The Drowning Pool
– Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that ..
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.
18 Jul 1975
English, French
Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.
Stuart Rosenberg
Tracy Keenan Wynn (screenplay), Lorenzo Semple Jr. (screenplay), Walter Hill (screenplay), Ross Macdonald (novel)
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton
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.
1 nomination.
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