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The Drowning Pool (1975)

PG | | Action, Crime, Mystery | 18 July 1975 (USA)
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A big-city private detective travels to the Deep South to help out an old girlfriend who is worried that her husband will find out that she is cheating on him.

Director:

Stuart Rosenberg

Writers:

Tracy Keenan Wynn (screenplay), Lorenzo Semple Jr. (screenplay) | 2 more credits »

Stars:

Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Newman ... Lew Harper
Joanne Woodward ... Iris Devereaux
Anthony Franciosa ... Broussard (as Tony Franciosa)
Murray Hamilton ... J.J. Kilbourne
Gail Strickland ... Mavis Kilbourne
Melanie Griffith ... Schuyler Devreaux
Linda Haynes ... Gretchen
Richard Jaeckel ... Franks
Paul Koslo ... Candy
Joe Canutt ... Glo
Andrew Robinson ... Pat Reavis (as Andy Robinson)
Coral Browne ... Olivia Devereaux
Richard Derr ... James Devereaux
Helena Kallianiotes ... Elaine Reavis
Leigh French ... Red Head
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Storyline

Harper is brought to Louisiana bayou country to help out an old girlfriend who is worried that her husband will find out that she is cheating on him. What is more, he finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants her property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared. Written by Alfred Jingle

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louisiana | detective | private detective | bikini | death | See All (57) »

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Your favorite private eye is back in "The Drowning Pool" See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Certificate:

PG | See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

18 July 1975 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

La piscina mortal See more »

Filming Locations:

Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

First Artists, Coleytown, Turman-Foster Company See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1
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Trivia

Fourth and final of four feature film collaborations of actor Paul Newman and director Stuart Rosenberg. The movies include WUSA (1970), Pocket Money (1972), Cool Hand Luke (1967) and The Drowning Pool (1975). See more »

Goofs

When Harper comes up the last time, from trying to turn the water off in the hydrotherapy room, his head bumps one of the ceiling panels and it clearly moves, meaning their attempts at breaking the panel were bogus. See more »

Quotes

Schuyler Devereaux: Never had anyone turn me down before.
Lew Harper: There's a first time for everything.
[She slaps him, then he slaps her]
Lew Harper: Sorry about that.
Schuyler Devereaux: No you're not.
Lew Harper: That's right, I'm not.
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Connections

Follows Harper (1966) See more »

Soundtracks

Sweet Dreams
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Performed by Tommy McLain and his Mule Train Band
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Intelligent thriller
11 September 1999 | by Penfold-13 – See all my reviews

A mature, intelligent thriller, in which Newman recreates Lew Harper. It takes place around New Orleans and involves public corruption and an intricate web of deceit.

The style is fairly laid-back, though it doesn't actually lag - even though it sometimes seems it's about to. The characters are all sharply delineated and complex, and there is a lot of very good acting going on.

Thoroughly watchable, with some tension and suspense, but only sporadic action.
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