The Drowning Pool
Harper is brought to Louisiana bayou country to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her hellion of a daughter. What is more, he finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants her property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.
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Action, Crime, Mystery
1975
108 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : The Drowning Pool
- Duration : 108 min
- Languages : English, French
- Writers : Tracy Keenan Wynn (screenplay), Lorenzo Semple Jr. (screenplay), Walter Hill (screenplay), Ross Macdonald (novel)
- Directors : Stuart Rosenberg min
- Imdb : 6.5 (3184 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.3 (656 votes)
- Actors : Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton
Movie Storyline
Harper is brought to Louisiana bayou country to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her hellion of a daughter. What is more, he finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants her property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.