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The Drowning Pool

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The Drowning Pool
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PG,1hr 48min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Release:
1975
Director:
Stuart Rosenberg
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa  ...more
Synopsis: Paul Newman returns as private detective Lew Harper is this tale of blackmail and murder based on a novel by Ross MacDonald. Iris Devereaux (Joanne Woodward), the wife of a wealthy oilman from Louisiana, hires Harper after she receives a threatening letter. A blackmailer is threatening to tell Iris' husband James (Richard Derr) about a recent extramarital affair; she claims this indiscretion never happened, though she has been unfaithful in the past, and years ago had a brief fling with Harper. Matters ... Full Synopsis
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Brian J. Dillard, AMG Review
Almost a decade after originating the character in Jack Smight's slight but amusing Harper, Paul Newman once again assumes the persistent smirk of private eye Lew Harper. Here, screenwriter Walter Hill transplants the character from sunny L.A. to the overheated bayou for an altogether moodier case. The now-fiftyish Newman clearly relishes being reunited with Cool Hand Luke director Stuart Rosenberg ... Full Review
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Paul Newman
Harper
Joanne Woodward
Iris Devereaux
Anthony Franciosa
Det. Broussard, Detective Broussard
Murray Hamilton
Kilbourne
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