The Drowning Pool (film)
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{{Infobox Film | name = The Drowning Pool
| image = Drowning_pool.jpg
| caption = original movie poster
| director = [[Stuart Rosenberg]]
| producer = [[David Foster]]<br>[[Lawrence Turman]]
| writer = [[Tracy Keenan Wynn]]<br>[[Lorenzo Semple Jr.]]<br>[[Walter Hill]]
| starring =[[Paul Newman]]<br>[[Joanne Woodward]]<br>[[Anthony Franciosa]]<br>[[Murray Hamilton]]<br>[[Gail Strickland]]<br>[[Melanie Griffith]]
| music =[[Michael Small]]
| cinematography = [[John C. Howard]]
| editing =
| distributor = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| released = [[1975 in film|1975]]
| runtime = 109 min.
| language =
| budget =
| imdb_id =0072912
}}
'''''The Drowning Pool''''' is a [[1975 in film|1975]] film directed by [[Stuart Rosenberg]], and based upon [[Ross Macdonald]]'s novel ''[[The Drowning Pool]]''. The film stars [[Paul Newman]], [[Joanne Woodward]], and [[Anthony Franciosa]], and is a sequel to ''[[Harper (film)|Harper]]''.
== Plot ==
[[Private detective]] [[Lew Harper]] (Paul Newman) investigates a blackmail plot in [[Louisiana]] [[bayou]] country involving the [[nymphomania]]c daughter ([[Melanie Griffith]]) of an old flame of his, Iris Devereaux (Joanne Woodward). He is caught up in a power struggle between Iris and oil tycoon Kilbourne ([[Murray Hamilton]]). At one point, the complicated plot has Harper and Kilbourne's wife Mavis ([[Gail Strickland]]) locked in a hydrotherapy room, with the water rising to the ceiling, hence the film's title.
==Cast==
*[[Paul Newman]] as Lew Harper
*[[Joanne Woodward]] as Iris Devereaux
*[[Anthony Franciosa]] (credited as Tony Franciosa) as Chief Broussard
*[[Murray Hamilton]] as Kilbourne
*[[Gail Strickland]] as Mavis Kilbourne
*[[Melanie Griffith]] as Schuyler Devereaux
*[[Linda Haynes]] as Gretchen
*[[Richard Jaeckel]] as Lieutenant Franks
*[[Paul Koslo]] as Candy
*Joe Canutt as Glo
*[[Andrew Robinson]] (credited as Andy Robinson) as Pat Reavis
==DVD==
''The Drowning Pool'' was released on November 14, 2006 as part of the Paul Newman Collection DVD box set.
==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=0072912|title=The Drowning Pool}}
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