Back to browse
63% Critic Match
The Drowning Pool
“Harper days are here again...”
6.3 / 10• 1975• 1h 49m•PG• English
ThrillerMystery
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Paul Newman
Lew Harper
Lead
Joanne Woodward
Iris
Anthony Franciosa
Broussard
Murray Hamilton
Kilbourne
Gail Strickland
Mavis
Melanie Griffith
Schuyler
Linda Haynes
Gretchen
Richard Jaeckel
Franks
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stuart Rosenberg's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Drowning Pool is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
