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The Drowning Pool

The Drowning Pool
★ 6.4/10•1975•1h 49m•PG•Thriller•Mystery

Harper days are here again...

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.

Stuart Rosenberg · Director

Tracy Keenan Wynn · Screenplay

Lorenzo Semple Jr. · Screenplay

Walter Hill · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 49m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 18, 1975
Budget$2,700,000
Revenue$2,600,000

Actors

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Lew Harper

Joanne Woodward

Joanne Woodward

Iris Devereaux

Richard Derr

Richard Derr

James Devereaux

Anthony Franciosa

Anthony Franciosa

Chief Broussard

Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton

J.Hugh Kilbourne

Gail Strickland

Gail Strickland

Mavis Kilbourne

Melanie Griffith

Melanie Griffith

Schuyler Devereaux

Linda Haynes

Linda Haynes

Gretchen

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Lieutenant Franks

Paul Koslo

Paul Koslo

Candy

Joe Canutt

Glo

Andrew Robinson

Andrew Robinson

Pat Reavis

Coral Browne

Coral Browne

Olivia Devereaux

Helena Kallianiotes

Helena Kallianiotes

Elaine Reavis

Leigh French

Red Head

Peter Dassinger

Peter

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