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The Story of the Swimmer (2014)

| Documentary | Video 11 March 2014
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A documentary about the making of the cult film The Swimmer (1968).

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Chris Innis

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Chris Innis

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Michael Hertzberg, Ted Zachary, Bob Horn | See full cast & crew »
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Credited cast:
Michael Hertzberg Michael Hertzberg ... Self
Ted Zachary Ted Zachary ... Self
Bob Horn Bob Horn ... Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marge Champion ... Self
Marvin Hamlisch ... Self (archive footage)
Sidney Katz Sidney Katz ... Self (archive footage)
Joanna Lancaster Joanna Lancaster ... Self
Janet Landgard ... Self
Eleanor Perry Eleanor Perry ... Self (archive footage)
Frank Perry ... Self (archive footage)
Sydney Pollack ... Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers ... Self
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Five part, two-and-a-half hour 2014 documentary about the making of the cult film "The Swimmer" (1968). The documentary features interviews with cast and crew including Joan Rivers, Janet Landgard, Marge Champion, Joanna Lancaster, Composer Marvin Hamlisch, Film Editor Sidney Katz ACE, Assistant Directors Michael Hertzberg and Ted Zachary, and UCLA Olympic Swim Coach Bob Horn. Written by anonymous

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This documentary is featured on Grindhouse Releasing's 2014 Blu-ray release for The Swimmer (1968). See more »

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USA

Language:

English

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11 March 2014 (USA) See more »

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Box Office Spectaculars (II) See more »
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