The Swimmer

Name: The Swimmer
Genre: Drama
Released: 1968-08-09
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Tony Bickley

1968 · 1h 35m · Drama · United Kingdom, United States of America · Rated PG (GB)

When you talk about "The Swimmer" will you talk about yourself?

A man spends a summer day swimming home via all the pools in his quiet suburban neighborhood.

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Frank Perry

Written by

Eleanor Perry

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Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Tony Bickley

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based on short storyconnecticutdisillusionmentexistential crisismidlife crisisneighborpool-hoppingpool partypsychological breakdownpsychological introspectionsuburban surrealismswimmerswimming poolupper class

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