The Drowning Pool
“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.
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Part of Lew Harper Collection
2 films
Cast
22 people
Paul Newman
Lew Harper
Known for
Cars
The Sting
Joanne Woodward
Iris Devereaux
Known for
The Three Faces of Eve
Empire Falls
Richard Derr
James Devereaux
Known for
When Worlds Collide
American Gigolo
Anthony Franciosa
Chief Broussard
Known for
Tenebre
A Face in the Crowd
Murray Hamilton
J.Hugh Kilbourne
Known for
Jaws
The Graduate
Gail Strickland
Mavis Kilbourne
Known for
The Man in the Moon
Norma Rae
Melanie Griffith
Schuyler Devereaux
Known for
Working Girl
Automata
Linda Haynes
Gretchen
Known for
Rolling Thunder
Coffy
Richard Jaeckel
Lieutenant Franks
Known for
Starman
The Dirty Dozen
Paul Koslo
Candy
Known for
The Omega Man
Robot Jox
Joe Canutt
Glo
Andrew Robinson
Pat Reavis
Known for
Hellraiser
Dirty Harry
Stuart Rosenberg Director · Walter Hill Screenplay Lorenzo Semple Jr. Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.6M · Budget $2.7M · United States release July 18, 1975
Box office
Budget
$2,700,000
Worldwide gross
$2,600,000
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
First Artists
Production
Coleytown
Production
The Turman-Foster Company
Production
David Foster Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Ryan's the Name
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 18, 1975
Premiere · Saenger-Orleans Theater, New Orleans, Louisiana, premiere
United States · July 18, 1975
Theatrical
United States
June 25, 1975 · Premiere · New York City, New York
Brazil
April 18, 2007 · Physical · Warner Home mj.gov.br
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