The Drowning Pool

The Drowning Pool

1975
1h 49m
6.4

6.4/10

147 votes • View on IMDb
Thriller Mystery

"Harper days are here again..."

Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $2,700,000

Revenue: $2,600,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
First Artists Coleytown The Turman-Foster Company David Foster Productions Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

private detective neo-noir lew harper

Quick Facts

Release Date July 18, 1975
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0072912
Website Visit Site

Cast

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
Joe Canutt

Glo

Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson

Pat Reavis

Key Crew

Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Screenplay
Tracy Keenan Wynn
Screenplay
Walter Hill
Screenplay
Stuart Rosenberg
Director
David Foster
Producer
Lawrence Turman
Producer