The Drowning Pool (1975)
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- PG
- 1h 48min
- Crime, Drama
- 18 Jul 1975 (USA)
- Movie
Harper's a big-city PI, who travels to Louisiana to help an old girlfriend who's worried her husband will find out she's been cheating on him.
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- 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Paul Newman | ... |
Lew Harper
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Joanne Woodward | ... |
Iris Devereaux
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Anthony Franciosa | ... |
Chief Broussard
(as Tony Franciosa)
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Murray Hamilton | ... |
J. Hugh Kilbourne
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Gail Strickland | ... |
Mavis Kilbourne
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Melanie Griffith | ... |
Schuyler Devereaux
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Linda Haynes | ... |
Gretchen
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Richard Jaeckel | ... |
Lt. Franks
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Paul Koslo | ... |
Candy
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Joe Canutt | ... |
Glo
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Andrew Robinson | ... |
Pat Reavis
(as Andy Robinson)
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Coral Browne | ... |
Olivia Devereaux
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Richard Derr | ... |
James Devereaux
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Helena Kallianiotes | ... |
Elaine Reavis
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Leigh French | ... |
Red Head
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Peter Dassinger | ... |
Peter
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James Fontenot | ... |
Bartender
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Tommy McLain | ... |
Nightclub Band
(as Tommy McLain and his Mule Train Band)
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Martin Ahrens | ... |
Cajun Heavy #1
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Philippe Blenet | ... |
Cajun Heavy #2
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Jerome Greene | ... |
Butler
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Cecil Elliott | ... |
Motel Switchboard Operator
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Directed by
Stuart Rosenberg |
Written by
Tracy Keenan Wynn | ... | (screenplay) & |
Lorenzo Semple Jr. | ... | (screenplay) & |
Walter Hill | ... | (screenplay) |
Ross Macdonald | ... | (novel) (as Ross MacDonald) |
Eric Roth | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
David Foster | ... | producer |
Hawk Koch | ... | associate producer (as Howard W. Koch Jr.) |
Lawrence Turman | ... | producer |
Music by
Michael Small |
Cinematography by
Gordon Willis | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
John C. Howard |
Editorial Department
Carroll Timothy O'Meara | ... | assistant editor (as Tim O'Meara) |
Casting By
Alan Shayne |
Production Design by
Paul Sylbert |
Art Direction by
Edwin O'Donovan | ... | (as Ed O'Donovan) |
Makeup Department
Kaye Pownall | ... | hair stylist |
Monty Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Carrie White | ... | Miss Woodward's hair styles |
Production Management
Arthur S. Newman Jr. | ... | production manager (as Arthur Newman) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hawk Koch | ... | assistant director (as Howard W. Koch Jr.) |
Lee Rafner | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Phil Abramson | ... | set director |
Joe Acord | ... | construction coordinator |
Gregg H. Bilson | ... | assistant props (as Gregg Bilson) |
Pat O'Connor | ... | property master |
Bill Parks | ... | construction coordinator |
Bill Gold | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Eugene J. Reed | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Clint Althouse | ... | boom man (as Clint Althaus) |
Hal Barns | ... | sound effects editor |
Les Fresholtz | ... | re-recording mixer |
Larry Jost | ... | sound mixer |
Billie Owens | ... | sound effects editor |
Arthur Piantadosi | ... | re-recording mixer |
Arthur H. Pullen | ... | sound effects editor |
Richard Tyler | ... | re-recording mixer (as Dick Tyler) |
Special Effects by
Chuck Gaspar | ... | special effects |
Henry Millar | ... | special effects (as Henry Millar Sr.) |
Stunts
Stan Barrett | ... | stunt coordinator |
Joe Canutt | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Dean Smith | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Arthur Brooker | ... | key grip (as Art Booker) |
Ralph Gerling | ... | camera operator |
George Holmes | ... | gaffer |
Mel Traxel | ... | unit still photographer |
Richard Yuricich | ... | first camera assistant |
Ronald L. Vargas Jr. | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Donald Brooks | ... | wardrobe designer: Miss Woodward |
Norma Brown | ... | costumer: ladies |
Richard Bruno | ... | wardrobe supervisor (as Dick Bruno) |
Jules Melillo | ... | assistant men's costumer (as Jules M. Melillo) |
Vicki Sánchez | ... | costumer: ladies (as Vicki Sanchez) |
Music Department
Donald Harris | ... | music editor |
Dan Wallin | ... | scoring mixer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Betty Crosby | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Paul Casella Jr. | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
Rosalyn Catania | ... | production secretary |
Carl Combs | ... | unit publicist |
Ralph M. Leo | ... | production auditor (as Ralph Leo) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1975) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia-Warner Distributors (1975) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1975) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1975) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1975) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Films (1975) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Films (1976) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1976) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1976) (Japan) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1979) (United States) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1985) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1975) (France) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- The Burbank Studios (production services and equipment provided by)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Harper is brought to Louisiana bayou country to help out an old girlfriend who is worried that her husband will find out that she is cheating on him. What is more, he finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants her property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared. Written by Alfred Jingle |
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Taglines | Harper days are here again... See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $2,700,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | When the bartender asks Harper if he wants a "coonass" beer, he means a Cajun (or local) beer. See more » |
Goofs | The crew added a lot of air into the water coming out of the pipe in the floor to make it visible to the audience that water was flowing out of said pipe. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into La classe américaine (1993). See more » |
Soundtracks | Killing Me Softly With His Song See more » |
Quotes |
Schuyler Devereaux:
How do you do Mr Harper? Lew Harper: Oh sometimes I do better than others. Schuyler Devereaux: Well I hope so. See more » |