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The Swimmer
Running Time: 95 min.
MPAA Rating: PG
Produced By: / Columbia Pictures / Dover Productions / Horizon Productions

Summary:
John Cheever's "misery in suburbia" short stories, brief and to the point, have always proven excellent TV fodder. Director Frank Perry's The Swimmer, adapted for the screen by Perry's wife Eleanor, is a rare, and for the most part successful, attemp... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew: Burt Lancaster (Ned) Janet Landgard (Julie) Janice Rule (Shirley) Diana Van Der Vlis (Westerhazy) All Cast & Crew >> Review: Burt Lancaster's imposing screen presence and lanky confidence were put to good use in this 1968 adaptation of John Cheever's allegorical short story. Lancaster plays Ned Merrill, a middle-aged man who decides one morning to swim every pool in his u ... Continue >>

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