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Drama
THE SWIMMER (1968)
The Swimmer is a 1968 American Technicolor drama film starring Burt Lancaster with Janet Landgard and Janice Rule in featured roles. The film was written and directed by Academy Award-nominated husband-and-wife team of Eleanor Perry (screenplay adaptation) and Frank Perry (director). The story is based on the 1964 short story "The Swimmer" by John Cheever, which appeared in the July 18, 1964 issue of The New Yorker.[2] The 95-minute movie adds new characters and scenes consistent with those in the original 12-page short story.
Storyline
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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| Directed by | Frank Perry Sydney Pollack (uncredited - scenes with Janice Rule)[1] |
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| Produced by | Frank Perry Roger Lewis Sam Spiegel (uncredited) |
| Written by | Eleanor Perry |
| Based on | "The Swimmer" (short story) in The New Yorker (1964) by John Cheever |
| Starring | Burt Lancaster |
| Music by | Marvin Hamlisch |
| Cinematography | David L. Quaid |
| Edited by | Sidney Katz Carl Lerner Pat Somerset |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
