From Here to Eternity
1953
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95 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. The Swimmer is a 1968 American surrealist -drama film starring Burt Lancaster. [1] The film was written and directed by Academy Award -nominated husband-and-wife team of Eleanor Perry (screenplay adaptation) and Frank Perry (director).
The Swimmer: Directed by Frank Perry, Sydney Pollack. With Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Tony Bickley. A man spends a summer day swimming as many pools as he can all over a quiet suburban town.
Burt Lancaster is superb in his finest performance. In addition to being a fine actor, he is a plausible hero of the Charlton Heston and Kirk Douglas type. And a hero is needed here. We must believe in the swimmer's greatness if we are to find his fate tragic.
May 8, 2018 · Revisiting the Disturbing Summer Movie ‘The Swimmer’. This prescient take on the American Dream, starring Burt Lancaster, deserves a deep dive. By Farah Cheded · Published on May 8th, 2018...
One summer day in an upper class neighborhood of suburban New York City, middle aged Ned Merrill appears in the backyard of one of his friends and neighbors, who he has not seen in quite some time. Before the neighbors can welcome him, they who are happy to see him, Ned jumps into their swimming pool with much energy and vitality.
The Swimmer. Watch The Swimmer with a subscription on Prime Video, rent on Fandango at Home, or buy on Fandango at Home. Well-off ad man Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster) is visiting a...
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Sep 13, 2016 · It is the story of Ned Merrill (perhaps the finest performance of Burt Lancaster ’s impressive career), whose summer culminates in a trip through various neighbours’ pools until reaching his own home at the end of a large and affluent county of mansions. Only, what starts as a summer begins to feel as if it goes on for years.
