The Swimmer
1968Well-off ad man Ned Merrill 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 eight miles back to his own home by simply swimming across every pool in town. Soon, Ned's journey becomes harrowing; at each house, he is somehow confronted with a reminder of his romantic, domestic and economic failures.
Acted in
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
David Garfield
as Ticket Seller
Kim Hunter
as Betty Graham
Charles Drake
as Howard Graham
Bernie Hamilton
as Chauffeur
House Jameson
as Mr. Halloran
Jimmy Joyce
as Jack Finney
Michael Kearney
as Kevin Gilmartin
Richard McMurray
as Stu Forsburgh
Jan Miner
as Lillian Hunsacker
Diana Muldaur
as Cynthia
Keri Oleson
as Vernon
Joan Rivers
as Joan
Cornelia Otis Skinner
as Mrs. Hammar
Dolph Sweet
as Henry Biswanger
Louise Troy
as Grace Biswanger
Diana Van der Vlis
as Helen Westerhazy
Philip Bruns
as Biswangers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)
Alva Celauro
as Muffie (uncredited)
John Cheever
as Man at Pool Party (uncredited)
Lisa Daniels
as Matron at the Biswangers' Pool (uncredited)
Hugh Franklin
as Denny (uncredited)
John Gerstad
as Bunkers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)
Dennis McMullen
as Lifeguard (uncredited)
Eleanor Perry
as Woman at Pool Party (uncredited)
Frank Perry
as Man at Pool Party (uncredited)
Marilyn Langner
as Enid Bunker (uncredited)
Ray Mason
as Bunkers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)
