The Drowning Pool (1975)1h49
Thriller · Mystery
Director Stuart Rosenberg (7.0 avg)
Also directed Cool Hand Luke, The Amityville Horror, Brubaker, and 18 more
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.
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Cast
Paul Newman
Joanne Woodward
Richard Derr
Anthony Franciosa
Murray Hamilton
Gail Strickland
Melanie Griffith
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