The Drowning Pool

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 18, 1975

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures,Turman-Foster Company,David Foster Productions,First Artists,Coleytown,The Turman-Foster Company

Cast

Paul Newman,Joanne Woodward,Anthony Franciosa,Murray Hamilton,Gail Strickland,Melanie Griffith,Linda Haynes,Richard Jaeckel,Paul Koslo,Joe Canuttand 12 more

Director

Stuart Rosenberg

Writer

Tracy Keenan Wynn,Lorenzo Semple Jr.,Walter Hill,Ross Macdonald

Producer

David Foster,Lawrence Turman

Cinematography

Gordon Willis

Music

Michael Small

Budget

$2,700,000

Revenue

$2,600,000

IMDb

tt0072912