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The Drowning Pool

1975·1h 48m·PG
DramaMysteryCrimeThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 6.5/10
6,933 votes
Metascore
48
Metacritic

Harper's a big-city PI, who travels to Louisiana to help an old girlfriend who's worried her husband will find out she's been cheating on him.

The Drowning Pool is a 1975 drama mystery movie directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring Paul Newman, Anthony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.5/10 from 6,933 votes and runs 1h 48m.

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Director
Stuart Rosenberg
Stars
Paul Newman
Anthony Franciosa
Murray Hamilton
Joanne Woodward
Details
1975-07-26
108 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English, French
Keywords
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