The Swimmer

1968    1h 35m    Approved
Drama
7.6100%83%73%
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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.
Directed By
Frank Perry
Written By
John Cheever, Eleanor Perry
Studio
Horizon Pictures, Columbia Pictures

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Cast of The Swimmer
  • Burt LancasterNed Merrill
  • Janet LandgardJulie Ann Hooper
  • Janice RuleShirley Abbott
  • Tony BickleyDonald Westerhazy
  • Marge ChampionPeggy Forsburgh
  • Nancy CushmanMrs. Halloran
  • Bill FioreHowie Hunsacker
  • Rose GregorioSylvia Finney
  • David GarfieldTicket Seller
  • Kim HunterBetty Graham
  • Charles DrakeHoward Graham
  • Bernie HamiltonChauffeur
  • House JamesonMr. Halloran
  • Jimmy JoyceJack Finney
  • Michael KearneyKevin Gilmartin
  • Richard McMurrayStu Forsburgh
  • Jan MinerLillian Hunsacker
  • Diana MuldaurCynthia
  • Keri OlesonVernon
  • Joan RiversJoan
  • Cornelia Otis SkinnerMrs. Hammar
  • Dolph SweetHenry Biswanger
  • Louise TroyGrace Biswanger
  • Diana Van der VlisHelen Westerhazy
  • Philip BrunsBiswangers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Alva CelauroMuffie (uncredited)
  • John CheeverMan at Pool Party (uncredited)
  • Lisa DanielsMatron at the Biswangers' Pool (uncredited)
  • Hugh FranklinDenny (uncredited)
  • John GerstadBunkers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Dennis McMullenLifeguard (uncredited)
  • Eleanor PerryWoman at Pool Party (uncredited)
  • Frank PerryMan at Pool Party (uncredited)
  • Marilyn LangnerEnid Bunker (uncredited)
  • Ray MasonBunkers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)
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