The Drowning Pool

Directed by Stuart Rosenberg

Written by Lorenzo Semple Jr., Ross Macdonald, Tracy Keenan Wynn, Walter Hill

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.

Cast

Paul Newman

Lew Harper

Joanne Woodward

Iris Devereaux

Richard Derr

James Devereaux

Anthony Franciosa

Chief Broussard

Murray Hamilton

J.Hugh Kilbourne

Gail Strickland

Mavis Kilbourne

Melanie Griffith

Schuyler Devereaux

Linda Haynes

Gretchen

Richard Jaeckel

Lieutenant Franks

Paul Koslo

Candy

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Joe Canutt

Glo

Andrew Robinson

Pat Reavis