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The Drowning Pool

  • 1975
  • PG
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
6.5K
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Paul Newman in The Drowning Pool (1975)
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CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

Harper's a big-city PI, who travels to Louisiana to help an old girlfriend who's worried her husband will find out she's been cheating on him.Harper's a big-city PI, who travels to Louisiana to help an old girlfriend who's worried her husband will find out she's been cheating on him.Harper's a big-city PI, who travels to Louisiana to help an old girlfriend who's worried her husband will find out she's been cheating on him.

  • Director
    • Stuart Rosenberg
  • Writers
    • Tracy Keenan Wynn
    • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
    • Walter Hill
  • Stars
    • Paul Newman
    • Joanne Woodward
    • Anthony Franciosa
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    6.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stuart Rosenberg
    • Writers
      • Tracy Keenan Wynn
      • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
      • Walter Hill
    • Stars
      • Paul Newman
      • Joanne Woodward
      • Anthony Franciosa
    • 51User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Videos1

    The Drowning Pool
    Trailer 2:26
    The Drowning Pool

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    Paul Newman
    Paul Newman
    • Lew Harper
    Joanne Woodward
    Joanne Woodward
    • Iris Devereaux
    Anthony Franciosa
    Anthony Franciosa
    • Chief Broussard
    • (as Tony Franciosa)
    Murray Hamilton
    Murray Hamilton
    • J. Hugh Kilbourne
    Gail Strickland
    Gail Strickland
    • Mavis Kilbourne
    Melanie Griffith
    Melanie Griffith
    • Schuyler Devereaux
    Linda Haynes
    Linda Haynes
    • Gretchen
    Richard Jaeckel
    Richard Jaeckel
    • Lt. Franks
    Paul Koslo
    Paul Koslo
    • Candy
    Joe Canutt
    Joe Canutt
    • Glo
    Andrew Robinson
    Andrew Robinson
    • Pat Reavis
    • (as Andy Robinson)
    Coral Browne
    Coral Browne
    • Olivia Devereaux
    Richard Derr
    Richard Derr
    • James Devereaux
    Helena Kallianiotes
    Helena Kallianiotes
    • Elaine Reavis
    Leigh French
    Leigh French
    • Red Head
    Peter Dassinger
    • Peter
    James Fontenot
    • Bartender
    Tommy McLain
    • Nightclub Band
    • (as Tommy McLain and his Mule Train Band)
    • Director
      • Stuart Rosenberg
    • Writers
      • Tracy Keenan Wynn
      • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
      • Walter Hill
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      During post-production, director Stuart Rosenberg hired composer Charles Fox to do additional scoring, integrating the composer's melody "Killing Me Softly With His Song," into the movie. The song had been a #1 hit two years prior, while Fox was scoring Rosenberg's previous film, The Laughing Policeman (1973).
    • Goofs
      The crew added a lot of air into the water coming out of the pipe in the floor to make it visible to the audience that water was flowing out of said pipe.
    • Quotes

      Schuyler Devereaux: How do you do Mr Harper?

      Lew Harper: Oh sometimes I do better than others.

      Schuyler Devereaux: Well I hope so.

    • Connections
      Edited into La classe américaine (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Killing Me Softly With His Song
      By Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox
      Scored and conducted by Charles Fox

    User reviews51

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    8/10

    Intelligent thriller

    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.
    • Penfold-13
    • Sep 10, 1999
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    • Release date
      • July 18, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Ryan's the Name
    • Filming locations
      • Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA(beach scene)
    • Production companies
      • First Artists
      • Coleytown
      • Turman-Foster Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,700,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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