Movie
The Swimming Pool
Overview
Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual passion - until the day when Marianne invites her former lover and his beautiful teenage daughter to spend a few days with them. From the first moment, a certain uneasiness and tension begin to develop between the four, which soon escalates in a dangerous love-game.
Details
- Release date
- 1969-01-31
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie, Tritone Cinematografica
- Country
- France, Italy
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Alain Delon as Jean-Paul
- Romy Schneider as Marianne
- Maurice Ronet as Harry
- Jane Birkin as Penelope
- Paul Crauchet as L'inspecteur Lévêque
- Suzie Jaspard as Emilie
- Maddly Bamy as La mulâtre
- Thierry Chabert as Un ami
- Steve Eckardt as Fred
- Ruth Price as Singer (uncredited)
- Stéphanie Fugain as Une amie à la party (uncredited)
Crew
- Jacques Deray - Director
- Jean-Claude Carrière - Writer
- Jacques Deray - Writer
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