The Drowning Pool (1975)
1h 49m
Running Time
July 18, 1975Release Date
The Drowning Pool (1975)
1h 49m
Running Time
July 18, 1975Release Date
Plot.
Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Paul Newman
Lew Harper
Joanne Woodward
Iris Devereaux
Anthony Franciosa
Chief Broussard
Murray Hamilton
J. Hugh Kilbourne
Gail Strickland
Mavis Kilbourne
Melanie Griffith
Schuyler Devereaux
Linda Haynes
Gretchen
Richard Jaeckel
Lt. Franks
Paul Koslo
Candy
Joe Canutt
Glo
Andrew Robinson
Pat Reavis
Eric Roth
Writer
Stuart Rosenberg
Director
Coral Browne
Olivia
Richard Derr
James
Tracy Keenan Wynn
Writer
Helena Kallianiotes
Elaine Reavis
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Writer
Leigh French
Red Head
Walter Hill
Writer
Ross Macdonald
Writer
Peter Dassinger
Peter
David Foster
Producer
James Fontenot
Bartender
Lawrence Turman
Producer
Tommy McLain
Nightclub Band
Michael Small
Composer
Martin Ahrens
Cajun Heavy #1
Gordon Willis
Cinematographer
Philippe Blenet
Cajun Heavy #2
Jerome Greene
Butler
John C. Howard
Editor
Alan Shayne
CastingDirector
Cecil Elliott
Motel Switchboard Operator
Paul Sylbert
ProductionDesigner
Ralph Gerling
Camera Operator
Phil Abramson
Set Decoration
Richard Bruno
Wardrobe Supervisor
Hawk Koch
Assistant Director / Associate Producer
Larry Jost
Sound Mixer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 18, 1975
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Budget$2,700,000
Box Office$2,600,000
Filming LocationsNew Orleans, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
The Drowning Pool is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, and based upon Ross Macdonald's novel of the same name. The film stars Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and Anthony Franciosa, and is a loose sequel to Harper. The setting is shifted from California to Louisiana.