The Swimmer Movie Review 1968

A lonely suburbanite swims an existential swath through the pools of his neighborhood landscape in an effort at self-discovery. A surreal, strangely compelling work based on a story by John Cheever.

Distribution

Goodtimes Entertainment, 16 E. 40th St., New York, NY 10016-0113, Phone: (212)951-3000, Email: information@goodtimes.com, URL: http://www.goodtimes.com

Available on VHS
Running time 94 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adapted from a Story, Swimming, Strained Suburbia, Books to Film: John Cheever

Cast

Burt Lancaster, Janice Rule, Janet Landgard, Marge Champion, Kim Hunter, Rose Gregorio, John David Garfield

Director

Frank Perry

Music

Marvin Hamlisch

Producer

Frank Perry, Roger Lewis