Showing posts with label Sydney Pollack. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Pool by pool, they form a river


THE SWIMMER

Less obscure than it used to be, this cult classic curio deserves every look it gets.

1966/1968
Directed by Frank Perry and Sydney Pollack
Written by Eleanor Perry (based on the short story by John Cheever)
With Burt Lancaster (Ned Merrill), Janet Landgard (Julie Hooper), Michael Kearney (Kevin Gilmartin), and Janice Rule (Shirley Abbott)

Spoiler alert: mild