The Drowning Pool (1975)
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.
Director:
Stuart Rosenberg
Writers:
Walter Hill, Tracy Keenan Wynn, Lorenzo Semple Jr..
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Paul Newman as Lew Harper |
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Joanne Woodward as Iris |
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Anthony Franciosa as Broussard |
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Murray Hamilton as Kilbourne |
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Gail Strickland as Mavis |
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Melanie Griffith as Schuyler |
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Linda Haynes as Gretchen |
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Richard Jaeckel as Franks |
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Paul Koslo as Candy |
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Joe Canutt as Glo |
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Andrew Robinson as Pat Reavis |
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Coral Browne as Olivia |
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Richard Derr as James |
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Helena Kallianiotes as Elaine Reavis |
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Leigh French as Red Head |
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Peter Dassinger as Peter |
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James Fontenot as Bartender |
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Tommy McLain as Nightclub Band |
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Martin Ahrens as Cajun Heavy #1 |
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Philippe Blenet as Cajun Heavy #2 |
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Jerome Greene as Butler |
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Cecil Elliott as Motel Switchboard Operator |
| Writing | Walter Hill | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ross Macdonald | Novel |
| Directing | Stuart Rosenberg | Director |
| Writing | Tracy Keenan Wynn | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lorenzo Semple Jr. | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donald Brooks | Wardrobe Designer |
| Art | Paul Sylbert | Production Design |
| Editing | John C. Howard | Editor |
| Production | Hawk Koch | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Michael Small | Music |
| Production | Alan Shayne | Casting |
| Art | Edwin O'Donovan | Art Direction |
| Production | David Foster | Producer |
| Production | Lawrence Turman | Producer |
| Camera | Gordon Willis | Director of Photography |
| Production | Arthur S. Newman Jr. | Production Manager |
| Crew | Paul Casella Jr. | Transportation Captain |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kaye Pownall | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monty Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Betty Crosby | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Hawk Koch | Assistant Director |
| Art | Phil Abramson | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Richard Yuricich | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Stan Barrett | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Pat O'Connor | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Richard Bruno | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Camera | Ralph Gerling | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | George Holmes | Gaffer |
| Sound | Larry Jost | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Arthur Brooker | Key Grip |
