The Swimming Pool

The Swimming Pool

123 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 31, 1969

Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual passion - until the day when Marianne invites her former lover and his beautiful teenage daughter to spend a few days with them. From the first moment, a certain uneasiness and tension begin to develop between the four, which soon escalates in a dangerous love-game.

The Swimming Pool

123 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 31, 1969

The Swimming Pool
Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual passion - until the day when Marianne invites her former lover and his beautiful teenage daughter to spend a few days with them. From the first moment, a certain uneasiness and tension begin to develop between the four, which soon escalates in a dangerous love-game.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie, Tritone Cinematografica
Original title La Piscine
Directors Michele Sennet, Jean Mylonas, Jacques Deray
Writers Alain Page, Jacques Deray, Jean-Claude Carrière

Cast

Romy Schneider

as Marianne

Alain Delon

as Jean-Paul

Maurice Ronet

as Harry

Jane Birkin

as Penelope

Paul Crauchet

as L'inspecteur Lévêque

Steve Eckardt

as Fred

Maddly Bamy

as La mulâtre

Suzie Jaspard

as Emilie

Thierry Chabert

as Un ami

Ruth Price

as Singer

Stéphanie Fugain

as Une amie à la party (uncredited)