptation), Jacques Deray (adaptation)

Stars:

Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet

Cast

Credited cast:
Alain Delon	...	Jean-Paul
Romy Schneider	...	Marianne
Maurice Ronet	...	Harry / Pénélope's father
Jane Birkin	...	Pénélope / Harry's daughter
Paul Crauchet	...	L'inspecteur / Inspector Lévêque
Steve Eckardt	...	Fred (as Steve Eckhardt)
Maddly Bamy	...	La mulâtre qui / Dancing Mulatto (as Madlybamy)
Suzie Jaspard	...	Emilie / Maid
Thierry Chabert	...	Un ami / A friend
Stéphanie Fugain	...	Une amie à la party
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ruth Price	...	Singer

Storyline

Lovers Marianne and Jean-Paul spend their vacation in a villa near St.-Tropez. The main feature of the villa is a swimming pool, stage for most of the action. After a visit Marianne invites former lover Harry and his teenage daughter Penelope to stay. Tension between the grown-ups rises especially when Jean-Paul seduces Penelope. The consequences are deadly.

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Plot Keywords:

tension | vacation | swimming pool | saint tropez | friend | 

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Taglines:

Warm, wet bodies fresh in the sweet heat of loving.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

GP

Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French English

Release Date:

August 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

La piscine

Filming Locations:

Aéroport Nice-Côte d'Azur - Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Box Office

Gross USA:

$28,550, 31 December 1970

Company Credits

Production Co:

Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC),Tritone Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Jacques Deray in his biography, the shooting crew received as guests the two French swimming champions Christine Caron and Alain Mosconi who friendly competed a 100 yards trial in the swimming pool against the actors.

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Goofs

The Maserati Ghibli sports car is a V8 and should have 8 cylinders. Harry says it is a V8 with 4 cylinders when he tries to impress Jean-Paul at the end of his joyride.

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Connections

Featured in De zomer draait door: Episode #2.22 (2009)

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Soundtracks

Piège à Reflets
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Michel Legrand
Solo Violin by Stéphane Grappelli

User Reviews

Torpor in St Tropez

A sumptuous idyll in the South of France. Still air. Full Mediterranean sun. One pool. Two lovers. Two guests - one, an old acquaintance to one and a former lover to another, the other his daughter, a mystery to all. The rest is a well controlled drama of hedonism, sensuality, eroticism, sexual longing, anxiety and unfulfillment. Compacted these all lead to a weakness for one and their dastardly deed. A film so slow moving, and as enervating as the heat of the sun over the villa, could easily be hard viewing. But, the camera loves these beautiful chic people and the intrigue they create.