The Drowning Pool

The Drowning Pool (1975)

Harper days are here again...

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.

Date of release
1975-07-18
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (145)
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Director
Stuart Rosenberg

Casting

  • Paul Newman — Lew Harper
  • Joanne Woodward — Iris Devereaux
  • Richard Derr — James Devereaux
  • Anthony Franciosa — Chief Broussard
  • Murray Hamilton — J.Hugh Kilbourne
  • Gail Strickland — Mavis Kilbourne
  • Melanie Griffith — Schuyler Devereaux
  • Linda Haynes — Gretchen
  • Richard Jaeckel — Lieutenant Franks
  • Paul Koslo — Candy
  • Joe Canutt — Glo
  • Andrew Robinson — Pat Reavis

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