The Swimmer is a 1968 American drama film starring Burt Lancaster. [1] The film was written and directed by Academy Award -nominated husband-and-wife team of Eleanor Perry (screenplay …

The Swimmer: Directed by Frank Perry, Sydney Pollack. With Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Tony Bickley. A man spends a summer day swimming home via all the pools in …

“The Swimmer” is based on a John Cheever story from the New Yorker, and it’s the sort of allegory the New Yorker favors. Like assorted characters by John Updike and J.D. Salinger, …

Well-off ad man Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster) is visiting a friend when he notices the abundance of backyard pools that populate their upscale suburb. Ned suddenly decides that he'd like to travel...

The Swimmer, American film drama, released in 1968, that was an adaptation of John Cheever’s allegorical short story of loss and disillusionment in suburban America.

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 …

Mar 3, 2025 · So whether you prefer a surreal suburban swim into mid-life crisis or a tale of refugee sisters chasing Olympic dreams, both "The Swimmer" (1968) and "The Swimmers" …

Apr 30, 2025 · The Swimmer (1968) sees Burt Lancaster trapse about the screen in bathing trunks for ninety minutes. Viewers get more of a 52-year-old male physique than they need, …

The Swimmer is based on a John Cheever story and was written and directed by the husband-and-wife team of Eleanor Perry and Frank Perry, who already had the Oscar-nominated …

When you talk about "The Swimmer" will you talk about yourself? A man spends a summer day swimming home via all the pools in his quiet suburban neighborhood.