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The Swimmer

1968, Movie, PG, 94 mins

The Swimmer: Review

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Frequently silly but oddly memorable and unsettling, this underrated blend of existential fable and social satire is buoyed by a fine performance by Burt Lancaster and the music of a 22-year-old Marvin Hamlisch making his film scoring debut. It's a summer day in suburban Connecticut, and a successful advertising executive (Lancaster), clad only in swim trunks, finds himself several miles from home. Rather than walk straight back to his house, he decides to "swim" home, touring the pools of all his friends and neighbors. Read the complete review for The Swimmer

The Swimmer: Trailers and Videos

The Swimmer - (Original Trailer)
A tortured man reflects on past mistakes while "swimming" home through his neighbors' pools in The Swimmer (1968) starring Burt Lancaster.
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Posted: 8/1/2008
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In an affluent Connecticut suburb, Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster) decides to "swim" home via the pools of his wealthy friends.
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Posted: 7/14/2009
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Neddy Merrill has been away for most of the Summer. He reappears at a friends pool. As they talk, someone notices that there are pools spanning the entire valley. He decided to jog from pool to pool to swim the whole valley. As he stops in each pool his interactions tell his life story.
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Length: 01:36:00
Posted: 5/26/2009
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The Swimmer: Cast & Details

Year: 1968
Rated PG
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Cast
 Burt Lancaster: Ned Merrill
Janet Landgard: Julie Hooper
Janice Rule: Shirley Abbott
Tony Bickley: Donald Westerhazy
Marge Champion: Peggy Forsburgh
Nancy Cushman: Mrs. Halloran

 

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