The Swimmer
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Well-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.
Released: 1968
Category: movie
Running time: 95 min
Language: English
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Wuchak
**_Offbeat parable of self-discovery on the collapse of the “American dream”_**
A somewhat confused man in swimming trunks (Burt Lancaster) travels from pool to pool in suburban Connecticut on his ...
CinemaSerf
"Ned" (Burt Lancaster) has been away for a while so his neighbours are a bit surprised to see him, clad only in his trunks, swimming in their pool. After some chat with them, he discovers that barring...
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