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.
| Title | The Drowning Pool |
|---|---|
| Year | 1975 |
| Genre | Thriller, Mystery |
| Country | United States of America |
| Studio | First Artists, Coleytown, The Turman-Foster Company, David Foster Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Cast | Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton, Gail Strickland, Melanie Griffith |
| Crew | Lorenzo Semple Jr. (Screenplay), Ross Macdonald (Novel), Tracy Keenan Wynn (Screenplay), Walter Hill (Screenplay), Stuart Rosenberg (Director), Donald Brooks (Wardrobe Designer) |
| Keyword | private detective, neo-noir, lew harper |
| Release | Jul 18, 1975 |
| Runtime | 109 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 6.30 / 10 by 125 users |
| Popularity | 1 |
| Budget | 2,700,000 |
| Revenue | 2,600,000 |
| Language | English |
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