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70% Critic Match
The Swimming Pool
“The most dangerous love-game ever played”
7.0 / 10• 1969• 2h 3m•PG• French
DramaThriller
Storyline
Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual passion - until the day when Marianne invites her former lover and his beautiful teenage daughter to spend a few days with them. From the first moment, a certain uneasiness and tension begin to develop between the four, which soon escalates in a dangerous love-game.
Cast & Crew
Alain Delon
Jean-Paul
Lead
Romy Schneider
Marianne
Maurice Ronet
Harry
Jane Birkin
Penelope
Paul Crauchet
L'inspecteur Lévêque
SJ
Suzie Jaspard
Emilie
Maddly Bamy
La mulâtre
Thierry Chabert
Un ami
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jacques Deray's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Swimming Pool is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
