The Drowning Pool

The Drowning Pool

Release Date: 1975-07-18

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.

Rating: 6.3 / 10

Cast

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

as Lew Harper

Anthony Franciosa

Anthony Franciosa

as Broussard

Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton

as Kilbourne

Crew

  • Stuart Rosenberg - Director

  • Tracy Keenan Wynn - Screenplay

  • Lorenzo Semple Jr. - Screenplay

  • Walter Hill - Screenplay

  • Ross Macdonald - Novel

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