The Drowning Pool (1975)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $2,700,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,600,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 12.648 |
Directed By
Stuart Rosenberg
Crew
Walter Hill
Ross Macdonald
Stuart Rosenberg
Tracy Keenan Wynn
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Donald Brooks
Paul Sylbert
John C. Howard
Hawk Koch
Michael Small
Alan Shayne
Edwin O'Donovan
David Foster
Lawrence Turman
Gordon Willis
Arthur S. Newman Jr.
Paul Casella Jr.
Kaye Pownall
Monty Westmore
Betty Crosby
Hawk Koch
Phil Abramson
Richard Yuricich
Art Brooker
Stan Barrett
Pat O'Connor
Richard Bruno
Ralph Gerling
George Holmes
Larry Jost
TOP CAST
Paul Newman
Lew Harper
Joanne Woodward
Iris
Anthony Franciosa
Broussard
Murray Hamilton
Kilbourne
Gail Strickland
Mavis
Melanie Griffith
Schuyler
Linda Haynes
Gretchen
Richard Jaeckel
Franks
Paul Koslo
Candy
Joe Canutt
Glo
Andrew Robinson
Pat Reavis
Coral Browne
Olivia
Richard Derr
James
Helena Kallianiotes
Elaine Reavis
Leigh French
Red Head
Peter Dassinger
Peter
James Fontenot
Bartender
Tommy McLain
Nightclub Band
Martin Ahrens
Cajun Heavy #1
Philippe Blenet
Cajun Heavy #2
Jerome Greene
Butler
Cecil Elliott
Motel Switchboard Operator
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