Film

The Swimmer

Name: The Swimmer
Director: Frank Perry
Released: 1968
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Kim Hunter, Janice Rule, Tony Bickley

1968 · 95 min · ★ 7.3 · Dir. Frank Perry

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

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.