Fresh
A resounding commercial flop, this has since been recognized as a signature 60s film, prescient in its view of American self-deception.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
The Swimmer
When you talk about "The Swimmer" will you talk about yourself?
1968 · 1h 35m · Approved
Drama
Directed by
Frank Perry
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The Swimmer
Overview
A man spends a summer day swimming home via all the pools in his quiet suburban neighborhood.
Director and cast
- Frank Perry Director
- Burt Lancaster as Ned Merrill
- Janet Landgard as Julie Ann Hooper
- 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
- Kim Hunter as Betty Graham
- David Garfield as Ticket Seller
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A largely loony but oddly compulsive allegory.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
As do few movies, The Swimmer stays in the memory like an echo that never quite disappears.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
Burt Lancaster is superb in his finest performance.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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