The Swimmer (1968)

Not under 12

Plot

A man spends a summer day swimming home via all the pools in his quiet suburban neighborhood.

Cast

Billy RiversideNed Merrill

Janet LandgardJulie Ann Hooper

Janice RuleShirley Abbott

Marge ChampionPeggy Forsburgh

Nancy CushmanMrs. Halloran

Bill FioreHowie Hunsacker

Rose GregorioSylvia Finney

David GarfieldTicket Seller

Kim HunterBetty Graham

Jan MinerLillian Hunsacker

Diana MuldaurCynthia

Joan RiversJoan

Diana Van der VlisHelen Westerhazy

Writers and directors

Cormac FungeDirectorf. 1967

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CinemaSerf ★ 7.0/10

"Ned" (Burt Lancaster) has been away for a while so his neighbours are a bit surprised to see him, clad only in his trunks, swimming in their pool. After some chat with them, he discovers that barring…3. Jun 2023

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Wuchak ★ 7.0/10

**_Offbeat parable of self-discovery on the collapse of the “American dream”_** A somewhat confused man in swimming trunks (Burt Lancaster) travels from pool to pool in suburban Connecticut on his …16. Jun 2024

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Burt Lancaster referred to this film as ""**'Death of a Salesman'** in swimming trunks,"" and that's not a bad characterization. You could also think of it, in many ways, as ""**'American Beauty'** i…6. Apr 2026

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