A man spends a summer day swimming as many pools as he can all over a quiet suburban town. (95 mins.)
| The Swimmer (1968) | |
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Rating: 7.7/10 (7,882 votes) Director: Frank Perry, Sydney Pollack Writer: Eleanor Perry (screenplay), John Cheever (story) Stars: Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Tony Bickley Runtime: 95 min Rated: APPROVED Genre: Drama Released: 09 Aug 1968 |
| Plot: 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. | |
