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The Swimmer

The Swimmer

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Release Date: 25/03/2024

Edition: Restored
Genre: Drama
Region Code: Region B
Certificate: PG
Label: Powerhouse Films
Actors: Burt Lancaster, Janice Rule, Kim Hunter, Bill Fiore, Rose Gregorio, Marge Champion, Janet Landgard, Tony Bickley, Nancy Cushman, John Garfield Jr.
Director: Frank Perry, Sydney Pollack
Number of Discs: 1
Duration: 95 minutes
Audio Languages: English
Subtitle Languages: Hard of Hearing English

One of the few bona fide counter-cultural films to be produced by a major studio, The Swimmer is a sun-scorched and surreal suburban satire that boasts a fine performance from Burt Lancaster (Castle Keep, Buffalo Bill and the Indians) as Ned Merrill, the all-American man who one day determines to swim home to his Connecticut mansion via a series of pools in his neighbourhood. Directed by Frank Perry (Diary of a Mad Housewife) imbues Eleanor Perry's (David and Lisa, Ladybug Ladybug) adaptation of John Cheever's short story with stunning expressionistic flourishes, creating a true masterpiece of cinema.

Special Features: Bonus Footage, Commentary: Justin Bozung (Frank Perry biographer); Illeana Douglas trailer commentary, Documentaries: 'Against the Tide', Image Gallery, Interviews: Marge Champion (actor), Isloated Score, The original New Yorker short story read by author John Cheever; Title sequence outtakes, Trailers
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