The Swimmer poster
Director Frank Perry
Screenplay Eleanor Perry

The Swimmer

Drama1968

Tagline: When you talk about "The Swimmer" will you talk about yourself?

Release Date: 1968-08-09

Duration: 95 minutes

Synopsis

Well-off ad man Ned Merrill is visiting a friend when he notices the abundance of backyard pools that populate their upscale suburb. Ned suddenly decides that he'd like to travel the eight miles back to his own home by simply swimming across every pool in town. Soon, Ned's journey becomes harrowing; at each house, he is somehow confronted with a reminder of his romantic, domestic and economic failures.

Casting

  • Bernie Hamilton
    Chauffeur
  • Burt Lancaster
    Ned Merrill
  • Diana Muldaur
    Cynthia
  • Diana Van der Vlis
    Helen Westerhazy
  • Janice Rule
    Shirley Abbott
  • David Garfield
    Ticket Seller
  • Charles Drake
    Howard Graham
  • Kim Hunter
    Betty Graham
  • Philip Bruns
    Biswangers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Joan Rivers
    Joan