The Swimmer dives into its penetrating indictment of 1960s suburbia with a career highlight performance from Burt Lancaster and evocatively lensed imagery.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Frank Perry , Sydney Pollack -
Producer -
Roger H. Lewis , Frank Perry -
Screenwriter -
John Cheever -
Distributor -
Columbia Pictures -
Production Co -
Columbia Pictures Corporation -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 15, 1968, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 25, 2010 -
Runtime -
1h 34m -
Sound Mix -
Mono -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm , Flat (1.85:1)