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The Drowning Pool

1975 | PG | 109 min | Mystery

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Synopsis

The Drowning Pool is a 1975 American neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and Anthony Franciosa. It is the sequel to the 1966 film Harper, and is adapted by Tracy Keenan Wynn, Lorenzo Semple Jr., and Walter Hill from Ross Macdonald's 1950 novel. In the film, private investigator Lew Harper (Newman) travels to Louisiana to help his wealthy former lover (Woodward) escape a blackmailer, but is caught up in a scheme by an oil baron.

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Credits

Producer
David Foster
Director
Stuart Rosenberg
Screenplay
Walter Hill, Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Director of Photography
Gordon Willis
Original Music Composer
Michael Small
Editor
John C. Howard
Country
United States

Box office · USD, worldwide

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Budget
$2.7M
Revenue
$2.6M

Cast · 11

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Derr

Richard Derr

Andrew Robinson

Andrew Robinson

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Gail Strickland

Paul Koslo

Paul Koslo

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