The Drowning Pool

6.3 1975 1h 49m United States of America

Thriller Mystery

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.

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About

Harper days are here again... 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.

Details

Directors

Stuart Rosenberg

Writers

Lorenzo Semple Jr., Ross Macdonald, Tracy Keenan Wynn, Walter Hill

Cast

Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton, Gail Strickland, Melanie Griffith, Linda Haynes, Richard Jaeckel, Paul Koslo, Joe Canutt, Andrew Robinson, Coral Browne, Richard Derr, Helena Kallianiotes, Leigh French

Production

First Artists, Coleytown, The Turman-Foster Company, David Foster Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Countries

United States of America