THE SWIMMER

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• Release Year: 1968
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Grindhouse Releasing is proud to present the ultimate late '60s studio-produced cult film, THE SWIMMER. In his finest performance, Burt Lancaster stars as Ned Merrill, a man who confronts his destiny by swimming home, pool by pool, through the suburban nightmare of upper-class East Coast society. Based on the acclaimed short story by John Cheever, screenplay by Eleanor Perry, and directed by Frank Perry (DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE, MOMMIE DEAREST), THE SWIMMER is a film like no other, a feature-length TWILIGHT ZONE episode by way of THE NEW YORKER.
• Cast: Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Tony Bickley, Marge Champion, Nancy Cushman, Bill Fiore, David Garfield, Kim Hunter, Rose Gregorio, Charles Drake, Bernie Hamilton, House Jameson, Jimmy Joyce, Michael Kearney, Richard McMurray, Jan Miner, Diana Muldaur, Keri Oleson, Joan Rivers, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Dolph Sweet, Louise Troy, Diana Van der Vlis, Philip Bruns, Alva Celauro, John Cheever, Lisa Daniels, Hugh Franklin, John Gerstad, Marilyn Langner, Ray Mason, Dennis McMullen, Frank Perry, Sydney Pollack, Eleanor Perry
• Director: Frank Perry
• Runtime: 1:35
• Company: Horizon Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Grindhouse Releasing
• Media Format: Movie