The Drowning Pool
“Harper days are here again...”
1975•PG•1h 49m•6.3•Released
ThrillerMystery
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.
Director
Stuart Rosenberg
Writer
Tracy Keenan Wynn, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Walter Hill
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$3M
Languages
English
Studio
First Artists
Cast
Paul Newman
Lew Harper
Joanne Woodward
Iris
Anthony Franciosa
Broussard
Murray Hamilton
Kilbourne
Gail Strickland
Mavis
Melanie Griffith
Schuyler
Linda Haynes
Gretchen
Richard Jaeckel
Franks
Paul Koslo
Candy
Joe Canutt
Glo
Andrew Robinson
Pat Reavis
Coral Browne
Olivia
Richard Derr
James
Helena Kallianiotes
Elaine Reavis
Leigh French
Red Head
Production
Company
First Artists
Company
Coleytown
Company
The Turman-Foster Company
Company
David Foster Productions
Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Producer
David Foster
Producer
Lawrence Turman
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