The Drowning Pool (1975)
- Directed by
- Stuart Rosenberg
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 139 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A private investigator visits an old flame in Louisiana to help her with a blackmail problem. He gets tangled up with a powerful oil baron and must navigate threats and betrayals.
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What happens
The Drowning Pool is a 1975 American neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and Anthony Franciosa. It is the sequel to the 1966 film Harper, and is adapted by Tracy Keenan Wynn, Lorenzo Semple Jr., and Walter Hill from Ross Macdonald's 1950 novel. In the film, private investigator Lew Harper (Newman) travels to Louisiana to help his wealthy former lover (Woodward) escape a blackmailer, but is caught up in a scheme by an oil baron. The film was released by Warner Bros. on July 25, 1975. Unlike its predecessor, The Drowning Pool received mixed reviews and was a commercial disappointment, though was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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