A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule
Written by:
Eleanor Perry
John Cheever
Directed by:
Frank Perry, Sydney Pollack
Release Date:
August 9, 1968
Original Title:
The Swimmer
Alternate Titles:
더 스위머
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Columbia Pictures
Horizon Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12 FR: TP GB: PG SE: 11
Runtime: 95
A man spends a summer day swimming home via all the pools in his quiet suburban neighborhood.
Neddy Merrill has been away for most of the Summer. He reappears at a friend's pool. As they talk, someone notices that there are pools spanning the entire valley. He decided to jog from pool to pool to swim across the whole valley. As he stops in each pool his interactions tell his life story.
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Additional Photography:
Michael Nebbia
Art Direction:
Peter Dohanos
Assistant Director:
Michael Hertzberg
Colorist:
Andrew Drapkin
Conductor:
Jack Hayes
Dialogue Coach:
Thom Conroy
Director:
Frank Perry
Director of Photography:
David L. Quaid
Driver:
Lorenzo Porricelli
Editor:
Sidney Katz
Carl Lerner
Pat Somerset
Executive In Charge Of Production:
Joseph Manduke
Executive Producer:
Sam Spiegel
Gaffer:
Richard Falk
Hairstylist:
Ed Callaghan
Key Grip:
Alan Stetson
Makeup Artist:
Enrico A. Cortese
John Jiras
Clay Lambert
Orchestrator:
Jack Hayes
Leo Shuken
Original Music Composer:
Marvin Hamlisch
Producer:
Frank Perry
Roger H. Lewis
Production Assistant:
Florence Nerlinger
Property Master:
Thomas Wright
Scenic Artist:
Stanley Cappiello
Screenplay:
Eleanor Perry
Script Supervisor:
Barbara Robinson
Second Assistant Director:
Ted Zachary
Second Unit Director of Photography:
Felix Trimboli
Sound Editor:
Jack Fitzstephens
Sound Mixer:
Willard W. Goodman
Story:
John Cheever
Wardrobe Designer:
Anna Hill Johnstone
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