The Swimmer

The Swimmer

95 mins | Drama | Aug. 9, 1968

Well-off ad man Ned Merrill is visiting a friend when he notices the abundance of backyard pools that populate their upscale suburb. Ned suddenly decides that he'd like to travel the eight miles back to his own home by simply swimming across every pool in town. Soon, Ned's journey becomes harrowing; at each house, he is somehow confronted with a reminder of his romantic, domestic and economic failures.

The Swimmer

95 mins | Drama | Aug. 9, 1968

The Swimmer
Well-off ad man Ned Merrill is visiting a friend when he notices the abundance of backyard pools that populate their upscale suburb. Ned suddenly decides that he'd like to travel the eight miles back to his own home by simply swimming across every pool in town. Soon, Ned's journey becomes harrowing; at each house, he is somehow confronted with a reminder of his romantic, domestic and economic failures.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Horizon Pictures (II)
Original title The Swimmer
Directors Barbara Robinson, Frank Perry, Ted Zachary, Michael Hertzberg
Writers Eleanor Perry, John Cheever

Cast

Burt Lancaster

as Ned Merrill

Janet Landgard

as Julie Ann Hooper

Kim Hunter

as Betty Graham

Janice Rule

as Shirley Abbott

Tony Bickley

as Donald Westerhazy

Marge Champion

as Peggy Forsburgh

Nancy Cushman

as Mrs. Halloran

Bill Fiore

as Howie Hunsacker

Rose Gregorio

as Sylvia Finney

David Garfield

as Ticket Seller (as John Garfield Jr.)

Charles Drake

as Howard Graham

Bernie Hamilton

as Chauffeur

House Jameson

as Mr. Halloran

Jimmy Joyce

as Jack Finney

Michael Kearney

as Kevin Gilmartin

Jan Miner

as Lillian Hunsacker

Diana Muldaur

as Cynthia

Keri Oleson

as Vernon

Joan Rivers

as Joan

Cornelia Otis Skinner

as Mrs. Hammar

Dolph Sweet

as Henry Biswanger

Louise Troy

as Grace Biswanger

Diana Van der Vlis

as Helen Westerhazy